Microsoft issues SMS 2003 beta
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Attempting to deliver systems management that spans from the datacenter to mobile devices, Microsoft on Monday issued the first beta of Systems Management Server 2003. The Redmond, Wash.-based software giant also detailed forthcoming Feature Packs that will bring some of the technologies to emerge in SMS 2003 to current customers before the final release of SMS 2003.
In SMS 2003, Microsoft focused on three key areas of improvement: support for mobile devices, integration with Active Directory, and enhancements to the metering and reporting functions. "We've done some small things along these lines in the past, but this time the changes are dramatic," said David Hamilton, director the of management business group within Microsoft.