Dear WSUS users,
I am very excited to announce the release of WSUS 3.0 SP1, now live and ready for download! This is a significant release that represents a huge milestone for all involved and we thank you greatly for your feedback and support through out the life cycle of this project.
The improvements that SP1 offers include:
- Support for Windows Server 2008.
- New Client Servicing API:
- Support client registration.
- Filter of updates by category and classification.
- Provide applicability rule extension mechanism.
- Obtain package metadata and report update status for each client.
- 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.
WSUS 3.0 SP1 is now located at the Microsoft Download Center. To download and to obtain installation instructions, please visit the following Microsoft Web site:
Congratulations team and WSUS community on this great milestone, enjoy!
Cecilia Cole
WSUS Program Manager
Source : WSUS Product Team Blog
More infos : Release Notes for Windows Server Update Services 3.0 SP1, WSUS Techcenter
