Microsoft has announced the launch of the beta-testing a new service administration and remote control of desktops hosted in the cloud Microsoft's Windows Intune. Aimed primarily at SMEs with 25 to 500 machines, which lack the budget and / or infrastructure to implement their own management solution, this service is part of the Microsoft Online Services offers the publisher.

Provides complete, Windows Intune includes an administration service for PC via a web application Silverlight, centralized management, deployment of updates and service packs, a service of Remote Assistance, a hardware and software inventory of computers administered license management and business contracts, protection against malicious software (Malware Protection through Microsoft) and a centralized policy management and update security.

Also to simplified deployment, this solution "cloud" has the advantage of being automatically updated as directly managed by the publisher. It is also possible to administer any PC connected to the Internet, from anywhere, provided that an Internet connection is available.

Intune should be available next year, but Microsoft has not yet indicated rates. Until then, only 1000 beta testers located in the United States, Canada, Mexico or in Puerto Rico should have the opportunity to participate in this phase of beta testing.