Abstract: A system and method for employing a remote management application to distribute so-called “service bundles” to network devices in a manner that allows capabilities provided to be discerned exactly, activating only those service capabilities desired remotely and without disrupting existing services provided on the network devices. In so doing, the system and method of the present invention allows for economic usage of memory on the network devices. The system and method of the present invention can be employed in all sizes of network devices and the software embodying new service capabilities is deployed on one or more network devices themselves and on a management workstation.