ESET Smart Security Public Beta 1 Status Update
Hello,
Just to give everyone a quick status update, we are currently running a bit behind schedule for the public beta test release of ESET Smart Security but expect to have it available in a few days.
I know there is a great deal of interest in seeing ESET Smart Securityand our developers, QA engineers and tech writers are putting in longhours in order to ensure not just that everyone has a stable productwhich excellent performance, but to have a great experience with it aswell.
With that in mind, though, I would like to provide folks with somebackground information about what is going on in order to better setyour expectations about what ESET Smart Security is and is not:
- ESS is the first, brand-new version of security software to be released by ESET in several years. NOD32 v2.70, v2.51 and earlier releases were version upgrades, all based on the 2.xcodebase which dates back to 2003. While it is a testament to theexcellence of the architecture and engineering teams that four yearslater it is still the basis for the same engine which protectsyou against viruses, worms, Trojan horses, spyware, adware and a wholehost of other threats and vectors, the time for a new architecture hasbeen approaching for some time: Over the past four years, not only hasthe threatscape changed, but our developers have some different andbetter ways to protect you against both today's and tomorrow's threats.Not all of those changes can be implemented easily on the 2.xcodebase, hence the need for a codebase not just to provide us with abetter platform for new features and functionality, but a better way todo established features and functionality as well.
- ESS is not production code, but beta code. Unlike previous beta test cycles which tested updates to a mature codebase, ESS represents a brand-newcodebase and some of the experiences you have with it will mirror thosewhich occurred with NOD32 v1.0 and v2.0 beta-test cycles.
- The Public Beta 1 drop of ESS is going to contain some rough edges, such as unfinished screens, missing online help sections and so forth. It isalso going to contain bugs (errors in the program, not viruses). Whilewe have been devoting a great deal of resources to internal testing, wealso realize it is impossible to completely test ESS in all possibleconfigurations and environments. Despite the best efforts of ourdevelopers and QA engineers, we know the code will have bugs in itwhich we were not exercised during internal testing we performed. Weare relying on our beta testers to help us find and fix them.
- The beta test cycle for ESS isgoing to run longer than those for previous programs. For example,NOD32 v2.70, the last product to be beta-tested publically, only addedincremental features (malware reclassification, antirootkit and soforth) and support for an additional operating system (MicrosoftWindows Vista). ESS is a new product and is going to have to be testedacross a wide range of operating environments.
- ESS isgoing to change through the beta test cycle. While the behavior,documentation feature set, interface and other parts which make up ESShave been planned, they are not all completely implemented yet. Also,we realize that while we have made some reasonable determinationsregarding things like default feature sets and behavior, they may notbe the best choices for everyone. Providing ESET with your feedback onthis is just as critical as reporting bugs, and we will listen to whatyou have to say and take appropriate action. That does not mean we are going to implement every change and feature request we receive. But it does mean we are taking all feedback we receive very seriously.
- ESS isgoing to frustrate you at times. ESS represents a brand-new way ofdoing things for ESET, and it is likely that things which were easy orsimple for you to do with previous versions are not going to be as simple or as easy to do with ESS. ESS represents a new way of doing things and is going to be differentthan NOD32 v2.70 in a lot of ways. We realize there are people who arevery comfortable with NOD32 v2.70 and are not going to like thosedifferences. As stated in the paragraph above, this is one of thethings we are looking for feedback on.
- ESS isgoing to amaze you at times. ESS represents a brand-new way of doingthings for ESET, and it is likely that things which were difficult orimpossible for you to do with previous versions are going to besimple and easy to do with ESS. We hope you like those and continue togive us feedback on how we can make things easier and simpler.
You now should have a better appreciation for what is coming with ESET Smart Security and why it is taking us a few extra days to get it ready for you. You may also have noticed there are several things I have notdiscussed such as platform support, system requirements or specificfeatures. The reason for this is quite simple: These will changethrough the beta test cycle, in large part because of feedback from you. While we have some sense of what these are going to be, we are relying on you to help us fine-tune them.
Lastly, please do not be alarmed or upset if you do not receive aprompt reply to your questions. I have other responsibilities whichkeep me away from the forum at times. Thank you for your understanding.
Regards,
Aryeh Goretsky
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