Business Review October 2012

Introduction

This year’s Business Software Review again uses Microsoft’s Small Business Server 2008 – a domain controller and Microsoft Exchange server for up to 75 users. Our scenario assumes that the security software will initially be installed by an experienced IT consultant who is familiar with SBS, but that everyday management and monitoring may be undertaken by a non-expert administrator who has other responsibilities in the company, and only looks after IT administration part-time. We feel this is a typical situation found in many small companies with fewer than about 25 PCs. The review thus looks at the installation from the point of view of an IT professional, though we assume that he/she is not familiar with any one particular product, merely the principles behind corporate antivirus systems.

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• Detailed Report

Tested Products

• avast! Endpoint Protection Suite Plus
• Avira Small Business Security Suite
• Bitdefender Cloud Security for Endpoints
• eScan Corporate Edition Endpoint Protection
• ESET Endpoint Security
• F-Secure Client Security
• Ikarus security.manager
• Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business Advanced
• McAfee SaaS Endpoint Protection
• Sophos Endpoint Security and Control
• Symantec Endpoint Protection
• Webroot SecureAnywhere Endpoint Protection

Award levels reached in this Business Security Tests and Review

Avast	APPROVED
Avira	APPROVED
Bitdefender	APPROVED
eScan	APPROVED
ESET	APPROVED
F-Secure	APPROVED
Ikarus	APPROVED
Kaspersky	APPROVED
McAfee	APPROVED
Sophos	APPROVED
Symantec	APPROVED
Webroot	APPROVED

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