Application Server hosts and centrally manages applications that interoperate with systems on the network such as heterogeneous ...

Application Server hosts and centrally manages applications that interoperate with systems on the network such as heterogeneous databases, identity management services, security systems, and Web applications and services. Application Server also supports developing custom business applications through integrated services such as the .NET Framework 3.5.1, COM+, Web Server (IIS) Support, and Message Queuing.