Design Principles

All products created by Shavlik Technologies are built upon the following product principles. There are a number of examples of each principle evident in Shavlik NetChk Protect.

• Simplicity: If a product is difficult to use, chances are it won’t get used, no matter how many bells and whistles it may have. Our interface takes the complexity out of managing security.
  • Easy to scan for and deploy patches enabling IT staff to manage more systems
  • Ease-to-use asset management feature enables you to track and report your software, hardware, and virtual assets.
  • Most direct route to patch compliance
  • Fully automated vulnerability lifecycle
  • Operationalize security, freeing up your critical IT staff for other tasks
  • Facilitates gains in operational efficiency and delivers cost savings by simplifying complex network security
• Thoroughness: Our core security engines enable Shavlik to provide the industry’s deepest and broadest scanning capability that automatically detects and closes the gaps in your security state.
  • Agent-based and agentless technology provides the best coverage
  • Shavlik Technologies is the leader in accuracy, depth, and breadth of status on patches, configurations and unapproved software
  • No need for rescans or use other tools- do it right the first time
  • Detect and remove potentially harmful applications
  • Provides coverage of 3rd Party Applications
  • Used to audit other solutions for errors and omissions
  • Validates that your patch policy requirements were actually implemented
  • Default scan templates report on all installed and missing patches
• Architectural Flexibility: When working with rapidly changing technologies, flexibility is key. NetChk Protect provides you with the control to manage your network the way you want. You decide when and what systems are patched. Start scanning within 30 minutes or design a very detailed plan, it’s your choice.
  Shavlik NetChk Protect is extremely flexible because it:
  • Offers multiple deployment options
  • Is non-intrusive
  • Can operate in either agentless or agent-based modes- you choose
  • Provides the industry’s most flexible and granular deployment options
  • Works with multiple products- Windows 2000 Professional Gold or later, Windows XP Professional SP1 or later, Windows 2000 Server Gold or later, Windows Server 2003 Family, Windows Server 2008 Gold or later and Windows Vista SP1
  • Works with multiple machine types- servers, desktops, laptops, virtual machines
  • Uses XML-based files that are constantly being updated to reflect ever changing software environments.
• Scalability: You want a product that is able to grow with your company. Shavlik NetChk Protect has the ability to accommodate ever increasing numbers of machines and software products.
  • Distributed architecture
  • Centralized management
  • Agent/Agentless to address many different connectivity options
  • Manage thousands of machines from a single console
• Time-to-Value: You want to be able to immediately begin using your investment. With its easy to use and intuitive interface, Shavlik NetChk Protect has you scanning, assessing, and patching your network in no time. Because there are very few setup tasks needed before using the product, the “time-to-value” payoff with Shavlik NetChk Protect is extremely high.

Advanced Network Security Assessment Technology
Network Security Built-In
Patch Management - Extensive Patch Testing Process
Cloud Computing
Agents or Agentless For Flexible Deployment