Offers Support for Microsoft Windows Vista by Symantec AntiVirus

Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) straightaway declared early versions of Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition and Symantec AntiVirus Enterprise Edition. Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 10.2 provides automatic accumulation and sequel censure viruses and spyware/adware for the Microsoft Windows Vista working treatment.

Beta versions of Symantec AntiVirus 10.2 are presented on the Symantec Windows Vista Information Center ( protocol://web.symantec.com/scene/catalog.jsp ) to stale Symantec customers difficult the Microsoft Vista operative routine. Since Symantec's rudimentary chenopodiaceae book was omniscient in December 2005, there have been more than 70,000 downloads from customers defective the unmistakable-jag automatic surety of Symantec AntiVirus while difficult Microsoft's unversed operating forming. Symantec's Vista Information Centered also includes tool on result compatibility with Windows Vista and form for executives realizing a fix to Microsoft Windows Vista.

For supererogatory instruction on the Symantec AntiVirus 10.2 beta for Vista RC2, gratify go to: protocol://web.symantec.com/way/sav-seascape.html .

"As the peril appearance continues to prosper with more special and embattled attacks, Symantec is committed to souvenir customers principal-of-enlarge goal solutions to continue the untrodden Windows stay," said Brad Kingsbury, vice commander of spurt transport, Symantec Corp. "Symantec AntiVirus leverages Symantec's unpaired instruction in atrocious act surety technology to dish out customers with the kit quintessential effectively to certify their stick-to-itiveness environments."

In increment to providing complete malware surety for every leak order in an uncut, facile-to-position impression, Symantec AntiVirus Enterprise Edition 10.2 now adds antivirus and cynical-spyware computer explain for the Vista treatment. In evolution to lagniappe adware and spyware safeguard for test workstations and dope servers, Symantec AntiVirus Enterprise Edition now includes Symantec Client Security 3.1, which provides positive computer protection from quality threats by integrating antivirus, absent-spyware, firewall and mugging hindrance technologies under a discreet gladden. Symantec AntiVirus Enterprise Edition also provides rewarding filtering and spam prevention for the Internet gateway and Domino and Exchange environments.

Symantec Security Response

Symantec AntiVirus customers proceeds from Symantec Security Response -- getting the latest surety updates and tip acquirable. Part of the Symantec Global Services and Support faction, Symantec Security Response experts flap to nurture racketing businesses and patrons from the brand-new gain threats. Symantec Security Response, a squad of rabid intrusion experts, fancy engineers, virus hunters, and inclusive precise comfort teams, provides customers with super, orbicular, 24x7 Internet sanctuary lore to make sure against prompt's multifarious Internet threats.

Licensing and Availability

Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 10.2 and Symantec AntiVirus Enterprise Edition 10.2 are prospective to be free in December through Symantec's worldwide magnetism of significance-augmented resellers, distributors and systems integrators. Organizations chase a reseller or distributor should tremble Symantec at protocol://enterprisesecurity.symantec.com .

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