Holmes Security Systems Relies on Walling Data and AVG Anti-Virus

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(Free-Press-Release.com) March 12, 2010 -- Newton, NC –Peace of mind means everything to the customers of Holmes Security Systems. From burglar and fire alarms to comprehensive monitoring services, Holmes wields a wide array of resources and expertise to protect their customers.

So it’s not surprising that the Fayetteville, N.C. –based company puts a high degree of importance on their choice of network security software. Their anti-virus protection had to live up to their own high security standards.

“We couldn’t afford to risk our customers’ protection,” said Duncan Hubbard, Holmes Security Systems operations manager. “Our reputation is based on our ability to protect our customers, so we absolutely had to have anti-virus software that would protect our systems.”

Tough security without breaking the bank

The company had been using Symantec’s network anti-virus protection and, while the protection was acceptable, the price of keeping the software up to date was eating a big hole in the budget. As Holmes approached the end of their licensing agreement with Symantec, Hubbard began looking for a more cost effective solution to the company's anti-virus needs.

“Several things stuck out about AVG,” said Hubbard. “One of our biggest customers uses their anti-virus to protect their network and it made sense for us to take a closer look at how well it would work for us. I use AVG’s free product on my home computer, so I was already confident about its technology – I just needed to make sure the network product lived up to the same high standard.”

Great pricing and local service

When it came to finding a reseller to supply the AVG license, Holmes Security Systems did not have to look far. The company is proud of its North Carolina roots and liked the fact that North America’s longest-standing and highest-volume distributor of AVG products, Walling Data, is located in Hickory, NC - just a few hours away.

“The proximity of Walling Data to our headquarters made me feel comfortable that, in the event of a catastrophic IT emergency, I could personally meet with Walling's product support team,” said Hubbard.

Because Walling Data provide all their customers free, unlimited, U.S.-based pre- and post-sales support, Hubbard was able to call on the support team several times when he had questions during installation.

Added Hubbard “Finally, AVG’s price was far and away the best value. With AVG Anti-Virus, we saved more than 50 percent per license compared to Symantec.”

AVG – Greater protection , less down time

“AVG used far less memory than Symantec when scanning our computers for viruses,” said Hubbard.

“Computers using Symantec tended to exhibit a noticeable difference in performance when anti-virus scans were taking place. Performance can’t take a backseat to security.”

Hubbard noticed that AVG makes frequent updates to protect against the latest computer virus threats. “Symantec, on the other hand, had more sporadic virus updates so I didn’t feel as protected as we are with AVG."

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