Microsoft SYSTEM CENTER ESSENTAILS 07 SP1 DVD RETAIL

Overview
IT Management Designed for Midsize Businesses
Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007 SP1 (Essentials 2007) is a new management solution in the System Center family of IT systems management products. Essentials is specifically designed for IT professionals working in midsize businesses who often face IT challenges similar to those of larger enterprises—troubleshooting end user problems, automating management tasks, managing multiple systems, and diagnosing and resolving IT problems.
White Paper: System Center Essentials 2007 SP1 Overview
System Center Essentials 2007 provides a unified management solution that enables IT professionals in midsize organizations to proactively manage their IT environment with increased efficiency.
* Unified Experience
Essentials 2007 provides a unified solution to help optimize the experience of performing a broad set of tasks across your entire IT environment. You also get a single console from which you can view and manage your servers, clients, hardware, software, and IT services.
* Proactive Management
Essentials 2007 accelerates troubleshooting and problem resolution. It’s a self-managing solution that notifies you as soon as a problem occurs, then helps you proactively diagnose and fix it, accelerating problem resolution. Essentials 2007 also automates system updates and data collection for your IT environment, so it’s more secure and up-to-date.
* Increased Efficiency
Essentials 2007 simplifies complex management tasks like packaging and deploying software, adding Web site monitoring, and creating and configuring group policy. Essentials 2007 wizards also help you quickly and easily configure security settings, deploy updates, and discover assets.
System Center Essentials Server Requirements
Operating System
* Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1 or R2, Standard or Enterprise edition (with IIS 6.0 and BITS 2.0)
Hardware
* 12 GB of free disk space (20 GB to store updates, locally)
* CPU is x86 or x64-based, at least 2.0 GHz
* 1 GB of RAM (2 GB, recommended)
Other Prerequisites
* Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.80.1022.0, or later
* .NET Framework 2.0 and 3.0
Managed Computer Requirements
Client Computers
* Windows 2000 Professional SP4
* Windows XP SP2 (x86 or x64-based)
* Windows Vista (x86 or x64-based)
* Virtual clients with above operating systems
Server Computers
* Windows 2000 Server SP4
* Windows Server 2003 SP1 or R2 (x86 or x64-based)
* Virtual servers with above operating systems