Symantec DeepSight Alert Services Earns Network Worlds Award
for Top Product in Security Management Category
Symantec Backup Exec 10d and Symantec Mail Security 8100 Series
Also Receive Honors
CUPERTINO, Calif. - March 16, 2006 - Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC)
today announced that Symantec DeepSight Alert Services has won the
Best of the Tests award from Network World in the security
management category. Symantecs early warning service came out on
top in a competitive review in which Network World editors
evaluated a broad range of security management technologies and
vendors.
Symantec is honored that Symantec DeepSight Alert Services was
recognized by Network World as the premiere solution in such a
broad and rigorous comparative review, said Arthur Wong, vice
president, Symantec Security Response and Managed Security
Services. This achievement is a clear example of Symantecs ongoing
commitment to offering our customers the most comprehensive
solutions to protect their infrastructures and ensure
business
continuity.
Laptop Battery Symantec DeepSight Alert Services provides personalized
vulnerability, malicious code, and new spyware and adware alerts,
along with mitigation information and links to patches that bridge
the gap between security awareness and action. Symantec analysts
monitor potential threats 24x7 across more than 35,000 distinct
product versions and information from more than 150 authoritative
sources. Symantec DeepSight Alert Services saves organizations time
and money by eliminating the need to dedicate valuable staff to
search for and evaluate the latest vulnerability and risk
information.
In tandem with Symantec, we can provide a vast range of Anti virus software along with network storage management, internet security and utilities and software licensing
Thinkpad Network World editors tested more than 200 products during a
one-year period across a broad range of technologies for the Best
of the Tests award. In addition to Symantec DeepSight Alert
Services, two other Symantec products were also recognized by
Network World.
Yoggie Management Server offers centralized management and enforcement of the security policies. Policy setting can be as easy as setting High, Medium and Low protection settings or by setting the policy for each of the security packages, including Firewall, IDS, VPN, virus, spam, filtering policies. The security policies are effectively enforced thanks to the Yoggie Driver, which does not allow the connection of the laptop to the Internet without the Yoggie personal security server either Pico or Gatekeeper.
Microsoft * Symantec Backup Exec 10d was chosen by Network World as a
category-breaking product that raises the bar with approaches that
solve today's IT challenges. Symantec Backup Exec 10d for Windows
Servers is designed for disk, delivering more reliable, faster, and
more efficient true continuous data protection for Windows servers.
Symantec Backup Exec 10d revolutionizes data protection by
eliminating backup windows and introducing the industrys first
Web-based file retrieval.
* Symantec Mail Security 8100 Series was named a finalist in the
Best Messaging Product category. Symantec Mail Security 8100 Series
stops spam before it enters the networkreducing total e-mail volume
by up to 50 percent while ensuring the continuous flow of
legitimate e-mail. By shaping e-mail traffic at the TCP protocol
level, the unique security appliance prohibits spammers from
forcing unwanted e-mail into the network.
Yoggie equips the roaming workforce with the same level of security as inside the corporate network. carry, miniaturized personal security server that connects to the laptop via USB and packed with 13 different security software solutions including Firewall, VPN, IPS, Virus, Spam, and more. Yoggie fulfills the IT Manager desire to have full control of the roaming user security and to equip them with unmatched defenses that secure the actual laptop and also protect the corporate network.
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About Network Worlds 2006 Best of the Tests Awards
The 2006 Best of the Tests Awards were bestowed by Network World
upon a select few products in enterprise networking categories that
registered the top performance spots in its hands-on testing
program during 2005 the best of the best. In all, Network World
tested and reported on hundreds of enterprise products in that time
frame, selecting 10 winners across 10 categories.
Yoggie Management Server extends the IT manager ability to manage and enforce security to traveling laptops and remote computers. It is as if these users never left the safe environment of the corporate network. Finally users can enjoy the peace of mind of the robust first line of defense, managed by professionals.
Laptop Computer Network World is the premier source of objective, authoritative
reviews in the Network IT market, producing articles featuring both
single-product and comparative product tests on a weekly basis. The
publication taps into its 13-member Network World Lab Alliance, a
group of highly qualified industry experts, network integrators and
universities, to set methodology, conduct testing and produce the
articles. Year-long testing culminates with the Best of the Tests
Awards. These products are profiled in the annual Signature Series
Best Products edition in February. The Best Products Issue is
highlighted in a special section on the Network World Web site at
www.networkworld.com/best/2006/.
Whenever traveling employees connect their laptops to Internet hotspots, they find themselves connecting their corporate computers to unsecured networks shared by hundreds of users. Find out how to extend the same level of security enforced within the corporate network to traveling laptops. ... Having security software installed on your PC is not enough to protect you from security threats, simply because your PC was not designed for security. related vulnerabilities. Find out how you can enjoy the same level of security typically found in large cale enterprises.
Desktop Computer About Symantec
Symantec is the world leader in providing solutions to help
individuals and enterprises assure the security, availability, and
integrity of their information. Headquartered in Cupertino, Calif.,
Symantec has operations in more than 40 countries. More information
is available at www.symantec.com.
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