Give them the data on VIPRE, especially the pricing. They might convert. Kurt
On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 12:17, <richardmccl...@aspca.org> wrote: > > DANG! Within the year, I'm having VIPRE ripped violently from my dying grasp > because NYC HQ has 4 times as many Ca-Ca users (and a couple of NYC Big Guys > insist on uniformity) > -- > Richard D. McClary > Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group > > ASPCA® > 1717 S. Philo Rd, Ste 36 > Urbana, IL 61802 > > richardmccl...@aspca.org > > P: 217-337-9761 > C: 217-417-1182 > F: 217-337-9761 > www.aspca.org > > > The information contained in this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is from > The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals® (ASPCA®) and > is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain > legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the > intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any > dissemination, distribution, copying or use of the contents of this e-mail, > and any attachments hereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this > e-mail in error, please immediately notify me by reply email and permanently > delete the original and any copy of this e-mail and any printout thereof. > > > "Evan Brastow" <ebras...@automatedemblem.com> wrote on 06/17/2009 02:11:03 PM: > > > I used to say years ago that if CA antivirus was any good it would > > immediately remove itself from any workstation it was installed on. > > > > It never did, though. > > > > > > From: Sherry Abercrombie [mailto:saber...@gmail.com] > > Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 2:55 PM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: Re: AV revisited > > > > +2 or is that +3 now. Whatever, just got my license keys for Vipre > > and Sunbelt's sales team will likely (said in a 'Godfather' like > > voice) make you an offer you can't refuse. > > > > Deep scans from McAfee weren't allowed on my servers because it > > would absolutely bring the server to a screeching halt, which is not good. > > > > Just made my desktop guys so happy today that they were about to > > give me hugs when I showed them in writing that Vipre Enterprise > > will remove McAfee automatically. Most of the IT people that I > > work with have switched to Vipre even though we have a free home use > > of McAfee.... > > On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 1:33 PM, David Lum <david....@nwea.org> wrote: > > +1 > > > > From: richardmccl...@aspca.org [mailto:richardmccl...@aspca.org] > > Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 11:32 AM > > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: Re: AV revisited > > > > > > How 'bout our sponsor's product (VIPRE)? > > > > Sales is trying to undercut -er- make competitive pricing for > > switching from other products. Centralized control is great... > > > > Despite claims of low load, running a deep scan will pretty much > > make a system unusable for the duration (but competitors will > > probably do the same). > > -- > > Richard D. McClary > > Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group > > > > ASPCA® > > 1717 S. Philo Rd, Ste 36 > > Urbana, IL 61802 > > > > richardmccl...@aspca.org > > > > P: 217-337-9761 > > C: 217-417-1182 > > F: 217-337-9761 > > www.aspca.org > > > > The information contained in this e-mail, and any attachments > > hereto, is from The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to > > Animals® > > (ASPCA®) and is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named > > herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential > > information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, > > you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, > > copying or use of the contents of this e-mail, and any attachments > > hereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in > > error, please immediately notify me by reply email and permanently > > delete the original and any copy of this e-mail and any printout thereof. > > > > > > "Erik Goldoff" <egold...@gmail.com> wrote on 06/17/2009 01:26:33 PM: > > > > > > > got a friend with a small law firm as a client, HQ office about 20 > > > stations and 6 servers, 10 satellite offices with 5 stations ... > > > > > > > > They have Trend and are VERY unhappy with the latest updates, and > > > will not consider Symantec nor McAfee as a replacement ... > > > > > > Given that, what would you recommend as a best price/performance > > > product with some centralized control ? AVG, AVAST, Sophos, or what > > > ??? And why ? > > > > > > Erik Goldoff > > > IT Consultant > > > Systems, Networks, & Security > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Sherry Abercrombie > > > > "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." > > Arthur C. Clarke > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~