system management server

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

System Management Server

   <operating system> (SMS) Software used by {Microsoft} {Windows
   NT system administrators} to manage {personal computers} on
   any size network.  SMS can distribute software to desktops
   from one central location, detect every machine on the
   network, track software and hardware configurations, send key
   information back to a central database, and perform other
   tasks.

   Home
   (http://microsoft.com/ntserver/management/exec/overview/sms.asp).

   (1999-03-24)