Microsoft extends SUS 1.0 support, again
eWeek | at | by Mike
Microsoft just can't seem to pull the plug on Software Update Services 1.0. The Redmond, Wash., company was all set to retire the patch distribution software on Dec. 6, 2006, but after listening to what it is described as "customer feedback," Microsoft has extended support for SUS 1.0 for another seven months.
The extension means that IT managers have until July 10, 2007, to migrate to WSUS, the new enterprise patch-management platform currently being beta tested.
Microsoft released WSUS to manufacturing in June 2005 and has spent the last few years prodding users to upgrade, but, for a myriad of reasons, patch management administrators have struggled to migrate.