>>>You're quite right - that's a primary reason we went to NAI here, one site license covers all users from both work & RAS...a smart move on their part.
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>>Since I don't know of an AV vendor that won't negotiate this sort of agreement, I find it rather unfortunate that the purchase decision is not based on the quality of the AV software itself...
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>Well, I am sure the quality of the product is an important factor. There are many factors. But the right to use the product on a work machine and a home machine is a nice bonus for some companies.
I wasn't trying to disparage the decision or the product per se, but from my (systems administrator) viewpoint, being able to take the software home is the gravy to the meat-and-potatoes of protecting my network.
It *is* an interesting contrast to some vendors' decision to _tighten_ licensing agreements...
Paul M.
MCSE/MCSA/MCT/MCP+I, A+, Network+, I-Net+
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