REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
October 6, 2020
FROM
LARRY AINSWORTH, Chief Information Officer, Information Services Department
SUBJECT
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Software License Agreement and Foundation Agreement for Symantec Software Products and Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Approve Software License Agreement with Symantec Corporation, for Symantec software products and services, for the period of November 1, 2020, through October 31, 2021.
2. Approve Foundation Agreement with Broadcom Inc., for Symantec software products and services, for the period of November 1, 2020, through October 31, 2021.
(Presenter: Jake Cordova, Information Services Division Chief, 388-0503)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Improve County Government Operations.
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of the Symantec Software License Agreement and Broadcom Foundation Agreement will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). These agreements do not commit the County to make any purchases. If future purchases are made under these agreements, ISD will adhere to County purchasing policies and return to the Board for approval, if necessary.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The County utilizes Symantec cybersecurity and network management software products and services to protect against malware and other cyber threats, secure workloads processed in a multi-cloud environment, provide comprehensive analysis of network activity, and provide a detection and response solution.
Broadcom owns the Symantec name and the Symantec cybersecurity and network management software products and services. The Symantec Software License Agreement (License Agreement) and the Broadcom Foundation Agreement (Foundation Agreement) are Broadcom's standard commercial agreements that govern the Symantec software products and s...
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