Enterprise/Coporate Anti-spyware Managment

[Seth Robertson]

In several interviews from several months ago when the
Anti-Spyware Beta was released, I've read that Microsoft
has no detailed plans for the anti-spyware utility down the
road, including enterprise management tools. Because of
GIANT's good reputation, the Anti-Spyware tool's excellent
auxilliary controls, and the affordability of the Beta
client, our company is considering the Anti-Spyware Beta
for enterprise deployment (even if a cost were involved),
but have yet to come across much information about the
management tools that would be necessary for such a
deployment. It appears that there's some delicate and slow
negotiations over SDKs with a former partner of GIANT, so I
don't know if that's delaying the process of developing an
enterprise solution, but I have come across a screenshot of
GIANT's Enterprise Management Console, taken before the
Microsoft acquisition:

http://www.winsupersite.com/images/reviews/ms_antispyware_preview_01.jpg

Are there any plans for Microsoft to deliver an enterprise
Anti-Spyware solution, and if so, when?

 

[Andre Da Costa]

Yes there are plans, but not much is known.

In addition to its free consumer product, Microsoft will offer a for-pay
anti-spyware product for corporate users that will support enterprise needs
for management and deployment, said Amy Roberts, a director in Microsoft's
Security Business and Technology Unit. Roberts would not say when the
enterprise anti-spyware product will be available.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/0215rsa-gat.html

 

[Seth Robertson]

Thanks Andre!

-----Original Message-----
Yes there are plans, but not much is known.

In addition to its free consumer product, Microsoft will offer a for-pay
anti-spyware product for corporate users that will support enterprise needs
for management and deployment, said Amy Roberts, a director in Microsoft's
Security Business and Technology Unit. Roberts would not say when the
enterprise anti-spyware product will be available.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/0215rsa-gat.html
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Andre
http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm





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[Andre Da Costa]

No problem Seth!