[OPLINTECH] Antivirus

[Chad Neeper]

Thanks for the links, guys. It's good to know I didn't just dream that up
(not totally, anyway). Sometimes these days, it's a little hard to tell!
LOL!

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On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 2:17 PM, Ed Liddle <eliddle at marysvillelib.org>
wrote:

>  Here is an article about what Chad mentioned
>
> http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303417104579542140235850578
>
>
>
>  -Ed Liddle
>
> Marysville Public Library
> http://marysvillelib.org
>   ------------------------------
> *From:* oplintech-bounces at lists.oplin.org [
> oplintech-bounces at lists.oplin.org] on behalf of Chad Neeper [
> cneeper at level9networks.com]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, August 27, 2014 2:09 PM
> *To:* oplintech
> *Subject:* Re: [OPLINTECH] Antivirus
>
>   I haven't followed up on this lead and don't know if there is any truth
> to it. Nor do I know any details. Perhaps someone else can fill in the
> blanks:
>
>  I seem to recall reading something a few weeks ago about Symantec Anti
> Virus software. It was mentioning the changing landscape in virus
> detection/prevention. I seem to recall the statement that SEP v12.x is
> probably going to be the last version of anti-virus software as we know it
> from Symantec. I also seem to recall a comment along the lines of
> "anti-virus software as we know it is a dead technology". The indication
> was that there is a new and better strategy for anti-virus/malware software
> in the works.
>
>  Lending some possible credence to this (as opposed to me dreaming it up
> some night) is the fact that Symantec really hasn't put out any significant
> version updates that I'm aware of to their software in recent years.
>
>  The tie-in is:  Will you be stuck in a three-year contract if my rumor
> proves true and the current a/v strategy is "dead"...and replaced with a
> new and popular strategy used by all the big vendors later this year (just
> picking a random date here)?
>
>  Honestly, I'm just curious if I totally dreamed it up or if there really
> is a kernel of truth there.
>  Does this ring a bell with anyone?
>
>
> ______________________________
> *Chad Neeper*
> Senior Systems Engineer
>
> *Level 9 Networks*
> 740-548-8070 (voice)
> 866-214-6607 (fax)
>
> *Full LAN/WAN consulting services -- Specialized in libraries and schools*
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 1:45 PM, Kevin Jones <kjones at coshoctonlibrary.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Coshocton Public Library has been using Symantec Endpoint Protection from
>> Techsoup for the past few years along with DeepFreeze on the public
>> computers.
>>
>>  Just this week, my Director forwarded me an email from an AVG sales
>> rep.  AVG is offering an Educational Promotion with the following details:
>>
>>    - $1.00 per computer per year for a three year agreement
>>    - Buyout promotion where they will buy out your current anti-virus
>>    contract regardless of how long or how new your contract is
>>    - Also, the tech support is free and US based.
>>
>> I think the product they are offering is the AVG Internet Security
>> Business Edition.  What is your thoughts?  Should I make the jump from SEP?
>>  Is anyone using this product?
>>
>>  I use SEP as a server installation with managed clients.  I don't know
>> if AVG can be setup this way or not.
>>
>>
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