Adobe Adopts Monthly Patch Cycle

SpinnerSpinner Birmingham, UK
edited December 2005 in Science & Tech
Adobe has taken a leaf from Microsoft's book and decided to adopt a monthly security patch cycle instead of releasing software fixes on an ad-hoc basis. The move, which is geared to helping customers plan security updates on the basis of predictable schedules, is expected to begin within six months and will apply to most, though not necessarily all, Adobe products.
More software firms are introducing regular patching cycles. Microsoft began the move with the first of its monthly patch batches in October 2003. Oracle moved to a quarterly patching cycle (a move criticised by some as too infrequent) in August 2004.
Source: The Register
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