Unicenter® Asset Management r4.0 AppDef Revision 59
The CA Content Team is pleased to announce the release of AppDef Revision 59.

Key Components/Features Added

• Microsoft Office Publisher 2000, Microsoft Windows Defender, Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002, Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003
• Java 2 Runtime Environment, SE, NetBeans IDE
• CA eTrust® Policy Compliance - Web Update Manager 7.4.2, CA eTrust Policy Compliance - WorldView 7.4.2
• Oracle Secure Backup, Adobe Acrobat, Nero Burning ROM, Macromedia Shockwave Player, Apple QuickTime Player
• Utilities - Alcohol 120%, CloneCD, DeadAIM, Download Accelerator Plus, Everest Home Edition, PowerArchiver, RoboForm, Realplayer, PowerISO, WinRAR, and WinZip

IMPORTANT: In order to import the current revision to r4.0, the following two criteria must be met.

• Apply Unicenter Asset Management r4 Console Cumulative Fix QO81414.
  It is mandatory for Administrators to apply Cumulative Fix QO81414 to all Asset Management Console nodes in order to accommodate the volume of this revision, which exceeds the capacity of currently un-patched installations. Refer to Cumulative Fix QO81414 documentation.
• 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 most effectively integrate the current revision with existing signature data. 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 September Content Release
The CA Content Team is pleased to announce the September release of Unicenter Patch Management's Microsoft Security Rollup packages is available.

The Rollup package includes the following new security bulletins:

• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-052
  Vulnerability in Pragmatic General Multicast (PGM) Could Allow Remote Code Execution (919007)
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-053
  Vulnerability in Indexing Service Could Allow Cross-Site Scripting (920685)
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-054
  Vulnerability in Microsoft Publisher Could Allow Remote Code Execution (910729)

The Rollup package also includes the following re-release security bulletins:

• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-040
  Vulnerability in Server Service Could Allow Remote Code Execution (921883)
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-042
  Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (918899)

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

Please refer to the UPM Release Notes for the list of all Microsoft patches that are included in the v0609 Roll-up Package.

UPM News: Now you can access the latest news regarding Unicenter Patch Management with the convenience of the new RSS feed.

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Unicenter ® Patch Management New Traditional Chinese Content
The CA Content Team is pleased to announce the inclusion of Chinese Traditional (ZH-TW) Service Pack packages for Unicenter Patch Management (UPM) customers. The 14 custom packages account for different installation options. They are as follows:

Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 consists of two (2) installation options:

• Archive OFF
• Archive ON

Windows XP Service Pack 1 consists of two (2) installation options:

• Archive OFF
• Archive ON

Windows XP Service Pack 2 consists of six (6) installation options:

• Archive OFF
• Archive OFF, Firewall OFF
• Archive OFF, Firewall OFF, Intranet Popup OFF
• Archive ON
• Archive ON, Firewall OFF
• Archive ON, Firewall OFF, Intranet Popup OFF

Note: Firewall ON, Intranet Popup ON are enabled by default.

Windows 2003 Service Pack 1 consists of four (4) installation options:

• Archive OFF
• Archive OFF, Intranet Popup OFF
• Archive ON
• Archive ON, Intranet Popup OFF

Note: Intranet Popup ON is enabled by default.

Please visit Unicenter Patch Management Information Center for additional information.

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Unicenter® Patch Management Support for Windows XP SP1 Ends October 10, 2006
The CA Content Team would like to remind users that Microsoft Support for Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 ends on October 10, 2006. As a result, the October 2006 (0610) release of Unicenter Patch Management Content will be the last to feature roll-ups for this operating system and service pack level. Support for Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 will continue to be featured in ongoing updates.

For more information, please refer to the Microsoft website.

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Unicenter® Patch Management Support for Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-049 Released September 26, 2006
On September 26, 2006, Microsoft released Security Bulletin MS06-049, regarding a security update for Internet Explorer.

The CA Content Team has re-released roll-ups as the following updates to address this bulletin:

• CA - Windows 2000 Post SP4 EN 32Bit x86 - FULL Security Rollup v0609.01
• CA - Windows 2000 Post SP4 FR 32Bit x86 - FULL Security Rollup v0609.01
• CA - Windows 2000 Post SP4 IT 32Bit x86 - FULL Security Rollup v0609.01
• CA - Windows 2000 Post SP4 DE 32Bit x86 - FULL Security Rollup v0609.01
• CA - Windows 2000 Post SP4 ES 32Bit x86 - FULL Security Rollup v0609.01
• CA - Windows 2000 Post SP4 JA 32Bit x86 - FULL Security Rollup v0609.01

Microsoft released the patch for a vulnerability in the Windows Kernel which could result in elevation of privilege. This affects Windows 2000 Server installation only.

For more information, please refer to the Unicenter Patch Management Information Center.

IMPORTANT POLICY INFORMATION:

For those customers who have already accepted and utilized the previously released version (v0609.00) of any of the above-referenced UPM patches in a UPM policy:

To ensure that the managed machines receive the re-released patch, the suggested approach is to include UPM patch Windows2000-KB920958-v2-x86 to the existing UPM policy.

For those customers who have not yet accepted the previous version (v0609.00) of any of the above-referenced patches:

Be advised that you will no longer be able to accept the previous version (v0609.00). UPM will generate a download error because Microsoft has pulled the original version of patch Windows2000-KB920958-x86.exe from their download site.

Instead, please accept and utilize the updated version (v0609.01) of the above-referenced patches. No additional action will be required, as the original Microsoft patch has been replaced by the re-released Microsoft patch within the patch content by the CA Content Team.

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Unicenter® Patch Management Support for Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-055 Released September 26, 2006
On September 26, 2006, Microsoft released Security Bulletin MS06-055, regarding a security update for Internet Explorer.

The CA Content Team has released the following updates to address this bulletin:

• IE5.01sp4-KB925486-Windows2000sp4-x86 Critical
• WindowsXP-KB925486-x86 Critical
• IE6.0sp1-KB925486-WindowsXP-x86 Critical
• IE6.0sp1-KB925486-Windows2000-x86

Microsoft released the patch for a Vector Markup Language (VML) vulnerability that currently has an exploit in the wild.

These patches will be included in the October 2006 (0610) release of Unicenter Patch Management Content, although administrators are encouraged to deploy the interim patches immediately.

For more information, please refer to the Unicenter Patch Management Information Center.

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CA World® 2007
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Apply today in one or more of the following categories:

• Vision Award for IT's support of enterprise success.
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Application deadline is December 01, 2006. Inspire us with your story today!

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