EWS, VAXeln Windowing Software The VAXELN Window Server (EWS) package provides a way to use a VAX workstations as an X Windows terminal. EWS is a collection of software components that are used to set up a network environment in which an OpenVMS host system provides DECwindows services for specific X Windows client terminals -- specific Compaq VAX workstations and X Windows terminals are supported by EWS. These client systems bootstrap and run the (included) EWS client software. EWS is based on the VAXELN operating system environment.