Unicenter® Asset Management Continuous Quality Content - AppDef Revision 54
The CA Content Team is pleased to announce the release of AppDef Revision 54. The new release features several new application definitions representing BEA WebLogic, JRockit, AquaLogic, MobileAware, MessageQ, and Tuxedo products, as well as new releases of Adobe Acrobat, Mercury Diagnostics Profiler, and CA eTrust® Anti-Spam, Internet Security Suite, EZ Antivirus, and Personal Firewall.

Important: In order to import the current revision, the following two criteria must be met:

1. Apply Unicenter Asset Management Console Cumulative Fix QO65962.
   It is mandatory for Administrators to apply Cumulative Fix QO65962 to all Asset Management Console nodes in order to import the current revision. Refer to Cumulative Fix QO65962 documentation.
   
2. Perform Software Normalization Procedures
   It is mandatory for Administrators that have not already upgraded beyond AppDef Release 30 to perform the Software Normalization procedures in order to import the current revision. Instructions for the required Software Normalization procedures are posted on SupportConnect^SM.

Direct access to the links referenced above may be routed through the SupportConnect login page if a session is not previously authenticated.

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Unicenter® Patch Management Best Practices
In order to assist administrators in getting the most out of Unicenter Patch Management's Microsoft Security Hot-Fix Roll-Up Packages, the CA Content Team has created a Best Practices manual for Managing Security Updates.

The purpose of this document is to provide a set of best practices for managing the Microsoft Windows environment, and particularly the application of all required security patches through Unicenter Patch Management. The document contains the following:

• Overview of the Unicenter Patch Management process and standard procedures.
• Discussion of best practices approach to managing your Windows environment, including installation of all necessary Microsoft Windows security patches.
• Sample scenario featuring a walk-through on application of security patches.
• Troubleshooting and customization tips.

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Unicenter® Patch Management April Release
The CA Content Team is pleased to announce the April release of Unicenter Patch Management's Microsoft Security Hot-Fix Roll-up Packages.

The Roll-up Packages includes the following new security patches:

• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-013
  Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (912812)
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-014
  Vulnerability in the Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) Function Could Allow Code Execution (911562)
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-015
  Vulnerability in Windows Explorer Could Allow Remote Code Execution (908531)
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-016
  Cumulative Security Update for Outlook Express (911567)
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-017
  Vulnerability in Microsoft FrontPage Server Extensions Could Allow Cross-Site Scripting (917627)

For up-to-date information on available Unicenter Patch Management patches, please visit the Unicenter Patch Management Information Center.

Please refer to the Unicenter Patch Management Release Notes for the list of all Microsoft patches that are included in the v0604 Roll-up Package.

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