Symantec Launches Integrated Antivirus and Content Filtering Solution with Centralized Management of Multiple Servers

Business Wire, April 7, 2003

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 7, 2003

Symantec Web Security 3.0 Protects Web Traffic

With High-Performance, Integrated Virus Scanning

and Web Content Filtering at the Gateway

Symantec Corporation (Nasdaq:SYMC), the world leader in Internet security, today announced Symantec Web Security 3.0, now featuring centralized management of multiple servers. Symantec Web Security is a high-performance, integrated gateway solution that provides Symantec's industry-leading virus protection and web filtering for web-based traffic (HTTP and FTP).

Symantec Web Security's centralized multi-server policy management eases administrative burden. Changes made to the web filtering and virus scanning policies on a Symantec Web Security server are automatically applied to all other Symantec Web Security servers in that network. The newly modified policy or filtering can be set for a user, group or the entire system. Symantec Web Security is a low latency, high-performance solution that meets the needs of both administrators and users.

"Enterprises, academic institutions and government agencies need antivirus protection and want to manage Internet usage, but can not afford to have a solution that impacts network performance," said Greg Gotta, vice president, product delivery, Symantec Corporation. "Symantec Web Security eliminates unwanted content and malicious code at the gateway, securing and protecting the enterprise network."

Symantec Web Security is the only single-vendor, integrated, single-scan antivirus and content filtering solution available on the market. By leveraging the integration of antivirus and content filtering, Symantec Web Security provides organizations with comprehensive protection against malicious code, including blended threats.

Symantec Web Security 3.0 offers enterprise customers a seamless solution to address malware threats and content filtering needs. Symantec Web Security 3.0 continues to provide the following features and functions:

-- Protection from malicious code by leveraging Symantec's

cross-platform NAVEX scan engine technology and the Digital

Immune System, Symantec's unique technology that automates the

submission of potential threats and automatically delivers

cures to problem machines or the entire enterprise.

-- Flexible policy enforcement on a per-user and per-group basis;

local control; and automated alerting capabilities.

-- List-based URL filtering in 31 comprehensive categories, as

well as Symantec's patented heuristic technology, Dynamic

Document Review (DDR), a multi-lingual, context-sensitive

content analysis technology.

-- Comprehensive reporting which automatically provides IT

administrators with both virus and content filtering

information that can be exported into one complete report.

-- Integrated, single-scan anti-virus and web filtering.

In order to provide complete protection of a network, Symantec Web Security should be part of an overall security strategy that includes protection at every tier of the network. Symantec Web Security 3.0, which runs on Solaris, Windows NT and Windows 2000, is backed by an industry-leading team of dedicated security experts at Symantec Security Response. Symantec Security Response provides around-the-clock access to up-to-the-minute virus information as well as rapid response and global support.

Availability

Symantec Web Security 3.0 is available now. For trialware, or to obtain licensing information or locate a reseller, visit http://enterprisesecurity.symantec.com on the World Wide Web.

About Symantec

Symantec, the world leader in Internet security technology, provides a broad range of content and network security software and appliance solutions to individuals, enterprises and service providers. The company is a leading provider of client, gateway and server security solutions for virus protection, firewall and virtual private network, vulnerability management, intrusion detection, Internet content and e-mail filtering, remote management technologies and security services to enterprises and service providers around the world. Symantec's Norton brand of consumer security products is a leader in worldwide retail sales and industry awards. Headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., Symantec has worldwide operations in 38 countries. For more information, please visit www.symantec.com.

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