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 |
