Symantec unveils Norton Internet Security 2002 Professional Edition and Norton Antivirus 2002 Professional Edition
New powerful security tools for advanced users and small businesses
Hong Kong -- January 31 2002 - Symantec, the world leader in Internet security, today announced Norton Internet Security 2002 Professional Edition and Norton AntiVirus 2002 Professional Edition. Available immediately in Hong Kong, the latest software packages offer professionals, small businesses and advanced users unrivalled security capabilities for protected Internet activities.
Norton Internet Security 2002 Professional Edition is the first Symantec consumer product to include Norton Intrusion Detection, providing enterprise-strength protection against both external and internal security breaches. It also protects users against a wide range of serious Internet risks including viruses, hackers, privacy breaches and online productivity distractions.
Norton AntiVirus 2002 Professional Edition is compatible with the latest Palm and Windows operating systems and has been developed to address the needs of sophisticated users by automatically keeping their PCs and PDAs safe from malicious code without interrupting productivity. In addition to protecting users from the latest virus threats, Norton AntiVirus 2002 Professional Edition prevents downtime by enabling the quick recovery of erased files and the secure elimination of sensitive and confidential digital documents.
"The Internet security concerns that users face today are no longer limited to threats from viruses and worms targeting PCs," said Daniel Cheng, Managing Director for Symantec China and Hong Kong. "Attacks from hackers, the loss of confidential information, downtime and non-work-related Web surfing can impact productivity. Mobile devices are also becoming increasingly connected and now either hold or provide access to highly confidential personal and business information."
"By using the new Professional Editions of Norton Internet Security 2002 and Norton AntiVirus, users can significantly improve their resistances to these problems and proactively protect their systems against security threats like viruses, Trojan horses and other malicious code, as well as a wide range of blended threats, such as Nimda and Code Red," added Cheng.
Norton Internet Security 2002 Professional Edition
Unlike other Internet security suites, Norton Internet Security 2002 Professional Edition is not a bundle product; all suite components are designed to work together efficiently, eliminating the overlapping functionality, poor performance, and excessive memory requirements of bundled solutions. Norton Internet Security 2002 Professional Edition features the solid firewall technology of Norton Personal Firewall 2002 and trusted virus protection through Norton AntiVirus 2002 for the Windows platform and Symantec AntiVirus 2002 for Palm OS.
Unique to the Professional Edition of Norton Internet Security 2002 is Norton Intrusion Detection. The new feature complements the suite's firewall technology, providing an additional layer of security while minimising interruptions. This system, based on Symantec's enterprise-level intrusion detection technology, examines the content of Internet traffic to intelligently intercept attacks such as those caused by the Nimda and Code Red worms and then triggers an appropriate action. Users, in turn, are prompted only for attacks that represent a real danger to their systems, significantly reducing interruptions.
Norton Internet Security 2002 Professional Edition also includes User Access Manager, an easy-to-use supervisor feature that simplifies the configuration of security settings in a small-network environment, and Norton Productivity Control to manage Internet usage. Additionally, the new Network Notification feature informs users when their computer has joined a wireless or other network.
Because Norton Internet Security 2002 Professional Edition focuses on Windows-based Internet security threats, it reduces the false alarms that occur when using products that target several operating systems.
Norton AntiVirus 2002 Professional Edition
Norton AntiVirus 2002 Professional Edition is designed to help maintain user productivity by detecting and removing viruses without user intervention, speeding recovery from virus attacks and keeping virus definitions up-to-date. By automatically repairing and removing infected files in the background, Norton AntiVirus 2002 Professional Edition eliminates the need for user input and keeps interruptions to a minimum.
New script-blocking technology constantly monitors scripts for virus-like malicious behaviour in both incoming and outgoing e-mail, then stops their activity and alerts users before the virus can spread and cause downtime. Norton AntiVirus 2002 Professional Edition also now protects and recovers sensitive files and allows users to digitally shred confidential electronic data.
In addition, Symantec AntiVirus 2002 for Palm OS is included as an integral component of Norton AntiVirus 2002 Professional Edition, providing real-time anti-virus protection to users of handheld devices. Symantec AntiVirus for Palm OS secures personal data on Palm OS compatible devices at all times. It features a device-resident, anti-virus scanning engine that works in the background protecting your Palm data from multiple sources of infection, including HotSync, infrared and Internet download. The software is also available to order separately from the Symantec online store at ap.symantecstore.com.
Free one-year subscription of LiveUpdate feature
Symantec Security Response experts update Norton Internet Security 2002 Professional Edition, Norton AntiVirus 2002 Professional Edition and Symantec AntiVirus for Palm 2002 continuously to deal with new viruses and other Internet threats. The automatic LiveUpdate features check for and install all new security information for one year free of charge.
Pricing and availability
Norton Internet Security 2002 Professional Edition and Norton AntiVirus 2002 Professional Edition are available now at designed retail locations. Estimated retail prices are HK$835 and HK$741 respectively. Standalone Symantec AntiVirus for Palm 2002 is available at Symantec online store ap.symantecstore.com at HK$312.
Product photos are available on request.
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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