JAMF Software has a new version of an admin tool for creating packages for Mac users across a company. Most small businesses have a single guru to run computing operations, so keeping that person efficient makes everybody happier. Composer 7 saves time and keeps changes to a Mac environment cleaner.

Composer creates packages, the Mac’s method for installing software. As the JAMF knowledge base Web page says,

When software is purchased from manufacturers it must usually be configured or customized to meet the needs of the end users… Using packages allows changes to be made prior to distribution so software arrives configured and ready for usage. This saves valuable engineering time, as well as network bandwidth because you are only distributing what is necessary.

The tool can be had (in an SE version) for as low $99, or part of the Casper Suite of admin tools. It consists of a Composer module to make packages from any files on the Mac (handy for distributing templates plus letterhead, for example) and Composer Admin (to tune a package into delivery configured for end-users).