I'm not running any SBS servers here and wasn't really concerned about patching servers anyway. Most of my clients are so small that they have only one or two servers and patching is done manually. I was reading the product's support forum last night and the techs seem to be very knowledgeable and responsive to user requests and feature requests. I feel like I've struck gold finding this... Thanks again to the person that posted about Desktop Central.
From: James Hill [mailto:falc...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 12:26 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Patch management software... I doesn't list SBS as a supported OS though, which is a concern. From: ntsysadmin [mailto:ntsysad...@rccs.org] Sent: Wednesday, 1 February 2012 4:35 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Patch management software... Thanks for all of the replies. I'm looking over the recommended apps and installing the demos. So far ManageEngine (http://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/) looks like the winner. The functionality is awesome, web-based UI is beautiful and easy to read/navigate, feature-set - looks like it does so much I will have to read the docs to discover all the features. It does look like it's still free for 25 or fewer PCs, which is just amazing. This will work for most of my clients, I will get quotes for the larger ones. If you're not familiar with this product, I would highly recommend installing the free demo and trying it out. I am VERY impressed. Thanks, Mike From: Dennis Hoefer [mailto:dhoe...@ufcoop.com]<mailto:[mailto:dhoe...@ufcoop.com]> Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 6:37 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Patch management software... For the small Windows installations you might take a look at Desktop Central by ManageEngine, I believe they still offer a free version for up to 25 workstations. Dennis From: ntsysadmin [mailto:ntsysad...@rccs.org] Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 3:59 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<mailto: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<mailto: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<mailto: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<mailto: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
