Microsoft has announced the availability of the Beta1 for the next version of SMS. They also mention that it is being renamed to "System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) 2007". You might not want to mess with the beta, but looking at the last link below regarding what is new and what will be removed might be of interest if you are into SMS. Info at the following links: Beta info: http://www.microsoft.com/smserver/evaluation/2003/smsv4.mspx Release Notes: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sms/smsv4/smsv4_relnotes/c853f8 b0-a558-44c6-b2f2-e7bf27d5237a.mspx?mfr=true Documentation: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sms/smsv4/smsv4_library/fb1a3b6 5-ab25-4eec-9743-cc23d766bc89.mspx?mfr=true What's new and what's removed: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sms/smsv4/smsv4_library/fb1a3b6 5-ab25-4eec-9743-cc23d766bc89.mspx?mfr=true tim