beats Symantec by a mile when it comes to costs. Easy central management,
cross-platform (Windows, Mac, Linux), small footprint, and easy to turn
features on and off as needed.
Christopher
--
Christopher Butler
Academic Technology Director
St. John's Preparatory School
Danvers, MA
On 5/15/08 11:13 AM, "Sister Elizabeth" <sisterelizabeth@powhatans.org>
wrote:
> Hi David,
>
> We are using Computer Associates, but just their anti-virus and it is an easy
> install and seems to do a good job. I run their anti-virus and firewall at
> home and tried the spyware piece but had some trouble with it.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sister
>
>
>>>> David Rossell <drossell@NorwoodSchool.org> 5/15/2008 11:03 AM >>>
> By default SEP installs three components: antivirus/antispam, proactive
> threat protection, and network threat protection (a firewall). The PTP and
> NTP are pains in the butt, so I've been looking to install only antivirus.
> We've had problems with the install settings in the SEP manager not being
> communicated down to the clients. We build install packages specifying only
> antivirus, but get all three. Symantec tells me it's because we installed
> the SEP server over a remote desktop connection and run the manager over a
> remote desktop connection, that results are inconsistent if you're not at a
> Console session. Since my SEP server is a virtual machine, I'm never going
> to be at a console, unless I'm using the VMWare Virtual Center. I'm not
> crazy about forcing the rest of the IT staff to log into the Virtual Center
> just to distribute antivirus clients.
>
> The other factor is somewhat irrational, I have to confess. I'm fed up with
> Symantec. We ran into problems with the RTVScan.exe in version 10, which is
> why we're now using SEP. Our IT team has lost a lot of time to what feels
> like a product that has become less reliable with age.
>
> Feel free to give me a call if you'd like a more detailed description of our
> pain . . .
>
> David Rossell
> Administrator of Network Services and Planning
> Norwood School
> 8821 River Rd.
> Bethesda, MD 20817
> (301) 841-2178
> drossell@norwoodschool.org
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: A forum for independent school educators
> [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Doug Alexander
> Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 10:40 AM
> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: Re: Microsoft Forefront Security
>
> David,
>
> Given that I'm in the middle of installing and deploying Endpoint
> Protection, I'm more than a little interested in your problems. Care to
> share? PLEASE?
>
> -Doug
>
> --
> Doug Alexander
> Director of Academic Technology
> Lincoln School
> 401-331-9696 x3137
>
> A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> writes:
>> Anyone using Microsoft's Forefront for antivirus/antispyware? We're
>> having a
>> seemingly endless stream of problems with the new Symantec Endpoint
>> Protection and are thinking of switching.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>>
>> David
>>
>>
>>
>> David Rossell
>>
>> Administrator of Network Services and Planning
>>
>> Norwood School
>>
>> 8821 River Rd.
>>
>> Bethesda, MD 20817
>>
>> (301) 841-2178
>>
>> drossell@norwoodschool.org
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