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OK. <br />
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SCCM, Altiris, KACE, WPKG and some other tools do windows deployment.<br />
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But if you look for books/blogs then SCCM wins hands down. SCCM costs lower per workstation than others I think.
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OK.

SCCM, Altiris, KACE, WPKG and some other tools do windows deployment.

But if you look for books/blogs then SCCM wins hands down. SCCM costs lower per workstation than others I think.

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Hello,<br />
I googled for an answer to this question, yet to my surprise I did not find what I thought there was. &nbsp;So I ask; Isn't Visual Studio capable of doing &quot;Release Management/Deployment&quot; of the software?<br />
What Window tools are there that do handle deployment?
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Hello,
I googled for an answer to this question, yet to my surprise I did not find what I thought there was.  So I ask; Isn't Visual Studio capable of doing "Release Management/Deployment" of the software?
What Window tools are there that do handle deployment?

Release Management, Deployment tools

Most development for the Microsoft platform is done utilizing the technologies supported by the.NET framework. Other development is done using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) for programs like Access, Excel, Word and Outlook, with PowerShell for scripting, or with SQL for large databases.

Microsoft Development

Quality assurance (QA) is a way of preventing mistakes or defects in products and systems, and avoiding problems when delivering solutions or services to customers. QA is applied to software to verify that features and functionality meet business objectives, and that code is relatively bug free prior to shipping or releasing new software products and versions. Quality assurance comprises administrative and procedural activities implemented in a quality system so that requirements and goals for a product, service or activity will be fulfilled. Two principles included in quality assurance are: "Fit for purpose" (the product should be suitable for the intended purpose); and "right first time" (mistakes should be eliminated).

Quality Assurance

Microsoft applications include a variety of software programs, including development and digital authoring programs (Expression and Media Center), educational programs, Internet software, including Essentials, Skype and the Live family, anti-virus, productivity applications and suites like Office, Excel, Word, Outlook, Access and PowerPoint, video games and server applications such as Exchange, SharePoint, IIS and Virtual Server.