MDT 2012 Beta 1 is out

MDT 2012 Beta 1 is out, here are some of the new features:

Sign up and download the beta here: MDT 2012 Beta 1

• Support for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2012 Beta 2, including the new application model and user device affinity (UDA).  
• Improved Lite Touch partitioning, supporting the preferred partition layouts described in the Windows Automated Installation Kit.  
• Support in Lite Touch for deploying 64-bit Windows® to computers that support Unified Extended Firmware Interface (UEFI) (without requiring compatibility support for legacy BIOS).  
• New Lite Touch "Deploy to VHD" task sequence templates that support deploying a Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 image into a virtual hard disk (VHD) file that can then be used for booting the OS ("boot from VHD").  
• Added support for deploying Windows ThinPC and Windows POSReady 7.  
• Improved Lite Touch wizard look and feel.  
• Continued support for System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 and all operating systems supported by MDT 2010.  
• Many bug fixes and other small improvements.

/ Johan