>I think we should all stand up for Scott in his fight against this new >gorilla. It's not that I resent Ipswitch for forging partnerships (God >knows, they may need them to stay afloat), but what they're going to >do is make virus protection appear inaccessible to budget-conscious >companies--because of Symantec's stature and marketing prowess, many >may think it's Imail Anti-Virus or nothing, and choose nothing.
Stand up for Scott in his fight? I didn't know Scott was fighting any animals out there. Gorillas are a tame species though. You really have to get to know them and you you will realize that they really are a gentle creature. But seriously where is all of this nastiness coming from, Sanford? Ipswitch is providing a product to customers just like Declude. If Ipswitch were trying to force Declude out of the market and play the "price-and-presence warfare that Microsoft lives on" game they would have bundled the Symantec product with Imail for free. Sort of like what MS did with IE and IIS. >but what they're going to >do is make virus protection appear inaccessible to budget-conscious >companies--because of Symantec's stature and marketing prowess, many >may think it's Imail Anti-Virus or nothing, and choose nothing. So >let's all who are pleased with Declude, and especially its support, >make an extra effort to head off people at the pass who are leaning >toward this new package. Oh come on Sanford. Please. Do you really expect us to buy into that rhetoric? Like no EVER reads this forum and they don't see all the hundreds of thread about AV software for Imail including Declude? And if they don't read the forum don't you think people can do a little research on the Net to find out what's out there? That's like saying because Microsoft's Windows is SO popular and and is well known that no one will think they can run any browser other than IE or can't run any software other than what MS makes. Give people some credit. Sheesh. >So let's all who are pleased with Declude, and especially its >support, >make an extra effort to head off people at the pass who >are leaning >toward this new package. Why Sanford? If you like Declude tell people about it. But why would you trash Ipswitch's product before it's even released? If people like it and are willing to pay for it, then more power to them. Last time I looked Ipswitch was a FOR Profit company. Also, remember Declude requires you purchase and set up your own Anti-Virus software. That means 1) You have more expense than just Declude, thus it's misleading to say it's SO inexpensive, 2) You have to make it work with Imail and your AV scanner, and 3) You have to separate products to maintain and get support for if you need it. These are things that a company must think about. Ipswitch's Carrier Scan is integrated into Imail. Your support for Imail Carrier Scan and Imail will come from Ipswitch alone. No going back and forth between 2 companies trying to make it work. No configuring separate products to work with each other. There are benefits to paying more for a product that is integrated, but that doesn't mean it's for everyone. Declude has it's niche and should continue to have it's niche. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/
