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Shavlik Technologies, LLC Shavlik Unveils Free GUI-Based Patch Management Tool New HFNetChkLT™ Provides Unlimited Scanning and Automatic Deployment of Microsoft Security Updates St. Paul, Minn and Atlanta, Ga (September 12, 2002) – Shavlik Technologies, LLC, a leading provider of vulnerability assessment and remediation tools for the Microsoft platform, today announced at Networld+Interop the immediate availability of HFNetChkLT, a free graphical user interface-based (GUI) patch management utility. The release of HFNetChkLT marks the one-year anniversary of Shavlik’s original patch management product, HFNetChk, which now has more than one million downloads worldwide. HFNetChkLT is a full-featured patch management solution that enables information technology (IT) managers to perform automated scans of an unlimited number of computers, detect systems that are missing security updates, push operating system security fixes to every machine that requires them, and create detailed assessment and remediation reports. Like Shavlik’s HFNetChkPro, the company’s enterprise-class patch management system, HFNetChkLT provides users with real-time access to Microsoft’s patch database, ensuring HFNetChkLT is up-to-date once Microsoft posts new patch fixes. In addition, Shavlik’s open, non-proprietary XML database takes the guess work out of patch management by allowing users to see exactly what each Microsoft patch is doing. HFNetChkLT also gives users the ability to use proxy servers. No other free patch management utility comes close to this level of functionality. “Patch management enables organizations to stay ahead of the vulnerability curve, yet many organizations feel the time and effort required is not worth it,” said Mark Shavlik, CEO of Shavlik Technologies. “By offering HFNetChkLT for free, we’re providing IT managers withSHAVLIK UNVEILS FREE GUI-BASED PATCH MANAGEMENT TOOL, Page 2 of 2 the opportunity to take the appropriate preventive steps to shore up their network vulnerabilities, rather than pay the price of clean up after a system exploit.” About HFNetChkLT HFNetChkLT is built on the same technology Shavlik licenses to Microsoft, which Microsoft distributes in its popular HFNetChk and Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) products. HFNetChkLT enables small businesses to scan for missing operating system patch updates on an unlimited number of machines within the organization, and push patch fixes to two machines at a time. Free HFNetChkLT downloads will not time-out on users and do not require special keys. Downloads are available at http://www.shavlik.com. About Shavlik Technologies Founded in 1993, Shavlik Technologies, LLC is a privately held software product and consulting firm located in St. Paul, Minnesota. The company’s family of network security tools for the Microsoft platform helps organizations stay abreast of new external and internal security threats, including hacker and malicious code attacks. The company’s flagship product, Shavlik HFNetChkPro, is licensed to Microsoft and has hundreds of thousands of users worldwide. Shavlik customers include Coca Cola, the FDA, Pfizer, UCLA, the US Navy and the University of Washington. Shavlik is headquartered at 4750 White Bear Parkway, St. Paul, MN, 55110. The company can be reached via phone at (800) 690-6911, via fax at (651) 426-3345, via email at [email protected], or via the Web at http://www.shavlik.com. ### |