Mass deployment of security tools

[Gary Collis <onesl1fox () 27 eclipse co uk>]

Hi all,

Forgive me if this is the wrong mailing list, please point me in the 
right direction if so.

I have been tasked with a project of installing various security 
applications remotely to the desktop, without visiting the individual 
PC's i.e. avoiding sneakernet. I was wondering what the best tool out 
their is for this task? Group policy? Software restriction policies? 
Zen? Altiris? etc. I am open to all suggestions.

(Some background)

I want to install  a number of security applications to windows PC's 
simultaneuosly either without user intervention ( no user is an 
admin/power user etc. ), or by allowing users to install it themselves. 
Software ranges from the basic to more complicated specialist apps etc.

What are my best options?

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