Bruce A Zabava

US Patent:

20060123415, Jun 8, 2006

Filed:

Dec 3, 2004

Appl. No.:

11/004695

Inventors:

Shree Dandekar - Round Rock TX, US
Bruce Zabava - Pflugerville TX, US
Jeremy Ziegler - Pflugerville TX, US

International Classification:

G06F 9/445
G06F 9/44

US Classification:

717177000, 717172000

Abstract:

A method for distributing middleware applications onto an information handling system having a plurality of installed components. The method includes selecting a preferred version of a middleware application based upon the plurality of installed components on the information handling system and installing the preferred version of the middleware application.

US Patent:

20050172280, Aug 4, 2005

Filed:

Jan 29, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/766984

Inventors:

Jeremy Ziegler - Pflugerville TX, US
Bruce Zabava - Pflugerville TX, US

International Classification:

G06F009/44

US Classification:

717168000, 717174000

Abstract:

An operating system has security updates preintegrated to reduce vulnerability of the operating system to malicious programs, such as worms. Preintegration writes update files over corresponding operating system files before boot of the operating system so that malicious programs are not provided an opportunity to attack the operating system during a post-boot security update. An update package extracts update files, such as QFE files, and prepares the update files within a file and directory structure corresponding to the operating system. An overwrite engine running on an alternative operating system writes the update files to the operating system so that the operating system boots secure from attack by worms that the updates are intended to prevent.