They already have an automated agent to uninstall CA.....along with Symantec, Sophos, Trend......etc etc.
I'm looking at documentation ;) On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 2:49 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: > What extra work? For the size of the install, I'll bet you dollars to > donuts that Sunbelt would come up with an automated uninstall of the > CA drek. And, I'll bet the cost savings on the purchase would be > enough to cover that effort, too. > > Their pricing has been extremely aggressive, and the product is well worth > it. > > Kurt > > On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 12:44, David L Herrick <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Can you get them to pay for the extra work you are going to have to do > out of their budget? :) > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 12:21 PM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: Re: AV revisited > > > > Give them the data on VIPRE, especially the pricing. They might convert. > > > > Kurt > > > > On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 12:17, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > DANG! ÿ Within the year, I'm having VIPRE ripped violently from my > dying grasp because NYC HQ has 4 times as many Ca-Ca users (and a couple of > NYC Big Guys insist on uniformity) > > > -- > > > Richard D. McClary > > > Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group > > > > > > ASPÿÿ® > > > 1717 S. Philo Rd, Ste 36 > > > Urbana, Iÿÿ 61802 > > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > P: 217-337-9761 > > > C: 217-417-1182 > > > F: 217-337-9761 > > > www.aspca.org > > > > > > > > > The information contained in this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, > is from The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animaÿÿ® > (ASPÿÿ®) and is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and > may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received > this e-mail in error, please immediately notify me by reply email and > permanently delete the original and any copy of this e-mail and any printout > thereof. > > > > > > > > > "Evan Brastow" <[email protected]> wrote on 06/17/2009 > 02:11:03 PM: > > > > > > > I used to say years ago that if CA antivirus was any good it would > > > > immediately remove itself from any workstation it was installed on. > > > > > > > > It never did, though. > > > > > > > > > > > > From: Sherry Abercrombie [mailto:[email protected]] > > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 2:55 PM > > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > > > Subject: Re: AV revisited > > > > > > > > +2 or is that +3 now.ÿÿ Whatever, just got my license keys for Vipre > > > > and Sunbelt's sales team will likely (said in a 'Godfather' like > > > > voice) make you an offer you can't refuse. > > > > > > > > Deep scans from McAfee weren't allowed on my servers because it > > > > would absolutely bring the server to a screeching halt, which is not > good. > > > > > > > > Just made my desktop guys so happy today that they were about to > > > > give me hugs when I showed them in writing that Vipre Enterprise > > > > will remove McAfee automatically. ÿ Most of the IT people that I > > > > work with have switched to Vipre even though we have a free home use > > > > of McAfee.... > > > > On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 1:33 PM, David Lum <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > +1 > > > > > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 11:32 AM > > > > > > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > > > Subject: Re: AV revisited > > > > > > > > > > > > How 'bout our sponsor's product (VIPRE)? > > > > > > > > Sales is trying to undercut -er- make competitive pricing for > > > > switching from other products. ÿ Centralized control is great... > > > > > > > > Despite claims of low load, running a deep scan will pretty much > > > > make a system unusable for the duration (but competitors will > > > > probably do the same). > > > > -- > > > > Richard D. McClary > > > > Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group > > > > > > > > ASPÿÿ® > > > > 1717 S. Philo Rd, Ste 36 > > > > Urbana, IL ÿ 61802 > > > > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > P: 217-337-9761 > > > > C: 217-417-1182 > > > > F: 217-337-9761 > > > > www.aspca.org > > > > > > > > The information contained in this e-mail, and any attachments > > > > hereto, is from The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to > Animaÿÿ® > > > > (ASPCÿÿ®) and is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named > > > > herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential > > > > information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, > > > > you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, > > > > copying or use of the contents of this e-mail, and any attachments > > > > hereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in > > > > error, please immediately notify me by reply email and permanently > > > > delete the original and any copy of this e-mail and any printout > thereof. > > > > > > > > > > > > "Erik Goldoff" <[email protected]> wrote on 06/17/2009 01:26:33 PM: > > > > > > > > > > > > > got a friend with a small law firm as a client, HQ office about 20 > > > > > stations and 6 servers, 10 satellite offices with 5 stations ... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > They have Trend and are VERY unhappy with the latest updates, and > > > > > will not consider Symantec nor McAfee as a replacement ... > > > > > > > > > > Given that, what would you recommend as a best price/performance > > > > > product with some centralized control ÿÿ AVG, AVAST, Sophos, or > what > > > > > ???ÿÿ And why ? > > > > > > > > > > Erik Goldoff > > > > > Iÿÿ Consultant > > > > > Systems, Networks, & Security > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Sherry Abercrombie > > > > > > > > "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from > magic." > > > > Arthur C. Clarke > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > > > > > > > This email and any attached files are confidential and intended solely > for the intended recipient(s). If you are not the named recipient you should > not read, distribute, copy or alter this email. Any views or opinions > expressed in this email are those of the author and do not represent those > of the Names in the News company. 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