Shavlik Technologies Announces Availability of New UNIX(R) Patch Management Solution

Shavlik Technologies, a leading provider of security software solutions, today announced the availability of
Shavlik HFNetChkPro(TM) for Solaris(R) to support patch assessment and deployment on computers running Solaris 7, 8 or 9. Shavlik HFNetChkPro(TM) for Solaris(R) is the only agentless automated patch management tool for the Solaris operating system, providing the user with a common user experience and set of capabilities for UNIX and Linux(R).

Due to customer demand for patching functionality to address the widespread growth of UNIX systems, Shavlik Technologies added patch management support for the Solaris(R) and Linux(R) Red Hat(R) operating systems, with additional platform support for AIX(R) and HP-UX(R) coming soon.

"We've invested much of our resources in providing patch management solutions for the Windows(R) operating environment, and by providing a patch management tools for the UNIX environment, we offer our customers a more comprehensive network security solution," said Mark Shavlik, president and CEO of Shavlik Technologies. "The combination of Windows and multiple UNIX patching capabilities provides customers access to a comprehensive solution to better protect and secure IT infrastructures."

About Shavlik Technologies, LLC
Shavlik Technologies helps information technology managers and administrators manage computer system security including assessment, security scanning and remediation of security vulnerabilities due to missing patches, weak accounts and passwords. Shavlik's security solutions include Shavlik HFNetChkPro(TM), the industry standard for security patch management, Shavlik Security Agents(TM), the company's new agent-based patch management solution, Shavlik HFNetChkPro(TM) for Linux, the company's web-based interface for the
Linux environment, Shavlik EnterpriseInspector(TM), a powerful network inspection tool, and Shavlik AccountInspector(TM), an interactive account and password security tool.

Founded in 1993, Shavlik licenses its industry-leading technology to partners including BindView, BladeLogic, BMC Software, Endforce, Intuit, iPass, Microsoft, NetIQ, Quest Software, ScriptLogic, SuppportSoft and
Symantec. Shavlik can be reached at http://www.shavlik.com .

Shavlik Technologies is a registered trademark in the United States and certain other countries, of Shavlik Technologies. Additional Shavlik product names are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Shavlik Technologies. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners.


SOURCE Shavlik Technologies, LLC
Web Site: http://www.shavlik.com

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