If you want cheap/free try ninite and wsus combined. Otherwise gfi languard is very inexpensive. Shavlik is is very good but might not fit your budget. Lumension is also decent but it is not cheap.
Alex Eckelberry www.eckelberry.com (c) 727 – 644 – 8830 Sent from my iPhone (Please excuse the occasional typos) On Jan 30, 2012, at 5:38 PM, David Lum <david....@nwea.org> wrote: > I use both Shavlik and WSUS. Both places that I have managed to get Shavlik > netChk Protect (%dayjob% and one %nightjob%) going I have found it useful to > maintain WSUS for Windows-specific items. > > WSUS is very low maintenance, handling Java, Adobe, etc takes additional > work. Not sure if it’s the tool or the operator (me) not being proficient > with NetChk Protect (err, VMWare vCenter Protect Essentials now that VMWare > bought Shavlik) to be able to do away with WSUS, but there ya go. > > Shavlik is not c dirt cheap, but it is effective. > > Dave > > From: ntsysadmin [mailto:ntsysad...@rccs.org] > Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 1:59 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Patch management software... > > I’m looking for affordable patch management software for several of my small > business clients. Workstation numbers range from 4-80 PCs running XP, Vista, > Windows7 and a few Macs. It’s okay if I can’t find anything to work with the > Macs. I like the Secunia product but I didn’t see an offering for users with > very small number of workstations. What are people using? Are there any free > options out there that are worthwhile? > > Thanks, > > Mike > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
