pushing security updates to PC's

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Without purchasing a product such as SMS is there a way
to push security updates to user PC's in an enterprise
environment?
 
Yes,
Look up SUS or Software Update Server for MS. or you may want to check
out patchlink. There are other products out there I just cannot remember
their names.
 
I'm dealing with the same issue here. SUS requires IIS - which we do
not have here. All clients have poweruser privs and do not have
admin privs.

I'd like to find a way to push the updates out without having to do a
desktop visit.

At the same time, we have many software packages that are used in our
environment that also have updates and patches issued on a regular
basis. I'd like to find a way to push those updates as well.
Currently we are working with script files and logon scripts, but they
are a bit faulty at times.

The environment I am in, requires that the general PC user does not
have the ability to install their own software, hence the poweruser
privs. But this is becoming a maintenance nightmare for the IT Staff
having to do desktop visits on an almost daily basis to keep up with
the constant software updates from all our software manufacturers.
 
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