The Difference Between Visio’s Two Resource Toolkits

Visio 2003 has two resource toolkits which have similar names.

The Microsoft Office Visio 2003 Resource Kit Tools targets the IT professional who is deploying Visio 2003 in a corporate environment. This toolkit is free for download, and contains tools and documentation to simplify deployment across multiple clients. For example, the toolkit contains a setup INI customization wizard. This toolkit does not add any functionality to the Visio product.

The Microsoft Office Visio 2003 Resource Kit for IT Professionals targets the IT professional who is building network diagrams. I talked about this in an earlier blog. This resource kit costs money because it adds new functionality (auto-discovery for networks and manufacturer shapes) to the Visio 2003 product.

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