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Wednesday, May 07, 2008 11:30 AM

SQL Reporting Services is Coming to Configuration Manager

In Configuration Manager 2007 R2, SQL Reporting Services is an available option for providing ConfigMgr administrators the management and inventory data they need to do their jobs and run their businesses. This offering is a 'side-by-side' offering along
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Wednesday, May 07, 2008 11:09 AM

Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 and R2

Well folks, it has been a long while since I contributed to my blog. This is what two kids will do to a young father. I wanted to take the time to promote the work that my team and I have been involved with for over a year now. Coming later this summer
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Tuesday, June 12, 2007 12:38 PM

New SMS 'Patch Tuesday' PM has a Blog

Dan Conley has been running Patch Tuesday operations here on the Systems Management Server team for some time now and has a blog started to inform the customers of happenings in SMS patch. Check out his blog here: http://blogs.technet.com/dconley/
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Thursday, October 12, 2006 6:26 AM

A New Version of the Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates is Coming

As outlined in knowledge base article 926464 , a new version of the Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates (ITMU) is being released in the November timeframe. This release will focus on making the necessary changes to accomodate the new Windows Update catalog
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Friday, July 21, 2006 11:31 AM

SMS Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates and McAfee: Setting the record straight

More and more companies that use SMS 2003 for software update management are starting to roll out the latest software update tool available: the Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates (ITMU). As this happens, I am seeing a lot of misinformation floating
Posted by bryanke | 3 Comments
Wednesday, July 12, 2006 2:06 PM

SMS 2003 R2 Brings Custom Application Updating to Systems Management Server

I am very pleased to announce the release of Systems Management Server 2003 R2. It has been a real thrill to work on a new set of features for the SMS 2003 product. In my opinion, R2 includes one of the most exiting new innovations in systems management,
Posted by bryanke | 4 Comments
Tuesday, July 11, 2006 2:16 PM

WSUSScan.cab and MSSecure.cab Delayed for Patch Tuesday

There is currently an issue with the release process for the metadata catalogs for MSRC Patch Tuesday. Resolving the issue is a top priority and we do not anticipate it taking much longer. I will update this posting as I am able to share further information.
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Wednesday, February 15, 2006 9:49 AM

Issue for SMS customers deploying MS06-007 who have AU and ITMU running

After the release of MS06-007 on Tuesday 14 February 2006, Microsoft became aware of an issue affecting the installation of MS06-007. Microsoft quickly investigated the issue and determined that customers who attempted to install the MS06-007 security
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Wednesday, November 09, 2005 10:30 AM

Article Describing Windows Update Content Release

This is a good, running KB article for discovering changes in Windows Update content and what might currently be included in the WSUSScan.cab used by SMS Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates. It is also a good resource for discovering why a new CAB might
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Tuesday, November 08, 2005 7:42 AM

WSUSScan.cab Release Info - Nov. 11, 2005

This is a general release information article relating to the availability of the WSUSScan.cab file, a subset of the Windows Update and Microsoft Update patch data that includes information about security updates, update rollups and service packs for
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Monday, October 17, 2005 11:27 AM

SMS ITMU Deployment of MS05-048 (KB 907245)

Some folks have asked me why they are not able to find KB 907245 in the Distribute Software Updates Wizard when approving the October security bulletins from Microsoft. This one is a bit tricky, because the master KB number for MS05-048 is 907045. However,
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Tuesday, October 11, 2005 8:33 AM

SMS ITMU Deployment Guidance for October Security Releases

This is just a quick article to let you know that all Microsoft security updates released for the month of October are detected and deployable using the new SMS Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates (ITMU) available for download at http://www.microsoft.com/smserver/downloads/2003/tools/msupdates.mspx
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Thursday, October 06, 2005 6:02 PM

SMS Security Scan Tools Supported Products

The following article does a nice job of explaining when to use certain SMS security scan tools and what the supported product story is for each. http://myitforum.techtarget.com/blog/osug/archive/2005/08/10/12562.aspx
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Thursday, August 11, 2005 10:14 AM

Windows Installer Requirement and the SMS 2003 Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates

I want to provide some clarification regarding the Windows Installer 3.1 requirement for the newly released SMS 2003 Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates. This tool provides integration with the Windows Update Agent and the catalog of updates available
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Saturday, August 06, 2005 8:58 AM

SMS Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates Pre-Installation Guide Available

In anticipation of the upcoming release of the Systems Management Server 2003 Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates, Microsoft has released a Pre-Installation guide that can help customers prepare their SMS environments for the new tool. As an add on to
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