Deployment 4 Beta 3 Released

The BDD team have announced that Deployment 4 (the code name for the next version of Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) 2007) has been released as BETA 3 and unifies the tools and processes required for desktop and server deployment into a common deployment console and collection of guidance. Previously referenced as BDD.Next and Windows Server Deployment (WSD), Deployment 4 adds integration with recently released Microsoft deployment technologies to create a single path for image creation and deployment, including:

* System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Operating System Deployment
* Windows Automated Installation Kit
* Windows Deployment Services with new multicast technology
* Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.0
* User State Migration Tool 3.0.1
* Windows Server 2008 Server Manager for automated server role definition (coming soon)

Richard Smith : Deployment 4 Beta 3 Released