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No, Essentials 2007 is not a lite version of System Center Operations manager (SCOM.) Lately, it feels like I've been answering that question frequently. Essentials 2007 uses the same basic engine as SCOM, but includes the features of WSUS 3.0. Unlike WSUS 3.0 on it's own, Essentials 2007 also provides support for pushing out and managing software updates for non-Microsoft products. Essentials...

Read More... No Comments 12:15 - Feb 08, 2008

Greg Shield's third article on System Center Essentials 2007 dicusses how SCE 2007 enables software deployment. Essentials 2007 not only provides the features of WSUS 3.0, but also allows the management and patching of non-Microsoft products. Learn more at http://mcpmag.com/columns/columnist.asp?columnistsid=43

Read More... No Comments 11:17 - Feb 07, 2008

Dustin Jones at the System Center Essentials Team Blog posted a heads up. http://blogs.technet.com/systemcenteressentials/archive/2008/01/28/internet-explorer-7-to-be-distributed-via-wsus-in-february.aspx IE 7 will be distributed via WSUS in February as an update rollup package. If you chose the default settings when configuring Updating Management in Essentials 2007, this package will not automatically...

Read More... No Comments 10:26 - Jan 30, 2008

SYMPTOMS: System Center Essentials 2007 relies on both Microsoft Windows Software Update Services (WSUS) and functionality from System Center Configuration Manager 2007 to deploy software updates. Use Microsoft System Center Updates Publisher (SCUP) 3.0 to import software update catalogs. On the command line of the imported catalog is a /qn switch for Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI) updates or for...

Read More... No Comments 13:12 - Jan 17, 2008