Re: Anyone using Symantec's stuff with SBS 03 Premium?

From: IBC (spamityspam_at_spam.spam)
Date: 03/23/05 

Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 10:35:27 -0600

I understand what LiveUpdate Administration does, and it WASN'T (as noted)
on SBS. I find it humorous that Symantec continues to package it knowing
that even LARGE clients can't use it easily and still has NOWHERE in the
documentation that it shouldn't be installed.

I agree that if you have a network with NOTHING below a W2K client The
Symantec product (with minimal experience) should be able to be installed on
everything in under a hours time. As far as stability goes, I only have
experience at the one place and they have only had the 2 issues. Not a bad
product as I mentioned, just not at the top of my list anymore. 

-- 
"Nostradamus didn't mention anything about new viruses, so....I'm Cool."
.
"Rick F" <rick.REMOVE@rdfts.REMOVE.com> wrote in message
news:evyoiX1LFHA.3928@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Gotta somewhat disagree here. I am not saying Trend is better or worse
than
> Symantec or visa-versa. I've been using Symantec since 1997 when they
first
> introduced an enterprise type product. I still use them to this date,
mainly
> because I am so familar with it. Everyone has glitches, including Symantec
> and Trend. I always recommend "Symantec Antivirus with Groupware" to my
SBS
> clients. This includes Symantec Corporate Edition antivirus for the
server,
> Exchange and the workstations. I've never ran into an issue and it is a
very
> stable product. But why in the world would you need LiveUpdate
> Administration on SBS, I don't even use it for my bigger clients? I think
> you just don't understand what it does. You configure your server to
> download the updates and it updates everything else. I can complete a
> Symantec antivirus installation on a SBS server and all the workstation,
> with all the configuration and reboots in less than an hour with no need
to
> look at a manual....and walk away with it working for years.....
>
> I have not had the opportunity to use any of there hardware products but
> have been very interested in the VPN appliance that won't let you connect
> unless your antivirus is updated and then updates them for you.
>
> -- 
> Rick Faria - MCSE / A+
> RDF Technical Services - www.rdfts.com
> Email: support at rdfts dot com
>
>
> "IBC" <spamityspam@spam.spam> wrote in message
> news:eSmVT4yLFHA.1396@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> >I do NOT use this on SBS, but I have worked with the Symantec Enterprise
AV
> > package and I find it to be OK at best. When checking with support
> > regarding
> > the "LiveUpdate Administration" program I was told "We don't really know
> > anybody that uses that, do this instead." Kind of an odd response from
> > THEIR
> > support people in my opinion. The deployment tool is as good as any
other
> > if
> > your working with machines W2K and above, otherwise there is an (albeit
> > tiny) amount of wrangling that needs doing. I've seen the virus defs go
> > corrupt twice now within a years time and that stops the clients from
> > updating properly until it gets fixed. Also, Symantec only put out virus
> > updates once a week unless something big comes down the pipe. Others
like
> > Trend doing them continuously each day. (to clarify, Symantec creates
new
> > defs every day but only packages them once a week for LiveUpdate to
grab,
> > whereas Trend appears to roll out fixes as they make them.)
> >
> > Not a bad product, but they've lost the #1 ranking on my totem pole
> > anyhow.
> > For the money you spend I'd look at Trend very closely. I just moved to
> > them
> > from the CA product and the Trend product found all sorts of nasties the
> > CA
> > product has missed for (apparently) years. I'm not going to spend alot
of
> > time bashing CA as I think they make a decent product too, but I WAS
> > disheartened to see all these new viruses popping up the first 2 days
> > after
> > Trend was installed.
> >
> > JM2C
> >
> > -- 
> > "Nostradamus didn't mention anything about new viruses, so....I'm Cool."
> >
> > .
> > "tester" <tester@testthis.net> wrote in message
> > news:11415v9oos52r85@corp.supernews.com...
> >> I am currently evaluating Symantec, McAfee, and Trend.
> >>
> >> Noone from Trend or McAfee has returned my info requests.  Symantec has
> >> given me several phone calls, online demos etc.
> >> I would like to know if anyone has/is using their stuff with your SBS
> > server
> >> (I have 03 premium installed)
> >> I'm also looking at their 5400 gateway appliance any feedback would be
> >> helpful
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

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