Microsoft has released Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), formerly known as Software Update Service (SUS) & then later changed to Windows Update Services (WUS). For now its called Windows Server Update Services. WSUS enables administrators to quickly and reliably deploy critical updates to their Windows 2000-based servers as well as desktop computers running Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP Professional.<\/p>\n
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\n– Windows XP Professional
\n– Windows 2000
\n– Office 2003
\n– Office XP
\n– Exchange Server 2003
\n– SQL Server 2000
\n– MSDE
\n– Additional Microsoft products over time<\/p>\n