Re: Program with Functionality Similar to UpdateEXPERT?

[Alex Campoe <campoe () usf edu>]

Jason

Take a look at Patchlink at www.patchlink.com. I started evaluating it 
last week. It will work on mixed environments, Windows/Solaris/RedHat. I 
did some preliminary testing on Solaris and it worked jsut fine.

Alex

Jason Balicki wrote:

> I run a mixed Microsoft (clients) and *nix (servers) shop.
>
> As our company grows it becomes harder and harder to keep
> the windows client boxes up to date.
>
> In order to run SUS I'd need to convert to an all MS shop,
> and the only program I've found to do anything similar is
> UpdateEXPERT.  I downloaded the trial, and it seems OK (I
> really like the "silent update" option), but I was wondering
> if anyone knew about any similar programs that I can evaluate
> (commercial or Free).  I'd really hate to plop down a grand
> on this software without evaluating everything out there.
>
> If anyone has any ideas as to how to achieve equivilent
> functionality without third part applications, let me
> know that too.  I flirted with the idea of doing updates
> with the (samba controlled) logon scripts, but the more
> I think about it, the more of a nightmare that might be.
>
> I have googled for answers, but if this is a FAQ just
> say so and I'll go away quietly and dig deeper.
>
> TIA,
>
> --J(K)
>
>
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J. Alex Campoe - campoe () usf edu
Associate Director, Systems, Academic Computing
Data Security Manager, University of South Florida
Phone (813) 974-1796


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