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July 24, 2007 Microsoft Offers Windows Shops Basic Desktop Management In Client Management SuitesThe Forrester Wave™ Vendor Summary, Q3 2007by Natalie Lambert with Simon Yates, Christine E. Atwood |
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Executive Summary
Microsoft's Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 offers all of the basic functionality that an organization needs for client management — and a bit more. The product supports operating system (OS) and software deployment and basic configuration, patch, and vulnerability management. However, its acquisition of Softricity brings the most advanced feature to the product: application virtualization and streaming. While Microsoft has a long way to go in this market, its System Center product release this summer will point it in the right direction. Expect further acquisitions, such as AssetMetrix, and integrations with other Microsoft products, such as Forefront Client Security, to take place over the next two years, giving Microsoft a leadership position in the client management market.
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