AVG is a bit hoggish. Avast is quite fine, though, even on Win7.
I'll have to test out MSE and see... -*ASB*: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker <http://xeesm.com/AndrewBaker> Providing Competitive Advantage through Effective IT Leadership On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 2:32 PM, Rod Trent <[email protected]> wrote: > Good point. I suspect this will be looked at as part of the Win7 release > and rollout - and in a similar fashion. > > AVG free on Win7 is still a hog. MSE runs quiet and there doesn't "appear" > to be the performance issues that plague the other free offerings. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tim Vander Kooi [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 2:20 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: MSE is released... > > I agree. But given that reality, are companies really going to rush to push > out this new release from Microsoft? I doubt it myself. Companies that are > taking the free or nothing approach are already using AVG or some other > free > vendor, since upgrading (even to a free product) has inherent costs > involved. > Tim > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rod Trent [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 11:41 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: MSE is released... > > That accurately defines the current economical landscape. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tim Vander Kooi [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 12:38 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: MSE is released... > > Only for those organizations more worried about being cheap than being > safe. > I know it sounds harsh, but it's true. > Tim > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Hoffman [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 11:13 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: MSE is released... > > I'm sure we'll see it on business networks everywhere the next time AVG > Free > do an upgrade. > > Mike > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rod Trent [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 29 September 2009 17:03 > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: MSE is released... > > Well...yeah. > > For business, System Center and MS Forefront is the solution. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Scott [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 11:57 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: MSE is released... > > On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 11:48 AM, Rod Trent <[email protected]> > wrote: > > http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/ > > The license seems to imply it's for home users only... (?) > > "You may install and use any number of copies of the software on your > devices in your household for use by people who reside there or for use in > your home-based small business." > > http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/eula.aspx > > -- Ben > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
