. Remote Desktop Services (formerly known as Terminal Services) provides functionality similar to a terminal-based centralized host or mainframe environment in which multiple terminals connect to a host computer. Each terminal provides a conduit for input and output between a user and the host computer. A user can log on at a terminal and then run applications on the host computer accessing files databases network resources and so on. Each terminal session is independent with the host operating system managing conflicts between multiple users contending for shared resources.. The primary difference between Remote Desktop Services and the traditional mainframe environment is that the dumb terminals in a mainframe environment only provide character-based input and output. A Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) client or emulator provides a complete graphical user interface including a Windows operating system desktop and support for a variety of input devices such as a keyboard and mouse.. In the Remote Desktop Services environment an application runs entirely on the Remote Desktop Session Host (RD Session Host) server (formerly known as a terminal server). The RDC client performs no local processing of application software. The server transmits the graphical user interface to the client. The client transmits the user\'s input back to the serverKey Product Info . Accelerating desktop and application deploymentHelp secure data and applicationsIncrease remote worker efficiency Product Features Accelerating desktop and application deploymentRemote Desktop Services accelerates and extends deployment of desktops and applications to a wide array of client devices helping make your organization more agile and responsive. RDS also enables flexible work scenarios such as hot-desking and work from home. Help secure data and applicationsRemote Desktop Services helps organizations keep critical intellectual property highly secure and helps radically simplify regulatory compliance by removing applications and data from the desktop. Increase remote worker efficiencyRemote Desktop Services helps simplify remote connectivity enabling rich applications to be accessed from a web page and seamlessly integrated with local desktop improving remote worker efficiency.