The Agricultural Research Council (ARC) of South Africa has purchased Symantec`s Norton AntiVirus technology from leading content security specialists AVS to protect its 2100-user wide network from virus infection.
"Through our wide network of research institutes and experimental farms, the ARC provides a strong scientific base and a broadly distributed technology transfer capacity to the entire agricultural industry in South Africa," explains ARC IT manager Frikkie van der Merwe. "In support of national and household food security, ARC research empowers both commercial and resource-poor farmers, who are provided with appropriate technologies to improve production. Training of farmers and agricultural extension staff in new technologies also form an integral component of ARC activities."
As a statutory parastatal body committed to the promotion of agricultural research, technology development and technology transfer, directed at the optimisation of the role of agriculture in the national growth and development of South Africa, the ARC cannot risk losing any of its valuable data owing to a virus infection. Consequently, the council uses content security solution provider AVS to protect its 2100-user wide area network.
"Norton AntiVirus has proven to be a cost-effective means to protect our network against virus attacks," says Van der Merwe position at the ARC. "Additionally, regular updated virus definitions ensure that our virus protection remains current. With LiveUpdate, it connects automatically to a special Symantec site, determines whether our files need updating, downloads the proper files, and installs them in the proper location - making the network administrator`s task really easy."
"Norton AntiVirus is a part of Symantec Enterprise Security, which enables customers to build a comprehensive security solution from best-of-breed multi-platform Internet security products; management and administration tools; and world-class professional services and support.
"Norton AntiVirus safeguards computers from virus infection, no matter what the source," comments AVS managing director Clint Carrick. "Computers are protected from viruses that spread from hard drives, floppy disks, email attachments, and others that travel across networks. Files within compressed files are scanned and cleaned. No separate programs or options changes are necessary for the Internet-borne viruses as File System Realtime Protection scans program and document files automatically as they are downloaded."
"The product responds to infected files with actions and backup actions. When a virus is detected during a scan, by default, attempts to clean the virus from the infected file. If the file is cleaned, the virus is successfully and completely removed from the file. If, for some reason, the software cannot clean the file, then it attempts the backup action, moving the infected file to quarantine so that the virus cannot spread."
"AVS continues to provide indispensable support - advising us on new virus outbreaks, and providing quick and friendly support whenever we call on them. Thanks to AVS and Symantec, the ARC now enjoys comprehensive virus protection," Van der Merwe concludes.
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Symantec
Symantec, a world leader in Internet security technology, provides a broad range of content and network security solutions to individuals and enterprises. The company is a leading provider of virus protection, risk management, Internet content and e-mail filtering, remote management and mobile code detection technologies to customers. Headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., Symantec has worldwide operations in more than 33 countries.
AVS Content Security
AVS Content Security has over 10 years` experience in the area of content security. It has partnered with the world`s leading content security vendors making AVS the content security specialists in southern Africa.
Its primary strength lies in its 24x7 local telephonic and on-site support.