SUMo stands for Software Update Monitor. It is a very powerful software through which you can update your system using latest version of much desired software. It displays small window screen in the corner of your system for updating when you open a new program. Therefore, it keeps your PC up-to-date.
SUMo can automatically scan the system for installed software and checks for available updates. It also filters the Beta version of the software. The user can also select some particular program that he would like SUMo to track. In comparison to other software, it is more compatible and less false positive. It provides internationalized support to the customer.
SUMo is one of the best software currently available in the market. It seems to be faster than FileHippo.com UDC and Secunia PSI. Along with scanning the installed software, it also checks the program files for more results. Therefore, the user can select complete or limited scan. The main advantage of SUMo is that it will open the links from where the user can download the updates, whereas in other software they will automatically open the download page, hence using SUMo, the user can select from where updates should be installed.
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At first did not like it, since it took so long to scan thru all my programs etc on start up, then figured out how to go through and tried to uncheck certain programs from scan. Wish it had better options to do this like option to only scan my video or audio programs, or PC utility programs only.
After a going through and adding many programs to the ignore list, SUMo does load and scan faster now, but I wish it was much faster still and gave more custom scan options.
Some addtl feedback issues had:
**Even when selected Ignore my Microsoft files- SUMo still pulls up a bunch of the same old broken or missing files in scan, cannot find an option to overlook or ignore these files.
**Found many major and minor program updates shown in SUMo, are just not accurate or valid.
Overall, still a nice little program, that I hope they keep improving!
I really tested many of them, also Software Informer.
But SUMo is much better!
Pros:
+ You can add folders to scan so SUMo detects also portable applications (that are not installed)
+ SUMo detects installed versions better than other update manager
+ New versions are added very quickly to the SUMo database (in Software Informer some reported updates took weeks until they were offered)
+ SUMo does not steal your user-data (the SUMo server never know what software a specific user has installed)
+ Very quick and very friendly support