I started listing down comparative differences between SMS 2003, SCCM 2007 and SCCM 2012 and with the help of Wei King to finish off the list, here is what we came up with...
Features | SMS2003 | SCCM2007 | SCCM 2012 |
Hardware & Software Inventory | ü | ü | ü |
Automatic Client Health Remediation | | | ü |
Software Distribution | ü | ü | ü |
Computer based targeting | ü | ü | ü |
User based targeting | | ü*P | ü |
State-based Application Distribution | | | ü |
Self-service portal | | | ü |
App-V Package Deployment | | ü | ü |
Xen-App Package Deployment | | | ü |
Uninstallation via Software Center | | | ü |
User-Device Affinity | | | ü |
Distribution Point Groups | | | ü |
Boundary Groups | | | ü |
Application Revision History | | | ü |
Content Management | | | ü |
Software Updates | ITMU | Via WSUS | Via WSUS |
3rd party application | | ü | ü |
Automatic Software Updates Deployment Rules | | | ü |
Automatic clean-up of Superseded and Expired Updates | | | ü |
Software Metering | ü | ü | ü |
Collection-based Policies | | | ü |
Remote Administration | Remote Tools | Remote Tools & Remote Desktop | Remote Tools + Ctrl-Alt-Del |
Reporting | Basic | Basic & SQL Reporting | SQL Reporting Services |
Administrator Console | ü | ü | ü |
User-friendly ribbon | | | ü |
Status reporting | | ü*P | ü |
Agent Managed | ü | ü | ü |
Integrate with Active Directory | ü | ü | ü |
Automatic Boundary Discovery | | | ü |
Forest Discovery | | | ü |
Discovery of Computers | ü | ü | ü |
Operating System Deployment | | ü | ü |
Offline Servicing of OS Image | | | ü |
Task Sequence | | ü | ü |
Maintenance Windows | | ü | ü |
Desired Configuration Management | | ü | ü |
Automatic Remediation of Configuration Drift | | | ü |
Internet Based Client Management | | ü | ü |
Integration with Windows Server 2008 Network Access Protection | | ü | ü |
Intel vPro Intergration | | ü SP1 | ü |
Role-based Access Control | | | ü |
Power Management | | ü R3 | ü |
User Power Management Opt-out | | | ü |
Windows Mobile Device Management | | ü | ü |
Non-Windows Mobile Device Management | | | ü |
NOTE: The above was done in comparison to SCCM 2012 Beta 2 and what we know that will be supported in the eventual release