Is Microsoft SMS v.2.0 really domain ind

Our goal is to get software and hardware inventory on our 100 PCs.

In the “Is Microsoft’s SMS v.2.0 worth the wait? ” article, a note says that “SMS v.2.0 is not dependent on a Microsoft domain”.

Related documentation from Microsoft Press saysexplicitly that “A stand-alone Windows NT/2000 Server cannot run SMS, since it is not registered in a domain. Domain membership is necessary …”.

For some reasons we don’t want a domain.

Can somebody help me?

thanks