Most people are aware that it is a good idea to have antivirus software. With the steadily increasing number of viruses, Trojans and other unwanted programs it is a necessity to protect your computers against these threats.

To properly protect your machines against viruses, it is important that all PCs and servers on the network have antivirus and that all of the machines are kept up to date with their virus definitions. This is where most companies start to have problems, as each individual PC is responsible for its own definitions and often there are several different antivirus programs in use on the network.

ION recommends to all of our clients that they use a centralised antivirus solution. With these solutions antivirus definitions are downloaded onto a central machine which then pushes the software and updates onto the individual PCs and servers on the network. From the centralised console, it is easy to monitor which machines have been updated and to install new clients. It also allows you to save money by purchasing licenses in bundles (5, 10, 25 etc) rather than having to pay for each machine separately.

ION Systems recommend the Symantec Antivirus Business Solution for this purpose. This solution performs all of the tasks listed above, whilst additionally granting users the option of updating their virus definitions directly from the Symantec site. This option is essential as it allows remote and roaming users who rarely visit company offices to stay protected from new virus threats.