From MicroSoft, regarding my inquiry of using their RDP 5.0

[Steven Deines <sdeines@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Steven,

The terms and conditions of our RDP license agreement are confidential.
However, if you would please provide me with some background about what your
company does and how you propose to use the RDP Specification, I'd be happy
to provide you with details of our licensing program under a Non-disclosure
Agreement.

I would appreciate it if you would provide the following information:

What does your company do?
How do you propose to implement the RDP 5.0 Specification?
When would you make a product available?
Who would be the target customers?
What would be your target platforms?
What else can you tell us about your plans?

Best regards,

-Aric Weiker
Business Development Manager

 Here's some additional information off our Web Site that you may find
useful...

Microsoft is making its Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) version 5.0
specification available to third parties under a license agreement. RDP 5.0
is the built-in protocol that is available as part of Windows(r) 2000
Terminal Services. It is also backwards compatible with RDP 4.0, the version
of the protocol that shipped with Windows NT(r) Server 4.0, Terminal Server
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Any independent software vendor (ISV) can obtain the RDP specification at no
cost after signing the RDP license agreement with Microsoft. The third party
may use the protocol specification in order to create software products
optimized for RDP. If ISVs wish to deliver an actual RDP client to market,
such as a non-Windows platform, they may do so after paying a one-time
licensing fee.

Customers using third-party RDP clients from RDP licensees will receive
support from Microsoft via their usual channels in matters unrelated to
display or connection problems. Customers using non-licensed clients cannot
receive this benefit.

Before inquiring about licensing the RDP specification, ISVs should be aware
that the Microsoft Terminal Services Advanced Client (TSAC) can be
re-distributed under the terms of the End User License Agreement (EULA).
The TSAC works on any PC running Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0 and
above.  To view the EULA,
<http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/recommended/TSAC/default.asp
> simply download the TSAC.  Click
<http://www.microsoft.com/Windows2000/news/bulletins/tsac.asp> here for more
information on TSAC. 

Alternatively, for Windows CE platforms, the RDP 5.0 client is available as
part of  <http://www.microsoft.com/windows/embedded/ce/default.asp> Windows
CE Platform Builder 3.0.

To further inquire about licensing the RDP specification for platforms other
than Windows, please send your name, company name and phone number to:
<mailto:rdplic@microsoft.com> rdplic@microsoft.com.

Check the
<http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/guide/server/partners/terminalsvcs.asp
> Terminal Services-Enabled Products from Industry Partners page for more
information on ISVs with offerings that add value to Terminal Services,
including products based on the RDP protocol.

-----Original Message-----
From: Steven Deines [  <mailto:sdeines@mail.arcomcontrols.com>
mailto:sdeines@mail.arcomcontrols.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 1:49 PM
To: RDP License Request
Subject: Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) version 5.0 specification
available to third parties under a license agreement.


Please send me information regarding the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)
version 5.0 specification available to third parties under a license
agreement.

Thank you,
Steven Deines