From: Caretaker@SEA-TUG.com Subject: SEA-TUG MEETING ALERT Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 16:32:00 +0000 The next Sea-Tug meeting will be held Wednesday, March 9th. Time: 6:15 - 8:30 pm Where: NHCTC Emerging Technology Center, Pease Tradeport, Portsmouth, NH Who: System Engineers, Network Engineers, Network Administrators, Help Desk Professionals, etc Meeting Agenda: 6:15 - Introduction & User Group Business & Ordering Food 6:30 - Presentation 8:00 - Questions and Answers 8:15 - Post meeting socializing at Red Hook Brewery This month's topic: ----------------------------------- Oh what a difference a patch makes! ----------------------------------- All software can have bugs, that's why all software needs patches and that’s why this meeting we are talking about Patch Management. Failure to patch system vulnerabilities can lead to costly system downtime, loss of data, damage to your organization's reputation, and even legal consequences. Peg Eaton from Ecora is going to talk about Software Engineering, Patch Management and overall Best Practices. Ecora provides a total configuration management solution that automates multi- platform configuration reporting, change monitoring, and patch management. Ecora's solutions enhance efficiency and reduce the costs associated with IT compliance, business continuity, and vulnerability assessment while providing the means to monitor change and plan for recovery. About SEA-TUG: SEA-TUG is a technical user group (ie: for System Admins, not home users) meeting once a month on topics relating to IT Infrastructure, Hardware, Networks, Software, Security, Infrastructure, Deployment, etc. meeting on the second Wednesday of each month. Visit http://www.sea-tug.com for more information.