Windows XP Professional on the Corporate Network
Windows XP Professional, because it's designed as a replacement for Windows 2000 Professional, is designed to work well on corporate networks. Thus, it contains all the network and security features of Windows 2000 Professional, including
Support for IP Security (IPSec) to protect data being transmitted across VPNs
Kerberos v5 support for authentication
Group Policy settings for administering networks and users
Offline viewing of network data when not connected to the network
Synchronization of local and network files
Remote access configuration wizard
Microsoft and Novell NetWare network clients
Support for Active Directory (Microsoft's directory service feature which helps to manage users and resources ...
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