SolarWinds, Inc. announced that it has updated SolarWinds Patch Manager, its patch management product, to enable IT professionals to manage any exposure they may have to the latest Java vulnerability that was recently announced. Effective immediately, IT professionals can fully deploy the latest Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 7 patch to their environments using the 30-day free trial version of this product. SolarWinds' patch management solution helps IT pros protect servers, networks and applications against known vulnerabilities and pass patch compliance audits through an automated patch management process.

By downloading the evaluation of SolarWinds Patch Manager, IT pros can quickly and easily deploy the JRE 7 patch and be up and running in a matter of hours, as opposed to days if using scripts or doing it manually. How to Deploy the JRE 7 Patch Using SolarWinds Patch Manager: Step 1: Download the free 30-day SolarWinds Patch Manager evaluation. Step 2: Configure SolarWinds Patch Manager using the Evaluation Guide (instructions for publishing the JRE update are found on page 30).

Step 3: For WSUS, approve the update for installation. For ConfigMgr, add the update to an existing Deployment Package.