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Q: I have older hardware on which I am currently running Windows 2000 Server Standard Edition and MetaFrame Presentation Server 1.0. Will my hardware support Windows Server 2003 with MetaFrame Presentation Server 3.0?

A: The answer to this question is typically yes. However, a quick look at the section on compatibility would be recommended as well as a quick review of the Windows Server 2003 Hardware Compatibility List (HCL). Most environments that upgrade existing hardware from Windows 2000 Server to Windows Server 2003 will notice an actual improvement in server responsiveness, not to mention the huge benefits that Presentation Server 3.0 brings to the table over the aging 1.0 platform.

Q: I have been reading a great deal about the benefits of blade-based computing, especially for Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server farms. Will I see any appreciable benefit to deploying a rack of blades versus a rack of 1U servers?

A: Typically, blade solutions are all about rack density. Your end users will most likely never know the difference in performance between a session running on an HP BL20p...