[CTS] Re: Anti Virus (Corporate)
- From: Hal Brown <hal@xxxxxxxx>
- To: computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 19:09:21 -0500
RR has a business plan here. I just put two accounts in a business. It's
not cheap by any means, but they have different levels of service depending
on the bandwidth you need. Both of these accounts have 3MB download and (I
think) 768Kb upload. I repeat, it's not cheap, but it's good service.
On Mon, Dec 16, 2002 at 05:39:35PM -0500, Eric C. Vogel duly noted:
>
>I tired TimeWarner RoadRunner, in this area and cannot get it (nor
>Earthinlink Cable, as they use TW) I assume they see the address as a
>business, which is fine, I was hoping by now they would have a Pro plan or
>something for businesses. I think mine does for $90 a month. (Home based TW
>is a Dynamic IP (YUK!)).
>
>
>
>Thank you,
>Eric Vogel
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Mike Tavares" <miketavares@xxxxxxxxx>
>To: <computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 5:24 PM
>Subject: [CTS] Re: Anti Virus (Corporate)
>
>
>>
>> Truly depends on how much work you really want to do.
>>
>> (I have 12,000+ users so I already have my hands full)
>>
>> Nav Corporate ED will give you a centralized console. The console will go
>> out and grab the Live updates and it will push the updates to all of the
>> workstations. (so far in the 2 years I have used it, I have never had to
>go
>> to a users desktop to install an AV engine update. You can view in the
>> console who has gotten the updates, who hasn't, who is infected, etc. You
>> can set up a centralized quarantine. Reporting and tracking outbreaks is
>> easier, and you save on bandwidth because only one computer goes out to
>the
>> internet to grab the updates instead of everyone.
>>
>> Before we installed the corporate version we were using the standalone NAV
>> and had at best 10-20% of the PC/Servers updated with all the current
>> updates. Since NAV corporate has been installed at all of our sites that
>> coverage has gone well into the 98-99% range. (you can configure the
>> software to install via login scripts, or SMS, you can set it up so the
>> uninstall program is password protected.
>>
>> As for the Exchange plug in. It has been my experience that it is
>generally
>> far cheaper and less of an admin headache to dump exchange for another
>mail
>> package, then it is trying to ensure your mail system is not spreading all
>> the virus's that are written for exchange (with or with AV software
>scanning
>> it). But that is my opinion and mine alone. As I said I have 12,000
>users
>> all using Lotus Notes Mail, and I have yet to see 1 lotus notes client
>> sending a virus to everyone in the users addressbook. The company that
>just
>> recently purchased us is an exchange shop, and 30+ times in the last 3
>> months there entire exchange infrastructure (65,000+ users) has been
>brought
>> to its knees by outlook virus. (5+ years and I had to bring any of my
>> servers down to clean up a virus outbreak).
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Eric C. Vogel" <ericcvogel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 4:56 PM
>> Subject: [CTS] Anti Virus (Corporate)
>>
>>
>> > Our current virus protection setup up is this:
>> > SystemWorks Std. 2002 on ALL workstations. (Has Norton Anti Virus)
>> >
>> > We are thinking of doing the following:
>> > SystemWorks 2003 Std. All workstations
>> > or
>> > NAV 8.0 corp w/ Exchange add-on.
>> >
>> > Any reason to go to corporate?
>> > I am still scratching my head. Outlook 2002 gets the e-mail from our web
>> site host in Texas, and then it comes in and Outlook puts it in the
>Exchange
>> Server (This way SystemWorks scans it). Outgoing e-mail goes out via
>Outlook
>> 2002 specified Exchange Server (SMTP).
>> >
>> > Anyway a virus can get by since the workstation catches everything?
>> >
>> > All workstations will be set to get Virus Def.'s automaticly, and when
>> LiveUpade prompts for new Virus Engine updates, I can go around and run
>> LiveUpdate.
>> > Thank you,
>> > Eric Vogel
>>
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