Shavlik Technologies Announces Free Support for Microsoft MBSA 1.2.1 Legacy Products in Response to Recent Microsoft MBSA Announcement.ST. PAUL St. Paul as a missionary he fearlessly confronts the “perils of waters, of robbers, in the city, in the wilderness.” [N.T.: II Cor. 11:26] See : Bravery , Minn. -- Shavlik Provides Simplified Solutions for Companies Relying on Microsoft's Popular Commandline Patch Scanner In response to Microsoft's announcement, and as part of Shavlik's goal to simplify complex network security, Shavlik Technologies, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , has announced the availability of three new choices of its award winning software to support companies using Microsoft MBSA MBSA Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer MBSA Majlis Bandaraya Shah Alam (Malaysia) MBSA Modular Building Systems Association mbsa Master Builders South Africa MBSA Multicultural Business Student Association 1.2.1. Each of these alternatives offers current MBSA 1.2.1 customers an easy solution to patch products no longer supported by Microsoft's WSUS WSUS Windows Server Update Services (Microsoft) WSUS Washington State Urology Society WSUS Windows Software Update Services (Microsoft) WSUS Washington State University Spokane and SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. patching products along with support for all new Microsoft products, and patching for products beyond those from Microsoft. Shavlik is also offering commercial versions of these free products. Choice one is Shavlik NetChk Analyzer for Microsoft, Shavlik's new, free command line scanning solution that provides support for Microsoft MBSA 1.2.1 legacy products along with all new Microsoft products. It utilizes Shavlik's industry-standard agentless technology built from its widely used HFNetChk and scans an unlimited number of hosts. Choice two is a free and commercial version of Shavlik NetChk Analyzer, Shavlik's full featured command line patch management The installation of patches from a software vendor onto an organization's computers. Patching thousands of PCs and servers is a major issue. A patch should be applied to test machines first before deployment, and the testing environments must represent all the users' PCs with their unique product that provides a seamless upgrade for Microsoft MBSA 1.2.1. It features agentless technology, Microsoft and non-Microsoft patch scanning capabilities and flexible reporting output along with high speed, accurate network scanning. Shavlik NetChk Analyzer offers support for today's most widely used platforms including Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP The previous client version of Windows. XP was a major upgrade to the client version of Windows 2000 with numerous changes to the user interface. XP improved support for gaming, digital photography, instant messaging, wireless networking and sharing connections to the Internet. , and Windows Server See Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Home Server, Windows 2000 and Windows NT. 2003. Additionally, Shavlik NetChk Analyzer scans popular Microsoft and non-Microsoft applications including Microsoft Office Microsoft's primary desktop applications for Windows and Mac. Depending on the package, it includes some combination of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook along with various Internet and other utilities. , SQL Server An earlier relational DBMS from Sybase and from Microsoft. Sybase introduced SQL Server in 1988 for various Unix versions. In that same year, with help from IBM, Sybase created an OS/2 version that Microsoft licensed and branded as Microsoft SQL Server. , Exchange Server, Adobe Reader, Firefox, Real Player, WinZip and many others. Shavlik is offering this product free for up to 25 seats for one year. The free version is identical to the commercial version, (other than the commercial version can scan thousands of computers). Choice three is Shavlik NetChk Protect, the company's flagship product which is being offered free for up to 10 seats for one year. The product is also available as a full commercial version that can be used on thousands of computers. Shavlik NetChk Protect is the company's award-winning integrated patch management and spyware management solution. This product offers an intuitive graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to with full remediation, network management support, high ease of use, comprehensive reporting and security analysis. The patch management component of this product received a Readers Choice Award from Redmond Magazine and Two Readers Trust Awards from SC Magazine, all in 2006. Each of the above products can be downloaded from the Shavlik Web site at www.shavlik.com/MBSA.aspx "We realize the importance of a command line and scripting tool that simplifies network security by enabling administrators to quickly scan their networks and determine the status of missing and installed patches," said Mark Shavlik, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Shavlik Technologies. "Shavlik assisted Microsoft in the development of MBSA and we are we are glad that we can help customers by providing patch support for legacy Microsoft products." For more information about Shavlik NetChk Analyzer, please visit the Shavlik web site at www.shavlik.com. About Shavlik Technologies Shavlik Technologies, LLC helps information technology managers and administrators manage computer system security including policy based assessment, security scanning and remediation of security vulnerabilities due to missing patches, weak accounts and passwords. Shavlik's security solutions include Shavlik NetChk(TM) Protect, a unified console for multiple security products including Shavlik HFNetChkPro(TM), the industry standard for security patch management; Shavlik NetChk Compliance, a security compliance management solution, and Shavlik NetChk(TM) Spyware, an enterprise anti-spyware solution. Other security solutions include Shavlik Security Agents(TM), the company's new agent-based patch management solution; and Shavlik HFNetChkPro(TM) for Solaris, the company's web-based interface for the Linux and Solaris environments. In 2006, Shavlik products were selected as winners of Readers Choice Awards from Redmond Magazine and Readers Trust Awards from SC Magazine. Founded in 1993, Shavlik licenses its industry-leading technology to partners including Alert Logic, BladeLogic, BMC Software, Endforce, Numara, iPass, Microsoft, N-able, ScriptLogic, SupportSoft and Symantec, and integrates with McAfee Policy Enforcer. Shavlik can be reached at www.shavlik.com. Shavlik Technologies is a registered trademark in the United States and certain other countries, of Shavlik Technologies. Additional Shavlik product names are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Shavlik Technologies. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners. |
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