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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2015
Emc Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Yourong Wang, Shanghai, CN;
Eric Wu, Shanghai, CN;
Jackson B. Myers, Cary, NC (US);
Rob P. Munsell, Cary, NC (US);
Brian R. Tetreault, Upton, MA (US);
Daniel K. O'Reilly, Framingham, MA (US);
Robert Kumlin, Wareham, MA (US);
EMC IP Holding Company LLC, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Abstract
A technique identifies a version of a software application for installation on computerized equipment. The technique involves receiving an electronic communication containing a software version database which identifies different versions of the software application. The technique further involves performing an update assessment operation based on the software version database to determine whether there exists newer versions of the software application available for installation on the computerized equipment. The technique further involves providing an electronic notification to a user of the computerized equipment in response to a result of the update assessment operation indicating that there exists newer versions of the software application available for installation on the computerized equipment. The electronic notification identifies, for installation on the computerized equipment, a particular newer version of the newer versions of the software application available for installation on the computerized equipment.