Enterprise wide software version recommendation
US9383993B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 16, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jul 5, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/64
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In an illustrative embodiment of a process for software version recommendation, a computer receives information representative of a software instance at a target machine, analyzes the received information using a set of predefined rules and a set of available updates metadata associated with a particular updates agent and target machine to identify information pertinent to a combination of a respective target machine associated with the particular updates agent. The computer, responsive to a determination to send the identified information as a recommendation to the respective target machine, sends the recommendation to the combination of the respective target machine associated with the particular updates agent.
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