Features Include:

• Detailed application deployment planning. Detailed reports available in SMS 2003 ease the application deployment process. For a planned deployment, it is easy to obtain the target group’s current hardware base, existing applications, and version information, as well as the current service pack and hotfix levels of the system.
  
• Rich distribution targeting. Software distribution and other management tasks can be specifically targeted to machines and users using a wide variety of properties including network and hardware configuration, Active Directory organisational unit, and group membership and software installation status.
  
• Delta distribution between site servers and distribution points. When changes are made to previously deployed software package sources, only the source changes are propagated between SMS 2003 site servers and distribution points, rather than the entire application image.
  
• Elevated rights Windows Installer Service. Because SMS 2003 supports the Windows Installer service (.msi), it is able to switch user account contexts during a package installation allowing for self-healing application installation on “locked-down” systems.
  
• Add/Remove Programs support. Applications can be easily published to the Add/Remove Programs interface to provide users with a consistent way of installing applications.
  
• Application usage monitoring. Summary and detail reports can be generated specifying which applications were used by users, how long they were used, and on which managed systems they were used. Usage can be tracked by user or computer, and reports can be created comparing concurrent usage data to current license ownership (compliance reports).
• Granular software inventory file level searching. Now you can configure SMS 2003 to get you all the asset discovery you need, and only what you need.
  
• Detailed hardware inventory. Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) enhancements allow improved client-side performance during inventory scans and provide a richer set of inventory data, including BIOS and chassis enclosure data.
  
• Web-enabled reporting. More than 120 pre-built reports are included, covering hardware and software inventory as well as computer status and software deployment progress.
  
• Scheduled Software Distribution - Allows administrators to control application deployment to occur during a specific time of day to avoid network congestion or to distribute software after a certain date to ensure users are trained first.
• Vulnerability identification. Standard Microsoft security tools like the Microsoft Baseline Security Inventory Analyser and the Microsoft Office Inventory Tool for Updates enable you to inventory your systems for applicable patches and vulnerabilities.
• Bandwidth-aware clients. The new Advanced Client uses the Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) technology to automatically detect the capacity of the client network connection and adjust transfer rates efficiently.
  

Minimum System Requirements:

Windows

Server Components

SMS 2003 supports up to eight processors per server machine. To use SMS 2003 server components, you need:

• 550 megahertz (MHz) or faster processor (Intel Pentium/Celeron family or compatible processor recommended)
  
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition, Microsoft Windows 2000 Server with Service Pack 2 (SP2) or later, Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server with Service Pack 2 (SP2) or later, Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server with Service Pack 2 (SP2) or later
  
• 256 megabytes (MB) of RAM; 4 gigabytes (GB) of RAM maximum
  
• 2 GB of available hard disk space
  
• CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
  
• Network interface card
• Windows 2000-compatible video graphics adapter
• Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 with SP3 or later, or SQL Server 2000 with SP3a or later

Client Installations:

• 300-MHz or faster processor recommended; 133-MHz minimum required (Intel Pentium/Celeron family or compatible processor recommended)
  
• Operating Systems: Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition; Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition; Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition; Windows XP Professional; Windows XP Embedded with SP1 or later; Windows 2000 Professional; Windows 2000 Server; Windows 2000 Advanced Server; Windows 2000 Datacenter Server; Microsoft Windows NT® Workstation 4.0
  Windows NT Server 4.0; Windows NT Server 4.0 Enterprise Edition with SP6 or later; Windows 98.
• 128 MB of RAM or higher recommended (64 MB supported; may limit performance and some features)
• 80 MB of available hard disk space
• Super VGA (800 × 600) or higher-resolution video adapter
• Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher resolution
  
  

Educational Pricing:

Please state Windows or Mac on order

• Microsoft Home

• Office 2007 Packaging Matrix

• Office Home and Student 2007
• Office Standard 2007
• Office Professional 2007
• Office Professional Plus 2007
• Office Ultimate 2007
• Office Enterprise 2007

• Office 2004 for Mac
• Office 2004 Pro for Mac
• Office 2008 for Mac