<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">OK ....<div><br></div><div>I have gotten the same questions on Sophos so much over the last month ... we need a posting on the listserve for reference:</div><div><br></div><div style="font-size: 20px; "><b><br></b></div><div style="font-size: 20px; "><b>1. Can I test drive Sophos Anti-Virus before buying?</b></div><div><br></div><div>Answer: <b style="font-size: 17px; "> <a href="https://secure.sophos.com/products/small-business/sophos-anti-virus/eval">https://secure.sophos.com/products/small-business/sophos-anti-virus/eval</a> </b>is the link to filling out a form to use a 30 day trial of the Anti-Virus software.</div><div><br></div><div>Once you have been emailed a temporary 30 day username/password from the link above, you can use this quick link to my MobileMe site to expedite the location of the Mac version of the download : </div><div><br></div><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 7px; "><a href="http://files.me.com/davesevick/ageamf" target="_blank" onmouseout="this.style.color='#265c99'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#586c87'" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(38, 92, 153); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px; white-space: normal; ">http://files.me.com/davesevick/ageamf</a> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; "> </span></span></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Lucida Grande', Helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 7px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; ">... this is a shortcut to the correct <b>savosx70sa.dmg</b> file you'll need to download and install for a fully functional evaluation. If you decide to buy licenses ... you just need to re-enter the true licensed <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; ">username/password info they email to you immediately on purchase ....</span></span></span></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div style="font-size: 20px; "><b>2. Why Sophos Anti-Virus and not other brands ? </b></div><div><br></div><div>Answer: Norton Anti-Virus for Mac was, at one time, the #1 choice for my clients malware protection for a very long time. Even though Macs are much less apt to get malware attacks.</div><div><br></div><div>In the last five years, the quality of Norton <b>has been very, very poor</b> in my first hand experience, observations of others problems, and blogging on the streets ... to the point that I and my close Apple colleagues here in Pittsburgh <b>have ceased to use it completely</b> with all clients. Removal of Norton can be difficult also .... contact me offline and I can send you a special Norton Removal Tool if you need it.</div><div><br></div><div>Sophos <a href="http://www.sophos.com/">http://www.sophos.com/</a> is utilized with large client installs all over the world and respected by both Mac and PC professionals .... but was ( and still is ) mainly marketed to business, education and governments internationally. Recently the Apple User Group community in Pittsburgh was granted access to the creation of new eStore model of distribution. I worked closely with Sophos leadership and our local Apple consultants over the last year to see where the new eStore could best serve the community. You'll find that portal to the new eStore on the front page of my site <b> <a href="http://davesevick.com">http://davesevick.com</a></b> .... as the decided central location.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Graham Cluley</b> is the face of Sophos for Mac people. He maintains a daily blog at<b style="font-size: 17px; "> <a href="http://www.sophos.com/blogs/gc/">http://www.sophos.com/blogs/gc/</a></b></div><div>We really had no in-house Apple advocate at Symantec with Norton Anti-Virus. Much like David Pogue <a href="http://davidpogue.com">http://davidpogue.com</a>, Graham Cluley has a great sense of humor, skillful writing and human touch that makes his articles readable by all people, and not too over-technical that users are all left confused. Technical writers with a sense of humor are hard to find and a treasure to follow, IMHO ....</div><div><br></div><div style="font-size: 20px; "><b>3. How much does Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac cost?</b></div><div><br></div><div>Answer: The lowest purchase configuration is a 3 user serial # , one year renewal. This comes to :</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 9px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac , 1 year per user , </span><span style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; "> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 9px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; ">3</span><span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; font-size: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "> users </span>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "> $45.40</span><span style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; "> </span><font class="Apple-style-span" size="1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "> for each user </span><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; "> = TOTAL</span> </span></font></font></span> <b style="font-size: 18px; ">$136.20</b><span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; font-size: 21px; "><b> </b></span></span></span></span></div><div><br></div><div>Pricing gets better as you choose more users and more years. If you have more than 100 users, I can refer you to the corporate folks to talk to them more about enterprise pricing. This new eStore model is built for small businesses.</div><div><br></div><div>While placing the order, there is a handy cost comparison calculator tool built into the eStore to help you decide how many users and how many years between renewals.</div><div><br></div><div>I hope that answers everyone's basic questions ... and I am more than happy to be a resource person for this excellent software utility for Apple computer users.</div><div><br></div><div>Dave Sevick</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div apple-content-edited="true"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; 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