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Welcome
to AdventNet
SecureCentralTM PatchQuest
A pragmatic solution to automatic patch management |
The steady increase in network vulnerabilities and the sheer volume of software patches that fix these threats, over the years; has created a need for strict and efficient patch management in enterprises to avoid business downtime and to secure themselves against mishaps due to attacks.
The best way to address this problem, is to have a systematic, automated and affordable solution that is robust and manages patches effectively. With the needs of system administrators in mind, AdventNet comes out with a solution, from its stable of security products under the 'SecureCentral' brand, that will extend the capacity of IT staff and enable them to respond to computer threats in quick time. All this in compliance to the patch management life cycle and with a fresh perspective to network security.
"PatchQuest is an automated, patch management software for distributing and managing patches, security hotfixes and updates across heterogeneous networks comprising of Windows, Red Hat Linux and Debian Linux systems, in just a few simple clicks".
PatchQuest manages patches for the following operating systems and applications :
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Feature |
Description |
| » Patch management over the internet (from Build 4300) | Manage machines that are spread across different geographical locations over the internet |
| » International Language Support (from Build 4200) | Support for scanning and patching non-English Windows OS like Spanish, German, Italian, French, Japanese, Chinese to name a few. |
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» Ease of installation |
No prerequisite software installations required |
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» Policy based scans |
Scan machines based on custom criteria (policies) - schedules, machine-group based to name a few |
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» Accurate patch validation |
Checking for correctness and completion of patch installation by verifying file change details, registry change details & checksum values of patches identified |
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» Handling of obsolete / superceded patches |
Appropriate detection and display of patches that are no longer valid as well as patches that can be replaced with higher patch versions |
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» Multiple patch deployments |
Deployment of more than one patch in a single machine as well as a single patch to be installed simultaneously in multiple machines |
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» Remote reboot options |
Ability to specify and control reboot of the machine after single and multiple patch installations |
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» System Inventory tracking |
Detection of software installed in all client machines |
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» Secure mode of communication |
Encrypted data transfer between server and target machines |
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» Intelligent alerting features |
E-mail messages sent for completion, abortion, other failures, for different tasks like scanning, patch download and patch installation |
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» Audit information |
Recording audit information of various tasks done |
| » Rich, graphical reporting | Graphs and charts embedded into the reports for an at-a-glance look at the progress of patch management operations |
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