Microsoft Deployment (aka BDD 2008) RTMs to the web

If you have used BDD 2007, you should check out Microsoft Deployment. It is the next gen version of BDD 2007. It is also incredibly handy when doing DDPS (Desktop Deployment Professional Services) engagements for Microsoft EA/SA customers.

What's new? A lot.

As noted here, integration with SCCM 2007 and more.

Microsoft Deployment also enhances the Lite Touch Installation (LTI) for deploying desktops and servers. This release allows LTI users to:

1. Deploy pre-release versions of Windows Server 2008, including support for Server Core.
2. Automate server role definition using Server Manager.
3. Configure disk and network interface cards (NICs), including static TCP/IP configuration.
4. Migrate from LTI to Configuration Manager 2007.
5. Create custom task sequences or modify task sequences based on new templates for: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 and a replace scenario template.
6. Invoke Web service calls from rules.
7. Deploy operating system images using the new multicast feature in Windows Server 2008 Windows Deployment Services.

You can grab it here.

It is still free too.