The only patch detection and deployment software currently available for managing heterogeneous networks, PatchLink Update automates the discovery, deployment and protection of corporate systems against patch-related security vulnerabilities.
"PatchLink Update monitors and maintains patch compliance throughout an entire enterprise," declares Hennie Moolman CEO of Africa SD, sole sub-Saharan Africa distributor of the product.
"It allows organisations to quickly assess overall network security and vulnerability, mitigate security risk and liability exposure through proactive remediation, and reduce the overall cost of IT operations and maintenance.
"Today, companies are frequently required to check vendor Web sites for new patches," he continues. "Upon learning that a vendor has a new software, hardware or driver patch, they have to manually download the relevant patches that have been made available since their last visit to the vendor`s site, test the patch, and then distribute the patch manually or use their traditional software distribution tools.
"PatchLink Update solves these challenges by providing proactive notification of critical updates to computers, via Internet access to the world`s most comprehensive Patch Repository. Additionally, this technology provides a simple and automatic solution for distributing software updates, software packages and any other data to the networked desktops and servers."
Role-based administration gives system administrators the ease and flexibility of distributing patch management ownership across a variety of systems, networks and physical locations, while graphical reporting facilitates their ability to justify patch compliance. Patent-pending patch fingerprinting auto detects patches on all machines within a network, quickly locating vulnerabilities. The administrator can then control any downloads and patch deployments to all machines missing a relevant patch.
"With PatchLink Update, administrators will know exactly what resides on each server and desktop, and will be able to quickly manage risky software and services before hacking, compliance or infringement becomes an issue," says Moolman. "PatchLink Update also automates the tedious and difficult task of maintaining accurate hardware inventory. Additionally, it notifies the administrator of any changes to the system configuration so that appropriate action can be taken to ensure data integrity and system security.
"With tighter security controls in place, the ability to respond more quickly to vulnerability notifications, and remediation status reports at the administrator`s fingertips, PatchLink Update automates the process of risk management and remediation, saving the organisation time and money while closing the window of opportunity for possible exploitation," he concludes.
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