Symantec's Norton AntiVirus Corporate Edition 7.5 Integrates Digital Immune System Technology to Provide Automated Virus Protection Enterprise-Wide

Business Wire, Oct 31, 2000

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 31, 2000

Latest Component of Symantec Enterprise Security Offers

Enhanced Manageability and Administration

Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq:SYMC), the leader in Internet security, today announced Norton AntiVirus Corporate Edition 7.5, which provides customers with enterprise-class protection at the desktop and file/print server tiers of the corporate network. Symantec's Norton AntiVirus Corporate Edition 7.5 is a key component of Symantec Enterprise Security, a comprehensive and modular Internet security solution for enterprise computing environments.

Norton AntiVirus Corporate Edition 7.5 is the only product in the anti-virus market with closed-loop automation technology. This technology is a part of the Digital Immune System, a sophisticated back-end infrastructure designed to provide enterprise customers with the highest levels of protection available. The Digital Immune System greatly improves system uptime by providing automatic, reliable, and hands-free virus detection, analysis, and delivery of virus cures to an infected PC or entire corporation with or without administrator intervention depending on the needs of the administrator. New flood control capabilities also decrease bandwidth problems that occur when too many users attempt to submit infected files.

"The increased use of the Web and the growing adoption of more Internet technologies provide fertile ground for viruses to spread quickly and in epidemic proportions," said Gail Hamilton, senior vice president, Enterprise Security Division, Symantec. "As part of Symantec Enterprise Security, Norton AntiVirus 7.5 enables customers to build the best security solution for their organization."

Norton AntiVirus Corporate Edition 7.5 includes several new features to ease administration and manageability:

-- As part of the Digital Immune System, Internet-based Scan and Deliver now
offers the ability to submit infected files to Symantec via the Internet using
HTTPS, removing the reliance of an email-based submission system. Internet Scan
& Deliver provides faster submissions, faster virus response time and increased
security.

-- Web-based installation support allows customers to point their clients at an
internal Web server and download the software, thereby eliminating the need to
rely on login scripts or third-party distribution tools. Support for resumable
downloads eliminates the need to restart a download from the beginning if the
connection is lost while downloading from an Internet Web server.

-- Alert forwarding for lightly managed clients allows administrators to
configure and lock-down client settings on hard-to-reach remote/laptop
computers and configure centralized virus alerting for clients not managed by
the central management console.

-- Virus definition rollback gives administrators the option of returning to a
previous set of virus definitions from the convenience of one central location.
Administrators can also reinitiate missed events such as a scheduled virus
scan, thereby ensuring maximum virus protection.

-- Support node, an HTML viewer with a live link to Symantec Support, enables
administrators to access timely service and support information without leaving
their consoles.

-- Symantec System Center provides an intuitive centralized console for
customers who need to protect, control, and monitor their customers' machines
from a single console. Administrators are able to set and lock down policies to
ensure users are fully protected at all times.

-- NAVEX(TM) technology maximizes system uptime and minimizes total cost of
ownership by creating a single common extensible scanning and repair engine
across multiple tiers -- including Windows 9x, Windows NT, and Windows 2000 --
removing the need to reboot or re-deploy software.

Availability

Symantec's Norton AntiVirus Corporate Edition 7.5 provides multi-tier protection for Windows 2000/9x, Windows NT/2000 workstation and server, NetWare, and Windows 3.x/DOS. For additional product information call 800/745-6054 or visit http://www.symantec.com. To obtain licensing information or to locate a reseller, visit http://enterprisesecurity.symantec.com/license/ on the World Wide Web.

Symantec Enterprise Security

Symantec Enterprise Security provides corporations with a comprehensive and modular Internet security solution. The solution allows customers to manage the complete security lifecycle of their computing environment from assessment and planning to implementation and monitoring.

Symantec Enterprise Security enables customers to build the best security solution for their organization by choosing from Symantec's best-of-breed, multi-platform Internet security products; manageability and administration tools; and world-class professional services and support. Symantec Enterprise Security also includes the Digital Immune System, Symantec's unique technology for automatic detection and cure of security threats.

About Symantec

Symantec, a world leader in Internet security technology, provides a broad range of content and network security solutions to individuals and enterprises. The company is a leading provider of virus protection, risk management, Internet content and e-mail filtering, remote management and mobile code detection technologies to customers. Headquartered in Cupertino, Symantec has worldwide operations in more than 33 countries.