Microsoft is closing the beta of its Windows Intune management company to new participants, officials mentioned on September twenty. However the firm is asking buyers and partners who want automated notification of coming milestone releases to signal up to receive phrase of what;s coming subsequent.The “thousands” of partners and customers who are participants in the existing Intune beta participants will still be able to use the current beta, execs stated.Microsoft execs reconfirmed that Windows Intune still is expected to be generally available in 2011. (Earlier this summer, the phrase was “early 2011,” but 2011, nonetheless.)Windows Intune (codenamed “Florida”) is the successor to the Microsoft project formerly known as System Center Online Desktop Manager (SCODM). Microsoft launched the initial beta, targeting 1,000 mid-size customers and partners,
Office Professional 2010, in April 2010. The services is meant to appeal to users who don;t want to indicator up for the firm;s Software Assurance annuity-licensing plan.Microsoft execs have stated Intune will cost $11 per seat, per month, which includes the management support, as well as
Windows 7 Enterprise upgrade rights. For $1 per user per month more, Microsoft will also provide the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack of on-premises tools as part of the bundle.