Microsoft Corp. Tuesday confirmed that it will release in March a beta version of what it is calling a unified software update service for consumers and small and midsize businesses. Called Microsoft Update, the service will provide a single location for users to get security and performance patches for Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Office 2003 and Exchange Server 2003.
Microsoft Update is designed to be "a superset of Windows Update, which will continue to exist" as a security and performance patch server for system administrators for medium and large enterprises, said Gary Schare, Microsoft's director of security product management in Redmond, Wash. Both Microsoft Update and Windows Update are designed to give users and administrators a single place where they can go to get security and performance patches for Microsoft products.
News source: eWeek
Microsoft Update is designed to be "a superset of Windows Update, which will continue to exist" as a security and performance patch server for system administrators for medium and large enterprises, said Gary Schare, Microsoft's director of security product management in Redmond, Wash. Both Microsoft Update and Windows Update are designed to give users and administrators a single place where they can go to get security and performance patches for Microsoft products.
News source: eWeek
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Since when did MS release patches multiple times in a day? :|
This is promoted as "a single place where they [users/admins] can go", but there are two of them with similar function. Reading the eWeek article didn't clear up anything for me, either.
Or then what's the difference between MS update and Win Update?
It will include Office & Exchange updates as well...
I'm curious.
http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/v5a/default.aspx?ln=en-us
What is it ? Whats wrong with Windows Update?
They're still launching the site, so expect problems
Dear Microsoft Update beta tester,
On Tuesday Bill Gates announced Microsoft Update, a new service that will be previewed in the upcoming Microsoft Update Beta Program* scheduled to begin in mid-March. During this beta, you will have the opportunity to test this new service and to provide valuable feedback to the Microsoft Update team.
Key features of Microsoft Update (MU) include the following:
· MU will offer security and reliability updates for Windows, Office, and other Microsoft applications in a single convenient location. Specific products and versions included in the beta will be identified in an announcement which will be sent to you in early March.
· MU will enable users to install security and reliability updates for Windows and other Microsoft products using Automatic Updates.
For the WUv5 Beta Program, we selected testers primarily for their Windows knowledge. As MU adds other products, we need to ensure that we have testers who can successfully test those products during the MU beta. To identify any gaps in our tester mix, I have released three very short surveys asking about your experience with Office, Exchange, and SQL. If you have expertise with any of these products, please complete the survey for that product. All three surveys are optional and do not affect your continued participation in the coming MU Beta Program. If you have not already taken them, they will be removed on March 3rd 2005.
Recall that beta participation includes your agreement to complete occasional surveys during the course of the beta. I have posted only one required survey, WU REFRESH, which takes less than two minutes to complete. Information from this survey is important to the internal MU team. As you get into this beta, you will find those two minutes to have been well-spent!
I look forward to working with you very soon.
Warm regards,
Roger Holland
Beta Coordinator
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