Trying to make Macs compatible with windows-based programs.

We have a Mac shop and are trying to set it up to run windows-based programs. I think I'm supposed to use Terminal Services for this but I don't know much about Terminal Server. Could anyone point me in the right direction for setting up our Mac machines to run windows software?

Windows software cannot run natively on a Mac OS X.
If you have a Windows server running Terminal Services, then on the Mac side you'll need the Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection client.
This will allow you to open up a Windows Terminal Services session on your Mac.
If you are not running a Terminal Server of some sort, and you wish to run Windows apps directly on the Mac... then you'll need Microsoft VirtualPC installed and configured on each Mac.

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