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So it looks like more and more people are getting into the remote support arena... including MS. I just found this out after looking at the new Chrome tool....  Sweet!

http://onlinehelp.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsintune/hh307859.aspx

Windows Intune™ helps you manage and secure computers in your environment through a combination of Windows cloud services and upgrade licensing. Windows Intune delivers cloud-based management and security capabilities through a single web-based administrator console. With Windows Intune, you can manage computers from almost anywhere.

  • System Overview System Overview View status to assess the overall health of managed computers, check alerts to investigate key issues that need attention, run reports, and create computer groups.
  • Computers and Groups Computers Create and manage computer groups, view status summaries and details, search for computers, and view the list of computers.
  • Updates Updates Administer the software update process for managed computers.
  • Anti-Malware Endpoint Protection Help protect managed computers against potential threats with real-time protection, and automatic scans and updates of malware definitions. Quickly identify and resolve malware issues.
  • Alerts Alerts View alerts to determine the overall health of managed computers, or to investigate issues that are occurring. Respond to alerts that are generated when users request remote assistance.
  • Software Software View a list of programs that are detected on managed computers. Upload and deploy managed software to managed computers.
  • Licenses Licenses Upload and track license agreement information for Microsoft software and non-Microsoft software installed on managed computers.
  • Policy Policy Configure policies to manage settings for Updates, Endpoint Protection, Windows Firewall, and Windows Intune Center on managed computers.
  • ReportsReports Generate reports about software updates, installed software, and hardware on managed computers.
  • Administration Administration Download the most current client software, manage administrator accounts, configure update classifications and automatic approval rules, and alert notification rules. Manage Cloud Storage space.