Symantec's Pcanywhere Is First Remote Control Software To Support Windows' Millennium - Product Information

EDP Weekly's IT Monitor, Oct 9, 2000

Symantec's (Nasdaq:SYMC) pcAnywhere is the first remote control software to support Microsoft's new operating system, Window Millennium Edition (Me).

This added capability is available free to pcAnywhere 9.2 users via LiveUpdate. Additionally, pcAnywhere, the leading choice of IT professionals worldwide for remote troubleshooting and helpdesk support, remains the first and only remote control software to hold Windows 2000 certification.

pcAnywhere continues to provide PC users the most advanced software for accessing remote business and home computer systems and now provides seamless compatibility with Windows Me. Whether fulfilling home-related or business functions, pcAnywhere provides invaluable remote control capabilities to provide anywhere, anytime system access. Designed to optimize performance without sacrificing security, pcAnywhere makes it easy for IS/IT professionals to quickly resolve end-user problems and perform server maintenance from a central location, and also provides remote users with the ability to retrieve and transfer files.

pcAnywhere 9.2 is currently available through resellers and from the Symantec web site at www.symantec.com and can support desktops and servers running DOS, Windows 3.1, Windows 9.x, Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Windows Me. For site license pricing please call 800/745-6054. Estimated single seat retail pricing for pcAnywhere is US$179. pcAnywhere 9.2, with Windows Me support, is available as a free upgrade to current 9.2 customers via LiveUpdate.