SolarWinds Joins the Microsoft System Center Alliance 
  SolarWinds Patch Manager Provides a Simple Automated Solution for Managing  Patches for Third-Party Applications With System Center 
  AUSTIN, TX, Apr 24, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- SolarWinds(R) (SWI), a  leading provider of powerful and affordable IT management software for more than  100,000 customers worldwide, announced that the company has joined the Microsoft  System Center Alliance program. The System Center Alliance is a network of  technology providers building solutions that extend System Center. The program  helps customers select partner solutions that provide a seamless IT management  experience with System Center solutions. 
  In conjunction with its membership in the program, SolarWinds recently announced  the availability of SolarWinds Patch Manager, a solution that makes it easy to  deploy, manage and report on patches for third-party applications using System  Center 2012 Configuration Manager. 
  "SolarWinds is very excited to be a part of the Microsoft System Center Alliance  program. We feel that SolarWinds Patch Manager gives sysadmins an affordable and  effective way to address the challenge of keeping third-party applications  patched while also extending the value of their System Center investments," said  Denny LeCompte, SolarWinds vice president of product management. "More than just  a patch catalog, SolarWinds Patch Manager provides a set of powerful patch  management capabilities that truly simplify and reduce the time required to  deploy, manage and report on third-party patches." 
  SolarWinds Patch Manager extends and enhances the power of System Center,  providing these benefits: 
  --Easy creation, deployment, management, and reporting on patches for  third-party applications across thousands of desktops, servers and  laptops enterprise-wide using Configuration Manager  --Automatic delivery of pre-built, tested patches for common third-party  applications such as Adobe Reader, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Flash, Mozilla  Firefox, iTunes, Oracle Java; Automatically sync patches with  Configuration Manager and deploy when convenient  --Creation of advanced before-and-after deployment scripts or scenarios  for difficult-to-deploy patches such as Oracle Java  --Ability to perform real-time software update management, including  immediate update scans and installs, without remote desktop  capabilities  --Analysis, maintenance and repair of the Windows Update Agents and  Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) from a central point of  control on multiple desktops and servers enterprise-wide  --Enhanced collection views, client health views, client diagnostics  information, and other client details  --Support for System Center 2012 |