Every administrator knows how important it is to have software that is easy to install, to roll out, update, configure, maintain, and manage. If it gives you additional work, or even headache to install and manage your software, you will most likely look for a new supplier. Norman has taken that into consideration when making the new version of the award winning Norman Virus Control. Norman Virus Control version 5 is just as easy to install and administer in a small LAN as it is in an Enterprise WAN. NVC 5 gives new meaning to TCO ("Total Cost of Ownership").

So what do administrators that choose NVC version 5 get?

User-friendly

We have focused on the management of software and the cost of ownership. The new version has four central characteristics:

Simplified installation
Simplified management
Invisibility
Updates via the Internet

Simplified installation

Rollout in networks is smooth. You simply install NVC on a designated computer (the administrator), select the configuration settings, and identify the workstations where NVC should be installed. Then the agent handles the rest automatically.

In a matter of minutes NVC will be installed on the selected computers.

Simplified management

Simplicity is also the philosophy behind software management.

Installation, maintenance and configuration are centralized in NVC. From one single point the administrator can administrate workstations either as a group or as separate units, depending on the network. You can decide which modules to install or uninstall and define, which rights end users, are granted. The changes are effective in a matter of minutes.

The messaging system can be configured in a number of ways, for example broadcasting of virus alarms, and logging of various other incidents to file or console.

In sum, valuable time is saved for the IT personnel that can be spent on more productive tasks of the company's ITsystems.

Invisibility

Most users do not want to be actively involved with virus control software. Users in large networks do not necessarily need to know that an anti-virus program is installed on their computers. The constant presence of an anti-virus program that is running around-the-clock represents an important assurance. NVC version 5 provides this security.

Everything can be directed and managed from one computer.

Updates via the Internet

By using Norman Internet Update (NIU), it is now possible to update the entire product via the Internet.

Today there are approximately 50 000 different known viruses. New ones are constantly appearing, and NVC is continuously being updated in order to provide protection against new threats.

You can configure NIU to check for updated program modules and virus definition files at regular intervals.

Administrators can configure NVC to download and distribute updates to all workstations and servers, including employees with a home office.