Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 provides a comprehensive solution for addressing and resolving your change and configuration needs. Read about SMS 2003 features in the table below. Detailed application deployment planning. Detailed reports available in SMS 2003 ease the application deployment process. For a planned deployment, it is easy to obtain the target groups current hardware base, existing applications, and version information, as well as the current service pack and hotfix levels of the system. Rich distribution targeting. Software distribution and other management tasks can be specifically targeted to machines and users using a wide variety of properties including network and hardware configuration, Active Directory organizational unit, and group membership and software installation status. Delta distribution between site servers and distribution points. When changes are made to previously deployed software package sources, only the source changes are propagated between SMS 2003 site servers and distribution points, rather than the entire application image. Elevated rights Windows Installer service. Because SMS 2003 supports the Windows Installer service (.msi), it is able to switch user account contexts during a package installation allowing for self-healing application installation on systems that have been secured. Add or Remove Programs support. Applications can be easily published to the Add or Remove Programs interface to provide users with a consistent way of installing applications.