After reading about Windows Deployment services I began to see that there are many faster, more efficient alternatives to installing software on several computers.
Rather than individually installing an operating system for an upgrade perhaps, it is possible to remotely install the software on each box simultaneously through one computer. Windows deployment services uses (RIS) remote Installation services, and operates in a (PXE) preboot execution environment, meaning that the computer is accessed remotely and then already had the software PXE-enabled.
Windows Deployment services also has the ability to capture the information in a "package" and then deploy it remotely in an image-based installation package. A newly added feature called 'multi-casting' allows a new client to join in once a deployment has already started. As the client joins in along with the others, the windows deployment server can send any information that new client may be missing. Cool huh?
(Ch. 2 Windows Servers, Palmer. Windows Deployment Services, Wikipedia)
