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- Steelcase Discovers the Benefits of Altiris for Software License Compliance and Patch Management, Plus Much More
- Steelcase, the global leader in the office furniture industry, delivers a better work experience to its customers by providing products, services and insights into the ways people work. Its portfolio includes architecture, furniture and technology products. Because computers play such an important role in the effectiveness of today's knowledge workers,...
- Tags: Software, Software License, Benefit, Patch Management, Altiris Inc., Steelcase, Asset Management, Sarbanes-Oxley, Strategy, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Regulations, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Management
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- Security Patch Management Tools (Part 3) - SMS With the SUS Feature Pack-Level 200
- Do you have an effective, comprehensive patch management strategy? Do you know when to use Systems Management Server SMS and when to use Software Update Services SUS? In this webcast we will discuss using SMS and the SUS Feature Pack as patch management tools in your environment and how they...
- Tags: Microsoft Software Update Services, Security, Patch Management, SMS, Microsoft Systems Management Server, Patches
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- Change and Patch Management Audit Controls
- This webcast discusses how to effectively manage change while achieving and maintaining compliance.
- Tags: Patch Management, Tripwire, Patches, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
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- Changing the Way Changes Are Made
- In this webcast, you will learn how powerful solutions from BMC Marimba can help you run change and patch management in ways you've only dreamed of: you will learn about Marimba and it's relationship to BMC's Business Service Management. In the webcast, you will see how Change and Configuration Management...
- Tags: BMC Software Inc., Marimba, Patch Management, It Management, Patches, It service Management
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- TechNet Webcast: Office 2003 Patch Management With SMS 2003 (Level 200)
- This webcast explains how you can easily maintain Microsoft Office 2003 with your System Management Server SMS 2003 implementation without losing your sense of control. It also explains how to use the software inventory and software distribution features in SMS 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) to ensure that all copies...
- Tags: Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003, Webcast, Microsoft Office 2003, Patch Management, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft TechNet, Microsoft Office, Tools & Techniques, Office Suites, Software, Management
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- Changes to Critical Patch Management in SMS 2003 SP1 (Level 200)
- Systems Management Server 2003 SP1 adds new features to assist in the task of identifying and deploying critical security patches to your infrastructure. This webcast will show you how these improvements help to simplify this essential process and make it more efficient for SMS administrators.
- Tags: Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003, Patch Management, Systems Management Server 2003 SP1, Patches, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Security, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking
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- Helping Ensure a Secure Computing Environment Using Effective Patch Management
- With IT departments now spending an average of two hours per day on patch related tasks, it is essential that you automate and streamline as many patch management functions as possible. This webcast hosted by Gartner and Symantec will demonstrate how effective patch management can provide Client Resilience by helping...
- Tags: Secure Computing Corp., Symantec Corp., Environment, Patch Management, Patches, Security
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- Patch Management Using Microsoft Systems Management Server - Solution Guide
- This paper provides guidance for deploying software patches, service packs, and Quick Fix Engineering QFE fixes patches using Microsoft Systems Management Server SMS. This document offers conceptual information, design and configuration best practices, and details of the operational practices required for success.
- Tags: Patch Management, Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Systems Management Server, Patches
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- Designing a Secure - Reliable - and Usable Patch Management Infrastructure - Level 200
- Patch management is one of the core tenants of any security policy. This webcast provides practical advice on designing and deploying an effective and responsive patch management infrastructure with Microsoft tools and technologies. In addition, the Microsoft Solution for Patch management will be introduced and its core operating architecture discussed...
- Tags: Patch Management, Microsoft Corp., Patches
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- Microsoft Webcast: Security Series (Part 7 of 8): Keeping Software Updated and Secure With Patch Management (Level 200)
- Keeping client and server operating systems up to date is one of the most effective ways to prevent security breaches. The presenter of this webcast discusses how a patch management system, such as Windows Server Update Services WSUS, can help to streamline and simplify the complex task of enterprise patch...
- Tags: Software, Security, Webcast, Patch Management, Microsoft Corp., Patches
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- GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner: Security Scanning and Patch Management
- GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner (N.S.S.) checks the network for all potential methods that a hacker might use to attack it. By analyzing the operating system and the applications running on the network, GFI LANguard N.S.S. identifies possible security holes. In other words, it plays the devil's advocate and alerts...
