Abstract: A method for providing software updates to a client computing device, includes, responsive to sending a broadcast message requesting available updates addressed from a client computing device network address of the client computing device, receiving at the client computing device network address a response message comprising the update service network address. The method may also include responsive to sending an update request message addressed to an update service associated with an update service network address, receiving at the client computing device network address information for updating software on the client computing device.

Abstract: A method for providing software updates to a client computing device, includes, responsive to sending a broadcast message requesting available updates addressed from a client computing device network address of the client computing device, receiving at the client computing device network address a response message comprising the update service network address. The method may also include responsive to sending an update request message addressed to an update service associated with an update service network address, receiving at the client computing device network address information for updating software on the client computing device.

Abstract: An example method includes retrieving, by a local device (110, 120, 200), security-related data pursuant to a signal from a remote device (110, 120, 200) over a secure connection between the local device (10, 120, 200) and the remote device (110, 120, 200); comparing remote device security-related data identification information (116, 126, 222) to local device security-related data identification information (116, 126, 222) associated with the retrieved security-related data (116, 126, 222); updating the retrieved security-related data (115, 126, 222); and propagating the updated retrieved security-related data (116, 126, 222) to at least one of the remote device (110, 120, 200) or the local device (110, 120, 200) to synchronize a remote device security-related data store (116, 126, 222) and a local device security-related data store (116, 126, 222).

Abstract: An example method includes receiving input from a remote client (110) to launch an application; sending settings (124, 230) associated with the application to the remote client (110); and causing the application to be launched on the remote client (110) pursuant to the settings (124, 230).

Abstract: A first computing device establishes an update service associated with an identifier. When the first computing device receives a broadcast message from a second computing device that includes a network address of the second computing device, the first computing device transmits to the network address a message including the identifier associated with the update service. The update service receives from the second computing device a request including the identifier and in return transmits to the second computing device information about available updates.