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To: Bretsky who wrote (15495)	2/4/1999 12:17:00 PM
From: johnd	Respond to of 74651

___Microsoft Set To Launch SMS 2.0___ Microsoft next week will release a new version of its Systems Management Server application for administering Windows desktop and server environments that incorporates new tools for planning, troubleshooting, and software distribution. SMS 2.0 includes a slew of new features, including CIM-based hardware inventory for discovering network devices and discovery-based software inventory that checks information on software versions from the desktop itself, instead of a potentially out-of-date database. Microsoft has also included capabilities for checking year 2000 compliance. SMS 2.0 comes with a database of Microsoft applications and their appropriate year 2000-compliance levels. SMS 2.0 promises a more efficient software distribution system, which will let system administrators specify by user, user group, IP network segment, or particular machines how software is deployed. This gives IT managers more options for distributing software to a specific target machine, which will then fan out software distribution to other machines in that region. Microsoft has also included software metering, which will track software usage by users, group, workstation, time, or license quota. The software will ship Monday.