Features:

Simplified Application Management:

Single Application Image
Manage applications as a single high-level definition.
Integrated Management Console
Make configuration changes and view performance and event log data for one or all computers, all from a single console.
Local or Browser-based Administration
Perform all your administrative tasks locally using a standard application, or remotely using Hypertext Markup Language (HTML).
Automatic Application Synchronization
Keep your application content and configuration settings consistent across all computers in the cluster.
Application Staging and Deployment
Automate the deployment of applications from one server to another, including content, components, and configuration.
Integration with FrontPage and WebDAV
Seamlessly publish content updates to a cluster of servers using the Microsoft FrontPage® Web site creation and management tool or Web distributed authoring and versioning (WebDAV).
Integration with the Microsoft Web Platform
Scale and manage Microsoft Windows® 2000–based applications built with the Microsoft Visual Studio® development system or any of the .NET Enterprise Servers.

Software Scalling

Integration objects to be used, even behind rotating client-side proxies. n with Network Load Balancing Get automatic configuration and control over Windows 2000 Network Load Balancing.
Component Load Balancing
Distribute your COM+ component execution load across multiple servers.
Third-Party Load Balancing Compatibility
Manage applications running in clusters that use third-party hardware load balancing solutions
Cluster Wizard
Automate the process of creating, configuring, and managing Web and COM+ application clusters.
Simplified Routine Cluster Operations
Use wizards to automate the complex processes of creating and managing Web and component clusters.
Request Forwarding
Allow Active Server Pages (ASP) sessio

Mission-Critical Availability

No Single Point of Failure
Withstand software and hardware failures at any point in the system without disrupting application service.
Rolling Upgrades
Upgrade production applications without service interruptions.
Aggregated Performance Data
Analyze performance data for any server in the cluster, or for the entire cluster as a single aggregated source.
Automated Event Detection and Response
Configure responses to system failures, allowing the system to proactively fix problems before a user is affected.
Intelligent Event Log
Query event data from one or more computers to quickly diagnose problems with applications or servers, thanks to smart, distributed event logging facilities
Integration with Third-Party Management Tools
Integrate Application Center 2000 with your existing third-party server and enterprise management tools.
WMI Support
Benefit from the ability to consume and emit Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) events, allowing easier integration with other applications and system management tools that support WMI.
Health Monitor
Set preconfigured thresholds to monitor system performance.