Does Systems Management Server 2003 help me deploy my business productivity applications, such as Microsoft Office?
A. Yes. By using the familiar Windows interface, Systems Management Server 2003 provides the end-to-end ability to ensure that every device, from laptop to handheld, has the latest business productivity applications seamlessly deployed and ready for users when they need it. Some of the capabilities provided by Systems Management Server 2003 include: • Detailed application deployment planning: Detailed reports ease application deployment. For a planned deployment, it is easy to obtain the target group’s current hardware base, existing applications and version information, and the current service pack and hotfix levels of the system. • Rich distribution targeting: Software distribution and other management tasks can be finely targeted to machines and users using a wide variety of properties, including network and hardware configuration, Active Directory® organizational unit, or group membership and software installation status.
