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The Microsoft Management Console
The Microsoft® Management Console (MMC) is a console that provides a framework for network administration programs. The console hosts programs (called snap-ins) that administrators can use to manage their networks. MMC provides a common framework in which the snap-ins can run, helping administrators manage their network products within a single integrated interface.

In addition to providing a common framework that integrates administrative tools, MMC also helps administrators customize the console for different purposes. Administrators can choose and load specific snap-ins to create a management console with the specific administrative tools they need to accomplish specific administrative objectives.

Future releases of Windows NT® and all BackOffice® products, as well as third-party networking products, will include MMC snap-ins as their administrative programs.

For more information about MMC, go to:
http://www.microsoft.com/management/mmc/default.htm

To download MMC, go to:
http://www.microsoft.com/management/mmc/download.htm

To browse the MMS Snap-in gallery, go to:
http://www.microsoft.com/management/mmc/Gallery.htm