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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2005
Sean Moshir, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Christopher A. H. Andrew, Chandler, AZ (US);
Jack Lee Hudler, Allen, TX (US);
Leon LI, Mesa, AZ (US);
Jonathan M. Gordon, Mesa, AZ (US);
Michael Bacon, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Noah Williams, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Jonathan Lane, Reno, NV (US);
James J. Horton, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Dan Ferguson, Orem, UT (US);
Sean Moshir, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Christopher A. H. Andrew, Chandler, AZ (US);
Jack Lee Hudler, Allen, TX (US);
Leon Li, Mesa, AZ (US);
Jonathan M. Gordon, Mesa, AZ (US);
Michael Bacon, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Noah Williams, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Jonathan Lane, Reno, NV (US);
James J. Horton, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Dan Ferguson, Orem, UT (US);
Lumension Security, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and configured storage media are provided for discovering software updates, discovering if a given computer can use the software update, and then updating the computers with the software as needed automatically across a network without storing the updates on an intermediate machine within the network. Furthermore, when a failure is detected, the rollout is stopped and the software can be automatically removed from those computers that already were updated. The software update can be stored originally at an address that is inaccessible through the network firewall by intermediately uploading the software update to an update computer which is not a part of the network but has access through the firewall, which is then used to distribute the update.