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Patch Authority Ultimate |
Windows Server Update Services 3 |
| Platform Support |
| Support for all recent Microsoft patches |
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| Support for legacy Microsoft patches (e.g. Office 2000) |
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| Support for third-party applications |
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| International language patch support |
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| Response time to new patch availability |
24 hours (assuming patch passes QA) |
24 hours |
| Scanning and Patching |
| Agent-based scan and patch |
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| Agent configuration options |
Extensive |
Limited |
| Agent deployment methods |
Automated or manual deployment |
Group Policy |
| Agent-less scan and patch |
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| Instant, on-demand scan and patch |
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| Patch rollback |
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| Patch scan assessment method options |
Thorough |
Basic |
| Scan and patch offline virtual machines |
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| Scan and patch virtual machine templates |
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| Setup |
| Set up and begin patching in 15 minutes |
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| Distribution servers |
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| Sources for computer grouping |
Active Directory, IP, address/range |
Active Directory |
| Reporting |
| Reports provided |
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7 |
| Reporting roll-up |
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| Report export formats |
CSV, TSV, XML, HTML, RTF and PDF |
PDF and XLS |
| Automated delivery of reports |
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