Q. Can I deploy updates to non-Microsoft applications using System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)?

A. Microsoft has released System Center Updates Publisher 2011, which lets you deploy and track third party and in-house application updates using SCCM 2007, 2012 Beta 2, or System Center Essentials 2007. Now you can use SCCM to manage updates for all applications within your organization, the same technologies that have enabled rich update management for Microsoft OSs and applications.