Good question! I just sent this exact same question into sunbelts support page this morning. Were in the same boat. Our laptop users only connect to our network a few times a year but we still provide remote support. We need an antivirus product that will check in with us every time its online.
Matt On 8/25/08, John Gwinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I went through all of the emails, and didn't see much on this ... what > A/V solutions work OK with distributed clients, meaning someone who's > never been inside the firewall or VPN'd so that Group Policy could > install it? > > > We have a lot of laptops that never set foot in our office, and I'd like > to protect them centrally to reduce ownership costs, make > troubleshooting easier, and allow us to proactively spot things like > common infections. > > > > So far Trend's OfficeScan and Panda are about the only ones that seem to > do that. > > > > Stu, or anyone else - does anything else work OK for traveling laptops > (no VPN)? > > > > == John == > > > From: Devin Meade [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 11:46 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Corporate antivirus recommendation > > > > I have to agree on number four. We have more and more laptops and this > is key. Question - will VIPRE do this? If so, its on our short list in > a few months with Trend expires. > > > > Devin > > > > > > On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 12:52 PM, John Gwinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Regarding understanding tech's, I think that's anywhere these days. > > > > My top three requirements would be: > > > > 1) Excellent threat detection record and frequent updates to threat > definitions. > > 2) Good admin interface with easy and reliable remote installs. > > 3) Good deep scanning ability of clients with a real-time scan that > doesn't hog resources. > > > > For our needs I'd add: > > 4) Ability for external laptops that have never been in the office to > get updates > > Panda says they do 4, but I evaluated it and it didn't seem to be as > well integrated as Trend. Every time I've evaluated our situation I've > stuck with Trend. Some of our users revolt and purchase Symantec > because "it's the standard". *sigh* > > We're a consulting company and 95% of our users have never stepped foot > in the office, so I need something that works well outside the firewall. > > == John == > > > From: James Kerr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 9:12 AM > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: Re: Corporate antivirus recommendation > > > > I want to dump trend just so I don't have to hear their horrendous hold > song anymore. That and the more then one hour hold times to speak to a > tech then when I get a tech there is a 50/50 chance I wont be able to > understand him or her. > > > > James > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Devin > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ -- Sent from Gmail for mobile | mobile.google.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
