Questions about BP

[Bret Miller]

I read the quickstart guide so I have some understanding of what business protection is. I'm currently evaluating avast! standard suite with the expectation of implementing fully sometime in June.

1. It sounds like a good fit for us (around 70 clients including servers), but it isn't yet available as far as I can tell. Is BP going to replace standard suite for smaller installations?

2. I know software development isn't totally predictable, but is there an estimated timeline for releasing the product? (Estimates are just that--not a promise of anything to actually be delivered.)

[lukas.hasik]

I read the quickstart guide so I have some understanding of what business protection is. I'm currently evaluating avast! standard suite with the expectation of implementing fully sometime in June.

There is a video of BP - http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2045629/avast-demos-business-protection-console

1. It sounds like a good fit for us (around 70 clients including servers), but it isn't yet available as far as I can tell. Is BP going to replace standard suite for smaller installations?

Yes and no. BP targets small businesse (up to 200 client) where Standard Suite is even for large enterprises with thousands of clients. It's rather complement to Standard Suite (at least for now). BP is simplier and better fits to small networks.

2. I know software development isn't totally predictable, but is there an estimated timeline for releasing the product? (Estimates are just that--not a promise of anything to actually be delivered.)

Release date is planed for end of June.

[Bret Miller]

Thank you for taking the time to answer my questions. All I really need is simple centralized management for around 70 clients, so it probably is a good fit. Unfortunately, the timeframe is a little late for us, so we'll have to do the initial implementation with ADNM.

[abyssus]

Just FYI I have been told it would be "next month" since the end of last year... so take any release date with a pinch of salt...

[claudiuc]

There is not much time left until the end of June
Any new beta or release?

[lukas.hasik]

RC is here ... http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=80336.0

[claudiuc]

Nice to see it, already tested. Great improvement, we are waiting for production release