Updating Final Cut Pro with ARD 3

when I try to push a FCP update using ARD, it will fail with no error message returned. All the other updaters will work with no issues, including other Pro Apps updaters, like DVD Studio Pro. I've had this problem with previous FCP updaters, so i'm thinking it's something to do with how Apple packages the FCP updaters.
Everything is up to date otherwise, OS version, ARD, etc.
Is there a work around to this? It's really frustrating having to manually start updates on 80-odd machines.

One workaround would be to send the following UNIX command (send it as root if the logged-in user isn't an administrator):
softwareupdate -i -a
That will have each workstation download and install all available updates. You can also specify what updates to install:
softwareupdate -i <updatename>
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