Anti-Virus r8.1 Intro letter

Dear Valued Customer,

Thank you for ordering CA Anti-Virus r8.1. With this release, CA Anti-Virus r8.1 has strengthened its market position by delivering a truly robust enterprise class anti-virus solution with superior centrally-managed deployment, updating and reporting capabilities.

As part of CA's corporate re-branding efforts, CA is updating product names to make them consistent with its overall brand strategy. Below is a table showing the former and current security threat product names. In this release, the product user interface and documentation reflects the former product name, while other sales tools and the website have been updated to show the new product names.

CA Anti-Virus r8.1 is the next generation in comprehensive anti-virus security for business PCs, servers and PDAs. It combines proactive protection against malware with powerful management features that stop and remove malicious code before it enters your network, reducing system downtime and outbreak response costs.

CA Anti-Virus is also compatible with and complementary to other security initiatives, including CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System (CA HIPS), and CA Secure Content Manager (CA SCM).

CA Anti-Virus is backed by CA Security Advisor which has served government and enterprises since 1987. It has also played a key role in helping CA achieve internationally recognized detection and removal certifications for malware and spyware from ICSA Labs, West Coast Labs and Virus Bulletin.

What is New in r8.1?

• CA Anti-Virus Support for Non-Windows Platforms - Linux, Solaris and Mac OS X (including Mac Intel OS X)
  
  
• Support for Cisco NAC and Microsoft NAP
  
  
• Additional Language Support - Now supporting Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese, in addition to existing support for English, French, Italian, German, Spanish and Japanese.

Product Installation

Follow the on-screen directions provided when you insert the product media in your machine.

For more information about this product or any other CA product, please visit ca.com.

Thank you,
The CA Anti-Virus Team