- Tags: Network, Patch Management, GFI Software Ltd., Hacker, GFI LANguard N.S.S., Hacking, Security, Networking
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- Patch Management Web Seminar
- Virus attacks are occurring with increasing frequency, disrupting thousands of IT networks, costing companies billions of dollars. Every unprotected enterprise is at risk, making automated patch management a must-have tool in your IT arsenal. Many of the world's largest companies use Marimba's patch solutions to avoid costly system outages caused...
- Tags: BMC Software Inc., Virus Attack, Marimba, Patch Management, Virus, Patches, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, It Management, Security, It service Management
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- Change and Patch Management Audit Controls: Critical for Organizational Success
- Changes to applications and the technology infrastructure can greatly affect a company's ability to maintain internal control over financial reporting. For example, when a company makes changes to the applications and data that feed major accounts and financial statements, a loss of data integrity could occur. Similarly, changes to underlying...
- Tags: BMC Software Inc., Data Integrity, Control, Patch Management, Change Management, Leadership, Financial Statements, It Management, Financial Accounting, Tools & Techniques, Management, Finance, It service Management
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- How to Starve Internet Worms and Viruses
- Security researchers and professionals bemoan the fact that users are not keeping their systems up-to-date with patches for known vulnerabilities. This webcast examines ways to get users patching their systems, including using the features of Windows XP SP2, such as the more visible Automatic Updates and Security Center, to raise...
- Tags: Internet, Webcast, Service Pack 2, Internet Worm, Patch Management, Virus, SANS Institute, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Patches, Digital Media, Security, Viruses And Worms, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
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- Best Practices Case Study: Containing Endpoint Infections
- How can organizations better contain virus outbreaks and defend against destructive or mass-mailing worms? That was the question National Instruments, an Austin, Texas-based manufacturer of testing software and hardware asked. The company had already deployed enterprise-wide antivirus and patch management software, but it wanted a way to contain those still-inevitable...
- Tags: Software, Infection, Antivirus, Patch Management, Best Practice, Patches, Viruses And Worms, Security
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- A Proactive Approach to Systems and Patch Management
- One of the best ways to keep an IT infrastructure secure is to have the most up-to-date software patches installed on all networked computers. However, even the most up-to-date patches do not protect enterprises against all threats such as spyware, adware, viruses, and other malicious intrusions. Symantec provides two powerful...
- Tags: Symantec Corp., Patch Management, Symantec LiveState Patch Manager 6.0, Patches, Security
- Webcasts
- Automated Patch Management With ZENworks 6.5
- Failure to apply critical security patches quickly exposes your organization to attacks from viruses, worms and other Internet threats. This webcast explains how ZENworks 6.5 can help you detect software vulnerabilities early, automatically deploy patches to all the machines that need them and implement tighter security controls throughout your business.
- Tags: Novell Inc., Novell ZENworks, Patch Management, Patches, Security
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- International Network Services Case Study: Utility Company
- A large utility company needed to implement a patch management process to protect the security of its network, systems, and client workstations. The client was utilizing Systems Management Server SMS 2.0 but sought an assessment of this infrastructure to identify options for optimizing the technology as well as processes to...
- Tags: Patch Management, Patches
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- TechNet Webcast: Implementing Security Patch Management (Level 200)
- Your security depends upon quick and effective response to published security bulletins and establishing patch compliance across your infrastructure. This webcast helps one learn how to apply security best practices. It shows how to use available tools and technologies to implement a patch management process and strategy within your organization....
- Tags: Webcast, Patch Management, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft TechNet, Patches, Security
- Webcasts
- Software and Patch Management with Software Update Service, Windows Update and SMS - Level 200
- This webacst covers installation and configuration of Software Update Services SUS and use of Group Policy to configure clients to use SUS for Automatic Updates. Review Systems Management Server SMS features and learn how to install and distribute SUS packages for SMS.
- Tags: Software, Microsoft Software Update Services, Microsoft Windows Update, Patch Management, Microsoft Windows, SMS, Microsoft Systems Management Server
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