IF I remember correctly, it suffers from the same problem most software deployment technologies do - there is a large (and I mean LARGE) overhead in packaging the software for deployment.
In the security/hotfix deployment realm, that translates into a lot of time to deploy the package, between packaging, testing, repackaging and retesting until you can deploy. -------------------------------------------------------------- Roger D. Seielstad - MTS MCSE MS-MVP Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis Inc. > -----Original Message----- > From: Matt Hoffman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 12:04 PM > To: NT 2000 Discussions > Subject: RE: software patch status > > > I was just wondering since our Enterprise Admin is supposedly > raving about > it. I'm trying to figure out something for this purpose > myself, since our > public secured machines are also chock-full of browser > plugins, MS Office > XP, Mavis Beacon Typing Tutor, a resume program, etc. I'd > love to be able > to apply patches and new versions of plugins to all 200+ > machines without > having to recreate a ghosted image each time a change occurs > and then have > to go apply it everywhere. Our public and staff aren't very > understanding > when the latest "Lifesavers Football Challenge" Hyperload > game doesn't work > because there's a new patch they can't install. > > Matt > > -----Original Message----- > From: Roger Seielstad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 11:56 AM > To: NT 2000 Discussions > Subject: RE: software patch status > > > We use it for asset inventory, but no one here has been all > that impressed > with the patch deployment aspect of it > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > Roger D. Seielstad - MTS MCSE MS-MVP > Sr. Systems Administrator > Inovis Inc. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Matt Hoffman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 11:45 AM > > To: NT 2000 Discussions > > Subject: RE: software patch status > > > > > > Anyone running Altiris? What do you think of it? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Steve Aspindle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 10:46 AM > > To: NT 2000 Discussions > > Subject: RE: software patch status > > > > > > Try FGI Languard www.gfi.com .... > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Luke Levis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 18 September 2003 15:47 > > To: NT 2000 Discussions > > Subject: software patch status > > > > > > > > I am trying to figure a good way to distribute M$ updates > > (critical/security) and have tried the SUS server route, what > > does everyone > > else do to ensure all their clients have the most recent > > updates.. and I > > also ran hfnetchk on my subnet, but the version I have > > doesn't recognize > > SP4, and I noticed the latest version isn't free... any > > suggestions are > > appreciated > > > > > > subnet is all win2k pro/server > > ************************************************************** > > ************* > > The information contained in this message is intended only for the > > confidential use of the recipient(s) named above. This message is > > privileged and confidential. If the reader of this message > is not the > > intended recipient or any agent responsible for delivering > it to the > > intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received > > this document in > > error and that any review, dissemination, distribution, or > > copying of this > > message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this > > communication in > > error, please notify us immediately. SMG reserves the right > > to monitor and > > review all content sent to and from this email address. > > Messages sent to and > > from this address may be stored on the SMG email system. > > > > ------ > > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Web Interface: > > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=nt2000&tex > t_mode=&lang=e > nglish > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% > > ------ > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Web Interface: > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=nt2000&tex t_mode=&lang=e nglish To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% ------ You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=nt2000&text_mode=&lang=e nglish To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% ------ You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=nt2000&text_mode=&lang=e nglish To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% ------ You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=nt2000&text_mode=&lang=e nglish To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% ------ You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=nt2000&text_mode=&lang=english To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
