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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2006
Michael Austin Halcrow, Pflugerville, TX (US);
Kylene JO Hall, Campbell, CA (US);
Dustin C. Kirkland, Austin, TX (US);
Emily Jane Ratliff, Austin, TX (US);
Michael Austin Halcrow, Pflugerville, TX (US);
Kylene Jo Hall, Campbell, CA (US);
Dustin C. Kirkland, Austin, TX (US);
Emily Jane Ratliff, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A computer implemented method, a computer program product, and a data processing system are provided for forecasting risks associated with installing software packages. A software package is selected for installation on a data processing system. The number of updates issued for each software package within the package list is determined within a specified past period of time. Based on the number of updates for the package list over the past period of time, an estimate of the number of updates likely to be issued over a specified future period of time is calculated. The number of updates estimated over the future period of time is an indicator of the risk associated with the installation of software packages on the package list.