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News Release Bank Of Ireland Selects Symantec For Group Virus Protection
Up to 25,000 Licenses of Norton AntiVirus to be Available to Entire Group in a Deal Worth up to $244,000 CUPERTINO, Calif. - June 20, 2000 - Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced that Bank of Ireland has chosen Symantec, the leading internet security provider, to provide the Group with up to 25,000 user licenses of the Norton AntiVirus Solution Suite. The enterprise-wide license, including service and support, covers the Group's entire retail network including desktops, servers, and gateways. Installation is projected to be complete by September 2000. "Bank of Ireland is strongly committed to information security," said Richard Nealon, head of data security at Bank of Ireland Retail IT and Operations. "We must ensure that the integrity and availability of our data is effectively protected. Norton AntiVirus allows us to achieve this protection. It has consistently impressed us during evaluation, not only in virus detection but also in the ease of management and updates." "Protection against computer viruses and malicious code has become an everyday part of today's business needs," said Aled Miles, vice president of sales and marketing at Symantec UK and Ireland. "The recent LoveLetter and NewLove viruses have demonstrated that for any organization, the most important element of anti-virus solution is the need for fast and reliable updates to ensure that protection remains effective. Norton AntiVirus provides the best protection against disruption due to viruses."
Award winning Norton AntiVirus™ Norton AntiVirus provides comprehensive enterprise-wide virus protection. By combining award-winning Symantec products with centralized, scalable management from Intel and expert technologies from IBM, Norton AntiVirus delivers unmatched protection from virus threats. Easy-to-use and scalable centralized management allows IT managers to lock down policies from a single console to keep systems up-to-date and properly configured. Its superior automation provides an intelligent solution that gives organizations proactive protection. An integrated and manageable solution, Norton AntiVirus provides fast, reliable, and hands-free virus detection, analysis, and delivery of infection repairs, thereby maximizing system uptime and minimizing Total Cost of Ownership.
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