Even though anti-virus (AV) is essentially ubiquitous, enterprises are still wise to review the available products each year rather than to simply renew existing licenses. Carefully selecting the right product from the market can result in better feature functionality, easier management, and/or lower cost, all important factors for any organization, but perhaps nowhere more so than for resource-strapped small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs).

This research note provides an overview of the vendor landscape for basic AV offerings and addresses the following key selection criteria:

• Vendor stability and viability.
• Breadth of core and enhanced features.
• Breadth of protected platforms.
• Unit pricing.

Though only one of the reviewed solutions is ideal for all enterprises, many have unique values that will recommend them to selected buyers.