The increasing number of IT security threats puts con-

stant pressure on system administrators to quickly

deploy patches. As new vulnerabilities are discovered,

hackers are quickly creating viruses to exploit these

vulnerabilities. The time between vulnerability discov-

ery and exploit is shrinking, causing organizations to

abandon change management procedures in favor of

fast deployment. But deploying patches without test-

ing can have unintended consequences. Critical appli-

cations, even operating systems, can be disrupted.

End users are wary of changes to their desktops. And

the increasing complexity and interdependency of

applications makes it difficult to predict what a patch

will do to your organization’s systems.

WISE PACKAGE STUDIO

How can you strike a balance between cautious change management procedures andthe need to quickly deploy patches? The key is automated and efficient processes, whichallow you to quickly analyze and test patches before deployment. Wise Package Studiooffers everything you need to quickly test and prepare patches for deployment. WithWise Package Studio you can:

• Quickly assess the impact the patch will have on your production environment

• Create a focused, efficient test plan based on patch impact assessment

• Perform lab-based functional testing on the patch and those applications thatmay be affected

• ”Test fly” the patch in production without risk

With proper patch management processes and tools, you reduce downtime, adhere toquality assurance processes, speed deployment and minimize impact on end users.

How Does Wise Package Studio Help?All of the industry-leading processes and tools Wise Package Studio provides for packag-ing, customizing and testing applications can also be used to prepare patches fordeployment. Wise Package Studio offers a four-phase process that helps you quickly andefficiently assess and test patches.

• Patch impact assessment is a way to check for conflicts with all ofyour applications and components. As you package applications and patches, thedetailed information about every component of your desktop environment isstored in the Wise Software Repository. When a new patch arrives, you can importit into this database, identify conflicts with other desktop components, and usethis information to focus testing.

• Patch testing provides an automatically-generated test plan using TestExpert to guide you through multiple test cases.

• Preflight Deployment™ testing allows you to test the patch installationin the production environment without disrupting end-user machines. PreflightDeployment creates a “zero touch” package that simulates installation and gen-erates reports identifying potential problems.

• Deployment grouping allows you to group multiple patches into a sin-gle self-installing package for easier deployment.

Stop patch deployment problems with fast, efficient patch impact assessment and testing

Preparing Patches for Deployment with Wise Package Studio

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Patch impact assessment is one part of an overall patch management solution. Patchimpact assessment is included in the Wise Package Studio suite of products. Formore information, visit www.wise.com, or call 734 456 2100.

Wise Package Studio offers advanced integration with Altiris® IT lifecycle management products, including Altiris Patch Management Solution™. For additional patch management functionality, such as automated patch discoveryand distribution, visit www.altiris.com.

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