I received this e-mail today from Shavlik Technologies. This is a very interesting twist on the government automobile stimulus program. It’s a shame we already use this product…
Shavlik Technologies is offering customers 1 million reasons to dump their resource-guzzling patch management, configuration management, and antivirus solutions with a rebate program that provides a cash incentive to customers who trade up to a more efficient way to manage these critical IT tasks.
In a play on the US Federal Government’s Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS) program, Shavlik is announcing its own “Cash for Clunkers” promotion.
IT security and operations news outlets are filled with stories of the impact (down time, reduced productivity, sensitive data compromise, breaches) of these rusted out clunkers on your business. Just last week Microsoft released two out-of-band patches. The Microsoft WU/MU team spent the week in a full scramble to correct bad data that left Windows Update and WSUS users thinking they were patched when, in fact, they were not patched and vulnerable to exploit.
Join thousands of your peers who turned to Shavlik because they are:
- Frustrated by unreliable, patch management lemons that leave you stranded beside the Internet freeway unprotected.
- Fed up with the reduced mileage they get from WSUS because it doesn’t address non-Microsoft applications from Adobe (Acrobat, Flash, Shockwave), Apple (iTunes, Quicktime, Safari) or Mozilla (Firefox); combined these products have had 26 security patches released since January 1, 2009. In comparison, Internet Explorer has had 4 security bulletins since January 1, 2009.
- Tired of antivirus bloatware solutions that guzzle system resources but don’t stop today’s malware.
- Weary of writing scripts or battling temperamental Active Directory and Group Policy to locate gaps between the desired configuration policy and the reality of systems on the network.
- Tired of trying to coax overblown systems management “suites” into doing a job they were not designed to do and whose bolt-together mentality means you spend more time tweaking and tinkering than getting work done.
Here’s how it works:
If you own an existing antivirus, patch management, or configuration management product or systems management suite that is forcing you to spend too much time, money, and IT staff on these critical tasks, go to this website and determine your eligibility for Shavlik’s Cash for Clunkers program. If you qualify, Shavlik will forgive up to $4,500 of the purchase price on a Shavlik product to replace your existing solution.But you must act quickly. Cash for Clunkers is a limited time promotion. When those first $1 million reasons to dump your existing clunker solution are gone, so is the promotion.
Go green with Shavlik. Reduce your spend. Repurpose your staff on initiatives that grow your business. Recycle those resource-hogging, bloated, and buggy AV products for a solution that is fast, light on system resources and stops today’s malware.
To learn more and to sign up, click here to see if you qualify.
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