We have been looking at this as well, it appears to be updated after any of the major applications that it services release a patch. I have signed up for the update alerts on this product, and have seen a new catalog released within a day or so of any major update (Java, etc).
Chris Barnes Senior Technical Specialist - Penske Automotive Group [email protected] Desk: (248) 648-2528 Cell: (248) 767-4415 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Linkey, Mike Sent: Monday, December 2, 2013 10:59 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [mssms] RE: Managing applications That is awesome. Any ideas on how often it is updated? -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Monday, December 02, 2013 9:29 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [mssms] RE: Managing applications Here is a scup catalog I've been looking at for a client: http://patchmypc.net/scup $1.00 per machine (managed with sccm) per year. Christopher Catlett Consultant | Detroit Sogeti USA Office 248-876-9738 |Fax 877.406.9647 26957 Northwestern Highway, Suite 130, Southfield, MI 48033-8456 www.us.sogeti.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kent, Mark Sent: Monday, December 02, 2013 10:13 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [mssms] RE: Managing applications Thinking about that for sure. Mark Kent (MCP) Sr. Desktop Systems Engineer Computing & Technology Services - SUNY Buffalo State -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nick Moseley Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2013 1:20 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [mssms] RE: Managing applications You may want to look at SCUPdates http://www.shavlik.com/products/scupdates/datasheet/ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of William Jackson Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2013 11:15 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [mssms] RE: Managing applications > I am looking for a little feedback/guidance in regards to managing > applications that update frequently, using the new App model. I create a new application for each new version. For example, when a new version of Firefox comes out, I copy the source files for the previous version and replace what needs replacing to accommodate the new installer. In SCCM I copy the application for the previous version and edit the copy, changing anything that needs changing -- version number, source directory, detection methods, &c. I include the version number in the application name, but I leave it out of the display name for the Application Catalog. I make the new version supersede the old version. I delete deployments for the old version and deploy the new version. I update any task sequences that were installing the old version to install the new version (I can imagine this would suck if you had more than a few task sequences that install applications). Your specific example of Google Chrome is actually an exception for me. Chrome's auto-updating works so well that I don't bother making a new application for it unless I don't have anything else to do. I don't even know what the current version of Chrome is these days, and the MSI version number does not match the browser version number anyway. In contrast, I can probably rattle off the current versions of Firefox, Flash, Java, and Adobe Reader without looking. These are the applications I package the most. William Penske Automotive Group and its affiliates will never sell or rent your email address in violation of applicable law. This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. Please delete all copies if you are not the intended recipient.
