RE: Anti-virus for i5OS

[Mike Cunningham <mcunning@xxxxxxx>]

I have no complaints about $150 for RDi and I usually spend about $2,000+ for a developer workstation. Currently they all have Windows Vista quad-core CPUs, 4GB RAM, Dual monitors, widescreen of they want them.

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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joe Pluta
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 2:09 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Anti-virus for i5OS

Mike Cunningham wrote:
> And even though we do not allow much access to the IFS when auditors come to the line in their script that says "Are you running anti-virus software on ALL your servers?" It's a lot easier to just say yes than try and explain why your iSeries does not need one. That is if the price is reasonable.
And yet on this very list I hear folks complaining about $150 a seat for
RDi, or that it's too expensive to buy an $800 workstation for
development.  I find it hard to justify i5/OS software that's not needed
to assuage an auditor and then not supply developers with the very best
in hardware and software.

Anyway, just me.

Joe
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