TDS software line discontinued

Oh GAwd I hate the new name vista. MAybe it is a guy thing but I like Longhorn much better. Then again Longhorn is associated more with Texas where everything is suppose to be BIG LOL
Longhorn is a tough sounding name, vista is more continental?would a good name for a program that does alot of hooking me HAPPYHOOKER?

whoesssssme

controler

 

How about Hasta La vista, baby!!!


Starrob

 

LMAO Jooske ... don't make us paranoid

 

Rather would see some more Aussie name TDRoo? ATRoo? RooGuard?


About the other remark somewhere up in this thread: it has some good parts Aussie-based software which is free from other countries' restrictions.

 

Jooske...you're killing me...we'll see soon enough, you're right .. I cannot wait either honestly...but it's not that good being that curious all the time

you should have known that

hi hi

 

Just don't completely disappear. I for one appreciate all the help you folks have provided over the years.

 

TDS will serve for the network tools and scripts at least, you have your own jukebox included in it, etc and with the CokeMachine script you can serve internet all voice commanded, so TDS is still useable for lots of other things besides AT protection.

 

still, it's way ahead of others...can you believe this? .. says enough to me

 

THERE ARE ONLY. THREE antivirus software That I use
Tds-3 is one and the others are Housecall.antivirus.com and Kaspersky Anti-Virus. they are the only ones that work for finding out the virus and in today
virus hunting Tds-3 Was the best of them thank you.
kelly Tkachenko Juneau Alaska And good luck on some time off ..

 

i can sure understand the desire to make money, but the facts are somewhat distorted in your analysis.

since the market and need for protection from trojans is growing HUGELY, why don't you say what you mean?

its too big a job for you.

you had a great idea... its still a great idea.... but you would rather do something not so much work.

 

This is a very mean thing to say, we all know better, all those years 24/7 support engineers stand by and we all caught Wayne on all hours.
From free licenses nobody gets bread on the table.
This is about responsibility for the best security solutions for the users' systems, among which large corporates as well.
Just wait and see for new outstanding solutions.

 

I'm sorry to See TDS go , but looking forward to New Products from Diamond CS soon!!


Cheers to the Diamond CS Team!!!!

Daniel

 

Hi Jooske,

Just wanted to give you a big THANKS for all of your help, and of course Pilli, over the years. You guys have been super!

Cya around,
Rich

 

All,
As I said earlier, a product line up change in your products is not that unusual. Strobe, I think said in 4 years maybe Kevin will exit too. Maybe. But with Technology 4 years is three steps from forever. A lot can happen. Pure speculation and as he said never a dull moment.

But keep in mind there will be some migration to BoClean as other products drop off. This will increase the volumn of personal user market for the likes of PSC maybe not enough, but it should help. Certainly A2 and Ewido well get a slice too.

The real key to this is MS OneCare or how the follow on will be and how well the vast majority AV companies do at getting massive trojan and other evilwares influx in the next say 4 or 5 years.

Whatever the case maybe evilware is not going away and there will always be a few best of breed products to deal with it which make information from the likes of Wilders and those like it imho more important then ever.

 

Hi Pilli .............i am not trying to make anything harder. I am well aware of Jason having his own company. This was part of my point. I have always been under the impression that he was a BIG part of development.....maybe i was wrong in this. When he left i felt in my heart it was the bell tolling for TDS......as i posted with post #71 i have had a feeling of the end near being very near for many months now, and as i also posted in the post, i wish them all the best and look forward to new products.....i have paid for TDS, Wormguard, Port Explorer and Process Guard............again, i had no idea i was making anything harder for anyone, being that we all are adults here.

 

Hi RainWalker,

I understood your point. Certainly, when a key developer in any company leaves, it is reasonable to consider the effect that this could have on the company. I think developers, such as Jason, have many possible reasons for starting their own company, but most of the time it is because it is "Time". It's nice to have an opportunity to run your own company - at least until it gets too tiring or boring (I'v owned several during my career).

