Business vs. Home Editions????

LREmery · Sep 14, 2008

What are the main functional/technical differences (summarize please) between the business and home editions of the ESET Smart Security programs? (Why does the business edition cost so much more than the home edition?) Thank you very much!

emperordarius · Sep 14, 2008

From the ESET website http://www.eset.com/smartsecurity/:

The Business Edition of ESET Smart Security includes all the features and benefits described above, but has additional functionality and flexibility that every growing business requires:

* Server Installation: ESET Smart Security Business Edition may be installed on servers as well as workstations (the Home Edition can only be installed on workstations). This is a critical feature for businesses, as servers are as vulnerable to attack as workstations. Should servers go unprotected; one virus can take down the entire system.
* Remote Administration: Monitor and administer your security solution from anywhere in the world with ESET Remote Administrator. This is an absolutely necessary feature for the business with more than one location, or the systems administrator who works remotely.
* "Mirror" Capability: ESET's mirror functionality enables your IT administrator to conserve bandwidth by creating a "mirror" of protected workstations, and pushing updates independently. This prevents each employee from having to access the Internet for updates, conserving resources and reducing overall susceptibility to threats.
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ASpace · Sep 14, 2008

LREmery said:

What are the main functional/technical differences (summarize please) between the business and home editions of the ESET Smart Security programs?
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Home edition is the one meant to be used in a home/very small office environmets . It has nothing to be used in a business network. Home edition supports Windows operating systems only ! It can be installed only on workstations

Business edition is supposed to be used only in business environment (computers 5 or more) . It can also be installed on servers and workstations and can be used on Windows and Linux (Windows by default , Linux - if you have personally asked for that) .

Windows Business edition includes the feautures of Home edition + the 3 options that emperordarius points out .

(Why does the business edition cost so much more than the home edition?)
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Because it includes more options in addition to Home edition + a (more or less) certain different product - ESET Remote Administrator

LREmery · Sep 15, 2008

Thanks very much! I just purchased a 4-pack of the home edition for my family. With all the great things I've heard about this package, I hope everything works out well. Thanks again!

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