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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=095255816-02112007><FONT><FONT
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class=858342221-02112007>H</SPAN>ello!</FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=095255816-02112007><FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=2>The BigFix Product Engineering team has been working hard in
recent months to expand our Solaris<SPAN
class=858342221-02112007> </SPAN><SPAN class=858342221-02112007>patching
support</SPAN>, and we<SPAN class=858342221-02112007> </SPAN><SPAN
class=858342221-02112007>have a few things to show </SPAN>for it<SPAN
class=858342221-02112007>. </SPAN><SPAN
class=858342221-02112007> </SPAN><SPAN
class=858342221-02112007> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=095255816-02112007>First off, some of
you may have already noticed the addition of Solaris 10 x86 content to our
"Patches for Solaris" site. We have added over one hundred Fixlet
messages for security-related and recommended patches for Solaris 10 x86 to
the site.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=095255816-02112007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=095255816-02112007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Secondly, I am<SPAN
class=858342221-02112007> </SPAN><SPAN
class=858342221-02112007>happy </SPAN>to announce the release of version
1.0.0.3 of the BigFix Download Cacher Tool for Solaris. This version
offers some new functionality that I think our customers who use
Solaris can<SPAN class=858342221-02112007> </SPAN><SPAN
class=858342221-02112007>certainly </SPAN>appreciate. </FONT><SPAN
class=095255816-02112007><FONT face=Arial size=2>The latest version of the
Download Cacher can be used to download and<SPAN
class=858342221-02112007> </SPAN><SPAN class=858342221-02112007>cache
</SPAN>Solaris patch packages and Recommended Patch Clusters for Solaris <SPAN
class=858342221-02112007>releases </SPAN>7, 8, 9, and 10 (sparc) as well
as Solaris 10 x86. You can<SPAN
class=858342221-02112007> </SPAN><SPAN
class=858342221-02112007>deploy </SPAN>the tool on a <SPAN
class=858342221-02112007>BES </SPAN>Server machine using the t</FONT><SPAN
class=095255816-02112007><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial><SPAN
class=095255816-02112007>ask "Run Solaris Download Cacher Tool - Windows"
(ID# 5 in the "Patches for Solaris" site) or reference the
following KB article on the BigFix support website for detailed information on
how to run the tool manually:</SPAN> </FONT></FONT>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=095255816-02112007><A
href="http://support.bigfix.com/cgi-bin/kbdirect.pl?id=371">http://support.bigfix.com/cgi-bin/kbdirect.pl?id=371</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV></SPAN></DIV></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=095255816-02112007><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=095255816-02112007>We are also very pleased to announce the addition of
the "Solaris Maintenance" site to our existing patch content for
Solaris. T</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=095255816-02112007><FONT
face=Arial><FONT size=2>he "Solaris Maintenance" site contains Fixlet content
for all non-security and non-recommended patches for Solaris<SPAN
class=858342221-02112007> </SPAN><SPAN class=858342221-02112007>releases
7,</SPAN><SPAN class=858342221-02112007> 8, 9, and </SPAN>10 (sparc)<SPAN
class=858342221-02112007>,</SPAN> and Solaris 10 x86.<SPAN
class=858342221-02112007> The latest version of the BigFix Download Cacher
tool for Solaris can be used to cache the necessary patches for either Solaris
Fixlet site.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=095255816-02112007><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=095255816-02112007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hopefully, this
expanded support for Solaris will be a<SPAN class=858342221-02112007>n exciting
</SPAN><SPAN class=858342221-02112007>addition to our non-Windows patch
content for</SPAN> both our customers who currently use Solaris, and those
who are still considering BigFix as a patching solution for their Solaris
systems. Be on the lookout for more additions in the future, as we
continue to<SPAN class=858342221-02112007> </SPAN><SPAN
class=858342221-02112007>grow </SPAN>and improve our
content.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN
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<DIV><SPAN class=095255816-02112007><SPAN class=858342221-02112007><FONT
face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=613254622-02112007>Thanks!</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=613254622-02112007><FONT
color=#0000ff>-</FONT></SPAN>BigFix Product
Team</FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>