If you have not gotten word by other means, SMS 2003 SP3 has shipped and is available on the web for download here ! There has however been some confusion over the SMS 2003 R2 product in conjunction with the SP3 release which I hope is cleared up by the following. SMS 2003 R2 remains a distinct...

As mentioned before in the newsletter, ITMU (SMS 2003 Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates) should be upgraded to version 3 now as lower versions will not detect new software updates from March 2007. This is becoming a hot issue recently, so some customers may still not be aware of this. Thus, It’s necessary...

SMS Advanced Client push installation consists of three main phases. These are: Pre-installation phase - The SMS Client Configuration Manager connects to the target client and verifies the client's operating system and client information. The client installation source files are copied, and then...

We’d like to bring you attention to three recently released Knowledge Base articles which address some common issues SMS support has seen as of late. The first involves the Patchinstall.exe program and how it may be successfully invoked. This article should help you spot a potential incorrect call...

Adding support for French, German, and Japanese, SMS 2003 R2 International Version has been released to manufacturing. SMS 2003 R2 brings additional functionality to SMS 2003 including system vulnerability assessments and 3rd party/custom updating. Inventory Tool for Custom Updates (ITCU) ITCU...

Q: Why is Microsoft releasing an update to ITMU? A: This release is so that ITMU customers are able to utilize the new scan catalog format being released for Windows and Microsoft Update. Q: Why is a new scan catalogue being released? A: Because of the growth in the size of the catalogue and...

Both SMS and MOM require SQL server as a data store solution. As SQL 2005 is released for several months, you may have request to implement SQL 2005 for SMS and MOM. To prevent all potential upgrade issue and ensure the productive SMS and MOM work well after SQL 2005, I listed the pre-requirement list...