FRAMINGHAM (12/08/2003) - Patching is such a headache these days that a number of security experts have gotten together to form PatchManagement.org, a support group where network managers, systems administrators and security professionals can discuss all things patching. The discussion list will focus on operating systems, applications and network devices. The moderators will include Eric Schultze, chief security architect for Shavlik Technologies LLC and former program manager for the Microsoft Corp. Security Response Center; Tina Bird, a member of the Information Security team at Stanford University; Jason Chan, principal security architect for @stake Inc.; and Ben Laurie, director of the Apache Software Foundation. The discussion starts at www.patchmanagement.org.