Microsoft has made available for download its Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) 2013 to its volume licensees with Software Assurance, officials announced on April 10.

MDOP is a bundle of virtualization and management products aimed at business customers.

Here's a quick guide to MDOP's acronym soup:

MBAM = Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring

AGPM = Advanced Policy Group Management

DaRT = Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset

App-V = App Virtualization

UE-V = User Experience Virtualization

Microsoft provided this list of new features in MDOP 2013:

MBAM 2.0 : New features including a Self Service Portal, System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) integration, reporting enhancements, and simplified provisioning for Windows 8

: New features including a Self Service Portal, System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) integration, reporting enhancements, and simplified provisioning for Windows 8 AGPM 4.0 Service Pack 1 (SP1) : Brings change management for Group Policy to Windows 8, making it easier for organizations to keep enterprise-wide desktop configurations up to date

: Brings change management for Group Policy to Windows 8, making it easier for organizations to keep enterprise-wide desktop configurations up to date DaRT 8.0 SP1 : Accelerates desktop repair by adding support for 10 additional languages. Also includes a new Defender engine to better assist organizations in discovering malware

: Accelerates desktop repair by adding support for 10 additional languages. Also includes a new Defender engine to better assist organizations in discovering malware App-V 5.0 SP1 : Enables organizations to use virtually any app anywhere, now with support for Office 2010

: Enables organizations to use virtually any app anywhere, now with support for Office 2010 UE-V 1.0 SP1: Makes it easier for users to change devices, but keep their experience, now with support for Office 2007

Microsoft released the MDOP 2012 bundle in November 2012 .

MDOP 2013 can be downloaded from the Volume Licensing Center.