AFAIKT it seems to be some form of network security that the Fed's want. It appears as more trouble than it is worth from past experience. It does cause AV/AS issues or was for some packages. Some are just so bad you really can't tell if that is the problem or the AV/AS software is.
Jon On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 8:30 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > Now that the rant has hopefully wound down... > > <whine>What exactly is this "Embassy Suite" Dell tends to inflict upon its > customers? What positive things might it do? One definitely negative thing > it does is interfere with our sponsor's newest AV/ASpy product. It prevents > push deployments, it prevents push agent updates, and it may or may not > allow a "scheduled" agent update. I've also been told that, with VIPRE 4 > finally installed, it can result in an unbootable machine.<br> > > Thing is, I spent hours struggling with the new product (as did SB Support) > before an engineer finally arranged a remote session. We tried a push > update, then he looked through the target machine. "Oh, you have > Dells!"...<br> > > So, again, what positive things does the Dell "Embassy Suite" do?</whine> > > Thanks... > -- > Richard D. McClary > Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group > *ASPCA®* > 1717 S. Philo Rd, Ste 36 > Urbana, IL 61802 > > [email protected] > > P: 217-337-9761 > C: 217-417-1182 > F: 217-337-9761 > *www.aspca.org* <http://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 Animals® (ASPCA > ®) 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. > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
