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Windows XP SP2 Deployed on Less Than 25% of Corporate XP PCs Says AssetMetrix Research Labs

Companies must be prepared for automated deployment of SP2

OTTAWA, Canada, April 4 /PRNewswire/ -- AssetMetrix(TM), the leading provider of on-demand decision support for IT management, today announced a new addition to its AssetIntelligence(TM) service, Update Policy Manager. With the new feature, IT managers have the ability to enforce corporate policy for updates via Microsoft's Automatic Update service on all PCs within their organizations, without the requirement for Microsoft's Active Directory or SMS. desktop
Update Policy Manager is being launched as the market prepares for April 12, the date Microsoft has said its Automatic Update service will deliver Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), as much as a 266Mb upgrade, to Windows XP-based PCs. In August 2004 Microsoft responded to customer demands to optionally suspend SP2 delivery via their Automatic Update service for a period of eight months. That suspension expires April 12. infosys

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AssetMetrix Research Labs, the research arm of AssetMetrix, today also announced the results of a study into the level of SP2 penetration in the IT environments of 251 North American corporations, consisting of over 136,000 PCs. The analysis found that only 24% of Windows XP PCs surveyed had upgraded to SP2.

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If you've installed a software firewall, or you're using the Windows XP SP2 firewall, you'll have to disable a router's firewall. This is one case in which "the more the merrier" doesn't work. If you haven't installed Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows XP, turn off the Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) and either install a software firewall program or use a router with a firewall feature, as discussed previously. To turn off ICF,

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The complete study is available free on AssetMetrix's Web site:

2. check your current network. All the computers on your network should be talking to each other, and you must have at least one free slot on your router to plug in the new server. At least one of the computers on your network must be ready, willing, and able to run the Windows Home Server connection software. Any Windows XP or Vista machine will suffice. 3. CDs that you will need.

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"Microsoft allowed a significant period of time to accommodate companies' demand to test and validate Windows XP SP2 within their IT infrastructure," said Steve O'Halloran, managing director of AssetMetrix Research Labs. "Based on our research, a substantial number of companies have yet to decide whether to accept or embargo Windows XP SP2. To date, we have observed that 40% of companies using Windows XP have actively avoided upgrading to SP2, and only 7% have actively accepted it. The other 52% of the companies showed no direction or policy towards SP2, and may find themselves having support issues by allowing multiple editions of Windows XP to exist in their infrastructure." hardware
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Companies choosing not to deploy SP2 will be faced with a host of potential issues, including possible incompatibilities with future products such as Internet Explorer 7, or a potential support gap when Microsoft support for Windows XP Service Pack 1 is withdrawn in September 2006. storage
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"In general, we at AssetMetrix Research Labs recommend that companies deploy Service Pack 2, and we recommend proper testing and verification before the April 12 deadline," O'Halloran said. computer sales
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About AssetMetrix's Update Policy Manager printers
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Microsoft's popular Windows Update Service ensures that regular software patches for Windows XP and Windows 2000 are installed appropriately and in a timely fashion. In many organizations, users have the ability to set their Windows automatic updates to determine how and when patches are applied to their system. In many instances, users have disabled the Automatic Update service or turned it off completely. The result is that patches rarely get installed on these PCs and they can become a security threat, as crucial security updates are not implemented. AssetMetrix's Update Policy Manager, included within AssetMetrix's PC inventory tool and made available at no charge to existing customers, can be used by IT managers to enforce corporate policy on Windows updates by disabling the end-user's ability to modify the Microsoft Update Service. This can be achieved without the requirement to deploy Microsoft's SMS or Active Directory. mainframe
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Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, AssetMetrix is the developer of the industry's first managed on-demand asset intelligence service. Through AssetIntelligence(TM), IT executives have the power to analyze their corporate environment, quantify their business and technology risks, and verify the effectiveness of their management tools and policies. AssetMetrix discovers 250+ hardware elements, identifies and categorizes 300,000+ software titles, and reports these findings in over 300 reports, making it the most comprehensive IT Decision Support solution available today. Visit www.assetmetrix.com . network

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