Virus protection sets a Trend in the office

Trend Micro is adding to its range of centrally controlled virus protection products with OfficeScan Corporate Edition.

OfficeScan enables realtime management and configuration, as well as the ability to update anti-virus software on networked computers from a single console.

Software is installed at the server level, and client programs are automatically deployed to both TCP/IP and non-TCP/IP clients.

Methods of deployment include ActiveX via an internet page, Microsoft's System Management Server, log-in script installation and an optional remote installation for NT workstations.

Other features include domain management capabilities, thin-client architecture, automatic updates for virus pattern files, and the monitoring and reporting of virus activity on client machines - an unrecognised virus will alert the user by automatically sending a message to a pager.

The corporate edition forms part of Trend Micro's comprehensive virus-detection suite, and can, itself, be managed through the Trend Virus Control System, a licence for which is included with every copy of OfficeScan.

A 50-user licence of OfficeScan Corporate Edition costs £400. The Neat Suite Bundle, comprising a variety of virus solutions - including FTP and internet protection - costs £2,950 for a 50-user licence.

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