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Re: Patch management
From: Chris Gauthier <cgauthie () PCC EDU>
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 10:02:46 -0700
PCC purchased an asset management product called the KBox (http://www.kace.com) and part of its asset management features include patch management. We have not fully-implemented the KBox yet, so I don't have any specific opinions about it. Linux.com did feature PCC and the KBox in an article on 12/19/06 (http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/12/13/1552240). The KBox is basically a FreeBSD server with Apache, PHP, and MySQL applications that work together to form the KBox application. The KBox client has a pretty small footprint and never seems to use more than a few kilobytes of bandwidth at any one time. It's communication is effective enough that we have used it to track a stolen laptop. Regards, Chris Gauthier, CCNA Network Administration Team Portland Community College Portland, Oregon "For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return." --Leonardo da Vinci Jamie A. Stapleton wrote:
You might want to look at this product as well: http://www.kace.com/products/kbox1000.php. I just learned that Microsoft awarded KBOX "Most Innovative Product" Award at the Microsoft Management Summit in San Diego. There will be an official press announcement from the show by tomorrow. DISCLAIMER: I work for a consulting and systems integration firm that implements these types of solutions. I am not endorsing any particular product; I just want you to have another option. Just wanted to say this because people on this list seem to like to know WHO is posting. Jamie A. Stapleton CBSi - Connecting your problems with solutions. Telephone: (804) 412-1601 Facsimile: (804) 412-1611 VideoConf: callto:jstapleton.computer-business.com ________________________________ From: Charles L. Bombard [mailto:BombardC () CCV EDU] Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 10:03 AM To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU Subject: [SECURITY] Patch management Anyone have a patch management package that they like? We are using WSUS for our windows boxes and this works great for windows security and office updates. We are looking for something that can assist in the management of such applications as acrobat. Products to look at? Ones to avoid like the plague? -Charlie ========================================== Charles Bombard, GSEC LAN/Systems Administrator Community College of Vermont 119 Pearl Street Burlington, VT 05401 802.657.4234 bombardc () ccv edu PRIVACY & CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged, confidential, or otherwise private information. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any other use of an email received in error is prohibited.
Current thread:
- Patch management Charles L. Bombard (Mar 29)
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- Re: Patch management Anderson, Sherry (Mar 29)
- Re: Patch management Stephen G. Lotho (Mar 29)
- Re: Patch management Justin Dover (Mar 29)
- Re: Patch management Jamie A. Stapleton (Mar 29)
- Re: Patch management George Russ (Mar 29)
- Re: Patch management Chris Gauthier (Mar 29)
- Re: Patch management Pettis, Frederick (Mar 29)
- Re: Patch management Tina Darmohray (Mar 30)
- Re: Patch management Fowler, Steve (Mar 31)