Editing Windows Server 2003 (section)

===Web===
Windows Server 2003 Web is meant for building and hosting Web applications, Web pages, and XML [[web service]]s. It is designed to be used primarily as an [[Internet Information Services|IIS]] web server<ref name="Srv03WebCALS">{{cite web|url=http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/howtobuy/licensing/webedition.mspx |title=Licensing Windows Server 2003, Web Edition |publisher=Microsoft.com |access-date=November 22, 2011}}</ref> and provides a platform for developing and deploying XML Web services and applications that use [[ASP.NET]] technology. Domain controller and Terminal Services functionality are not included on Web Edition. However, Remote Desktop for Administration is available. Only 10 concurrent file-sharing connections are allowed at any moment.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}} It is not possible to install Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Exchange software in this edition without installing Service Pack 1{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}. Despite supporting XML Web services and ASP.NET, [[UDDI]] cannot be deployed on Windows Server 2003 Web{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}. The .NET Framework version 2.0 is not included with Windows Server 2003 Web, but can be installed as a separate update from Windows Update.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}

Windows Server 2003 Web supports a maximum of two physical processors and a maximum of 2&nbsp;GB of RAM.<ref name="memlimit2" /> It is the only edition of Windows Server 2003 that does not require any [[client access license]] (CAL) when used as the internet facing server front-end for [[Internet Information Services]] and [[Windows Server Update Services]]. When using it for storage or as a back-end with another remote server as the front-end, CALs may still be required.<ref name="Srv03WebCALS"/>{{Clarify|date=March 2011}}