I second the bloatware comment. We here have never been big fans of either Symantec or McAfee for this exact reason (anyone ever had to fix a machine that had Norton SystemWorks installed?). Over here we use F-Prot Antivirus and have been for about 6 years. It is a great program for the same reasons mentioned about NOD32, especially the small footprint. While I am not sure if F-Prot has as high of a stop rate as NOD32, we have never had a problem with any of our PCs as long as they had updated definitions on them. Besides the price is outstanding in comparison. I don't have the exact numbers, but if I remember correctly it was ~$5,000 for 3yrs for 1,200 workstations. Here is there site if anyone wants to check them out: http://www.f-prot.com/index.html.
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>>> Margaret Wilson <[log in to unmask]> 10/31/05 08:35PM >>>
I won't requote prices since Peter has done an excellent job of that
already. :-) Unlike many antivirus products (especially Symantec) which
have turned into what I call "bloatware" using up a ton of RAM, NOD32 has a
small footprint and is very configurable. It also updates daily, sometimes
more than once. I second Peter's wish that MSU would negotiate reduced
rates with Eset.
Regards,
Margaret
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter J Murray" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 8:10 PM
Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] anti virus recommendation Could you comment on
pricing?
>I got a quote, education is 50% off of retail prices.
>
> It works out to $26 per seat for one year, and $39.20 a seat for two years
> for a smaller quantity (5 seats)
> and
> It works out to $11 per seat for one year, and $17.50 a seat for two years
> for a larger quantity (60 seats)
>
> Sure, Symantec is cheap, but it does not meet expectations.
>
> From what I've seen, it seems that Nod32 is the way to go. I wish MSU
> would negotiate a nice rate with them (if anyone's listening).
>
> PM
>
>
>
> Bosman, Don wrote:
>
>>I know it will vary based on quantity, but could you share with the list
>>what the costs for NOD32 are?
>>
>>Don Bosman
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
>>Behalf Of Margaret Wilson
>>Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 4:41 PM
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] anti virus recommendation
>>
>>
>>I use NOD32 and have been very pleased. Nuttin' gets through. :-)
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>Margaret
>>
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