Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 272203 contains the following summary:
The IntelliMirror management technologies are a set of powerful features built into Windows 2000 to increase
reliability and
reduce the overall cost of supporting users of Windows.
IntelliMirror uses policy-based Change and Configuration Management to enable users' data,
software,
and settings to follow them throughout a distributed computing environment,
whether they are online or offline.
The IntelliMirror features increase the availability of a user's data,
personal computer settings,
and computing environment by intelligently managing information,
settings,
and software.
Based on policy definitions,
IntelliMirror can deploy,
recover,
restore or
replace a user's data,
software,
and personal settings in a Windows 2000-based environment.
