Consumerization is a growing challenge for IT organizations. The boundaries between work and life have blurred, and people expect consistent access to corporate services from wherever they are, on any device they’re using—desktops, laptops, smart phones and slates.

Configuration Manager helps you to empower people to use the devices and applications they need to be productive, while maintaining corporate compliance and control. As consumerization becomes a reality, you face the challenge of delivering a rich experience to users across multiple devices without giving up the control needed to protect corporate assets. Configuration Manager provides a unified infrastructure for mobile, physical and virtual environments that allows you to deliver and manage user experiences based on identity, connectivity, and device. Configuration Manager also helps you to be more efficient with simplified administrative tools and improved compliance enforcement.

 

System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection (previously known as Forefront Endpoint Protection 2012) protects client and server operating systems against the latest malware and exploits. Built on System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, it reduces IT management and operating costs by providing a single, integrated platform for managing and securing your desktops.

New features in the release candidate include: