SP3 beta bows for Systems Management Server 2003
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Microsoft has begun the open beta of Service Pack 3 for its aging Systems Management Server 2003. Besides bug fixes, SP3 provides some new capabilities, not least of which is support for Windows Vista.
Administrators can deploy Vista using the SMS 2003 Operating System Deployment Feature Pack update and manage Vista clients with SMS 2003 SP3, according to Microsoft statements.
The service pack also enables IT staffers to deploy applications to Vista client computers. Additionally, software and hardware inventories can be performed on those PCs using a new library of more than 400,000 software titles.