What are the benefits of using Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates over the existing technologies in SMS 2003 i.e. the SMS Software Update Scanning Tools?
A. Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates synchronizes with Microsoft Update supporting the Windows operating system and many Microsoft products. By synchronizing with Microsoft Update Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates adds support to SMS for updating products like Exchange Express, the Microsoft .NET Framework, MSDE, MSN Messenger, Project Server 2002, SQL Server 2005, Windows XP Embedded and Windows Server x64 bit servers. This list of supported products by Microsoft Update will grow rapidly over the course of the next few quarters. In addition, Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates now shares the same security update, update rollup, and service pack data as offered by Microsoft Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) by leveraging a common scan agent, the Windows Update Agent. This ensures consistent results, updates, and content based on what is published in Microsoft Update and Windows Update regardless of which tool is used. By standardizing on a single scan tool, administration co
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