Hi All,
I am looking for a tool that will let me install updates on to remote machines. I work in a small computer group as a admin. We run monthly scans for out of date patches for 3rd party software. Things like Adobe reader and flash as well as Java.

My problem is that it is getting old walking around to a bunch of machines every month (they are in the same office) to install these updates. What I would like is to be able to install the updates from my desk.

Anyone have anything that they can suggest for this type of update install?

Thanks
One quick and dirty option that springs to mind is www.ninite.com - they do a paid version for $20/month that should work for a small amount of machines, but the free version could work if you had it start up when the machines boot, not the most elegant solution but it'll quickly download and install the latest versions of Adobe Reader, Java, etc, just not Flash.  The paid pro version lets you install things remotely, I haven't however tried this myself so can't speak from PERSONAL experience - I've only used the free version to save time when reinstalling family & friend's PCs.
There are several other options available if Ninite doesn't fit your needs, it just depends what your exact setup is (e.g. domain or workgroup), how much automation is required, how much time you have to INVEST in this, and what your BUDGET is.Thanks...I will take a look at it. It does seem to be along the LINES of what I am looking to do.

I work in a small domain. The ideal setup would be to be able to push out a set of patches at night when the users are not logged in.

I know Ninite Pro can be scheduled so that may work, if the PCs aren't left on then you'd obviously need to do something like have them all go to sleep at the end of the day and then schedule a wake-up timer.
We were looking into trying out Ninite Pro at work but we WENT down the SCCM route - obviously a truck-load more expensive but worth it in our case for the approx 350 machines we manage as it does so much more than software installs, although that's one of the most visible benefits, and we needed the additional manageability, if that's a word, which SCCM provides.