Re: Program with Functionality Similar to UpdateEXPERT?

From: Alex Campoe (campoe_at_usf.edu)
Date: 09/08/03

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To: Jason Balicki <kodak@frontierhomemortgage.com>

    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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