System, method, and computer program product for automatically updating software on a client computer system

摘要: A system and method update client computers of various end users with software updates for products installed on the computers, manufacturered by diverse, unrelated vendors. The includes a service provider computer system, number vendor systems communicating common network. stores in an database information about diverse vendors, identifying which are available, their location network at systems, stored thereon, determining such products, have available. Users connect to obtain current version portions database. determines that using this information, from database, based product name release products. user selects installation. selected downloaded computer. Payment is mediated Authentication ensures only registered updates. virus free uncorrupted. Changes during installation monitored archived, allowing be subsequently removed user.