SecureSynergy, a Mumbai-based technology services company and leader in information assurance, on Wednesday launched its automated patch management solution - PatchEasy.

PatchEasy offers organizations of all sizes an efficient and effective way to manage and deploy patches with ease, SecureSynergy said. In large enterprises with complex networking environments patch management process can be even more challenging, it added.

PatchEasy enables enterprises to review and deploy patches that have been thoroughly tested for inter-dependencies and compatibility within their unique IT environment, the company said. PatchEasy makes the otherwise complicated process very simple ensuring that corporate information is secure along with robust management reporting features, it added.

PatchEasy automates patch management for all Microsoft business and consumer applications like Windows Server 2003, XP, IIS, MS Office, Internet Explorer and several others. SecureSynergy would start supporting Sun Microsystems' Solaris and the popular open source platform Linux from the next quarter.

The company has already deployed PatchEasy on 10,000 desktops in India and about 4,200 abroad, said Anil Menon, Senior Vice President, SecureSynergy. It has so far secured 5 clients in India and 2 abroad, he added.

SecureSynergy has sold the product in Middle-East, Egypt and other Gulf countries, and expects to launch it in Australia and New Zealand by March, Menon said.

The company would market PatchEasy through its exclusive national distributor, Tech Pacific, and also through its own 5 locations across the country, Menon said.

Menon said that SecureSynergy sees the Indian market for the product at around Rs2.04bn. In the first year of operations the company aims to deploy PatchEasy on 2 lakh PCs and expects to earn Rs102mn, he added.

SecureSynergy charges Rs500 per desktop. PatchEasy is also available on a subscription basis for one year, two years and three years, Menon said. The cost per unit in overseas market is between US$18-24, he said.

"Every week 60 new software vulnerabilities and more than 100 new viruses are detected with companies receiving an average of 300 IT-related security threats each month. Closely monitoring, testing and staying current with security patches on all systems goes a long way in addressing the most common vulnerabilities," said Capt. Felix Mohan, CEO, SecureSynergy.

"Traditional manual approach to patch deployment is bound to fail because the volume of patches, network incidents and application vulnerabilities are outstripping the ability of IT staff to keep up to date and ready. PatchEasy is expected to bring in huge savings to enterprises in terms of money and time while keeping control of the process and reports," said Menon.