But, there are many excellent developers out there, and I am sure that both companies will find the type personnel resources that they need. Usually, what is in short supply is that "creative spark" - or brand new idea, that really drives a a new product. Also, surprisingly enough, usually good business know-how is difficult to come by. The greatest product will usually not go very far, if there isn't some business acumen to back it up. In this very competitive marketplace, both technical and business know-how are both "must haves".

Wishing both Wayne and Jason great success with their future undertakings.

Rich

 

Yes Rich, i well understand and agree with you.........

 

Hello, To all

Well i have to say this is one bad sad day not so much
for me but my pops for now his big love Lavasoft free support
site is no more. & now his # one tool is bye bye

i say thanks for all the great times you gave my pops
& not just support for TDS-3 but the help with any problems
that came up

The best to you & all your great team

Gogo

 

Does this mean you are leaving? Hope not!!

Cheers,

 

WOW!
Can anyhone mail me thelatest def file to:
optinmail2003ATyahooDOTcom

 

Then what Anti-Trojan and malware scanner an I use?
I know of BoClean but it's a running process scanner and not file scanner. Thus, what file scanner comes close to the detection and malware removal of TDS-3 product?

ALso how far along was tds-4?

 

Just some random thoughts after considering things for a couple of days....

• I can't say that this was even on my radar screen as a possibility. A number have mentioned seeing this coming, you're obviously more prescient than I.
• As the owner of 5 TDS3 licenses, I am disappointed that the product line has completed its run. All my licenses are between 1 and 2 or so years old. They have helped in a handful of difficult situations, provided a desired second opinion in many others, and can still be used for some of the additional tools. At the end of the day, I received fair value from the product and from DCS in this time. Paint me satisfied, and a bit sad.
• Stepping back, considering your options, and making a decided change of direction is an emotionally wretching time and it takes guts, but is sometimes necessary. As with any major change, the wisdom of the decision will only be apparent over time. However, it is often the difference between managing a situation towards success versus simply trying to stave off failure - these are very different beasts.
• Look at the anti-malware market over the past year. Look at where it is heading by necessity, the necessity that overall prevention is vastly preferred to post-mortem redress. Lots of new options are available, and they all have a common theme - they are gate keepers with respect to system behavior, not monitors of the identity of processes executing those behaviors. I guess this train has left the station, although until these tools become a little more casual user friendly, signature based solutions do have life.
• Arguably, ProcessGuard had already surpassed TDS as DCS' crown jewel for the future. I assume the future lies in this direction.
• If one of the leading AT vendors has decided a complete change of approach is needed, it is probably something consumers should also weigh. While I await whatever is on the horizon from DCS in addition to PG/WG/PE, plenty of options remain. The competing AT's still have planty of life, many AV's have aggressively augmented their AT functionality to equal or nearly equal that of the dedicated AT's (although I do still prefer to have BOClean at the ready on my own systems), and a number of behavioral-based prevention tools have appeared. However you look at it, consumers have plenty of options to examine.

Rather than dwell on the passing of TDS, I'd rather focus on what the future holds. To Wayne, Gavin, and the rest of the DCS crew - thanks for the security as well as the memories. Now, let's say we make some more of both?

Blue

 

While I can understand their need to discontinue this product, I am still very sorry to see it go. In my opinion, TDS was DCS' flagship product, using leading-edge technology / thinking. DCS discontinuing this product is tantamount to Microsoft discontinuing development of Windows to concentrate on Office.

As a user of every one of your fine products, at least I can look forward to their enhancements.


Good luck DCS!

 

Hi, BlueZannetti

Same here I keep coming back in total disbelief, I can not explain how I feel, it is very strange, after all it is only a software program, but I will still miss it.

But as RainWalker says Jason's gone and I think he was a very big part of PG.

Yes I do now have to say to my friends at DiamondCS, my very best wishes to you and your future.[and coming programs]

I still lement the passing of TDS, but from its ashes may DCS grow.

Take Care,
TheQuest

PS: But not The Ashes their coming this way.