I have heard a rumor that Adobe is planning on creating patching options
that can be deployed through WSUS.  Has anyone else heard this or have any
additional information about this?

Thanks,

Jody

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Subject: [Pauldotcom] Adobe Automatic updates

All,

I'm sure you're all aware that from Tuesday 13th April 2010 Adobe will be
releasing Adobe Reader 9.3.2. See here:
http://blogs.adobe.com/adobereader/2010/04/upcoming_adobe_reader_and_acro.ht
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It states "On Tuesday, April 13, 2010, as part of our quarterly update, we
will activate the new updater for all users needing Adobe Reader and Acrobat
9.3.2 and 8.2.2 for Windows and Macintosh. As of yesterday, April 7, 2010,
we have been activating our new updater for those users who are not yet
up-to-date with our latest versions. The purpose of the new updater is to
keep end-users up-to-date in a much more streamlined and automated way."

What I can't find out is if this will be for security patches, major
releases or both. Does anyone have more information?

>From the screenshots in the blog it looks like the default option is to
automatically download and install these updates but the blog isn't clear.
Anyone have more info?

Whilst I welcome this ability to get updates for Adobe deployed quicker for
the home user, there are processes that I have to follow for deployment of
security patches and major software releases in my corporate environment. If
it is automatic I'd be looking into disabling this feature and deploying
updates in a more controllable manor as I am today.

Grateful for any help you can provide.

Regards,

k41zen
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