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Microsoft Announces Desktop Optimization Pack

October 17, 2006

Today it was officially announced that Microsoft will combine the recently acquired tools from Softricity, Winternals, and Desktop Standard into a single package that you can purchase for ~$50 per client. What this package gets you is SoftGrid application virtualization, group policy management/enhancement tools from DesktopStandard, and the remote repair tools from Wintenals. For this price you could not get even the tools from DesktopStandard, the backend for the SoftGrid used to run about $15...  ... Read the full post or  the 2 comments. Filed under: , , , , ,

MMS 2006 - Day 2 - SMS 2003 Files Session

April 25, 2006

This session’s presenter was Rodney Jackson, this session is where they review common support issues and their solutions followed by a Q&A sessions where customers can ask support related questions. I will cover some of the tools he talked about since myITforum.com has most of the areas he discussed covered in the forums. (You can get these tools from your TAM or Microsoft Support) SMS Client Health Collections – If you have not seen or used this tool it will build collections based...  ... Read the full post or  be the first to comment. Filed under: , , , ,