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Full x64 Feature Parity
snekul
September 23rd, 2009
Filed under: Endpoint Protection (AntiVirus) - 11.x, Endpoint Protection (AntiVirus), Network Access Control, Evolution of Security, Security Risks, Features, Security
8 Agree, 1 Disagree
I did a search and found a few things here and there about x64, but I'd like to say that I'd like to see Full x64 feature parity in Symantec Applications, paticularly SEP. At the University, we are quickly seeing the need for more and more x64 desktops, but upgrading to x64 should not downgrade our security.
By default, most Windows computers purchased with over 3 GB of RAM come with the 64 bit OS. Many of our students didn't even know they were running the 64 bit version. Clearly, 64 bit is the future and Symantec should be quick to embrace it.
Symantec has whined to
Symantec has whined to Microsoft for years about access to x64, then MS allowed it, and Symantec has FAILED to provide full NATIVE x64 support for any of its products. Given the large majority of Win7 boxes will ship as x64 and that 2008 R2 will be available ONLY in x64, it's time for Symantec to move out of the early 1990's and into modern OS platforms. SEP, Brightmail, and every other product you make should have native x64 builds.
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