Microsoft has released the next version of its desktop management toolset for IT with updates for resetting admin passwords and collecting crash data.
<A HREF="http://www.techworld.com/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=11884">The Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) 2008,</A> which is only available to users with Software Assurance contracts, is designed specifically to help IT administrators manage collections of Windows desktops, including Vista SP1. MDOP includes Application Virtualization to stream applications from a centrally managed service; Asset Inventory Service, an inventory scanning tool; System Center Desktop Error Monitoring; Advanced Group Policy Management (APGM) for change management via group policy objects; and the Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset which helps in recovering a crashed PC.
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