System Center Guide

Microsoft has released WSUS 3.0 SP1.  This package contains all the components you require to install WSUS 3.0 and SP1.  The server component is supported on Windows Server 2003 SP1 and Windows Server 2008.

WSUS is Microsoft’s free patching solution for Microsoft products, not just Windows.

The improvements include:

• Support for Windows Server 2008.
• New Client Servicing API.
• Improvements for local publishing: supports publishing of drivers within the enterprise by using vendor provided catalogs. API include support for bundles and prerequisites.
• All hotfixes: WSUS 3.0 SP1 includes all the changes and hotfixes that have been issued since the release of WSUS 3.0.
• Support for Microsoft SQL Server 2005: WSUS 3.0 SP1 lets you use SQL Server 2005.

Microsoft also released a number of documents for you to read:

• Operations Guide
• Step-by-Step Guide
• Deploying WSUS 3.0 SP1
• Overview
• Release Notes

Cecilia Cole, Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) program manager, announced today on Microsoft’s WSUS team blog that the service will force-push out Internet Explorer 7 to organizations with WSUS set to auto-approve updates. The rollout will come on Feb. 12, the same day Microsoft is scheduled to release that month’s Patch Tuesday update.

Read more about this in the KB article.