SOURCE: Symantec
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October 22, 2009 08:00 ET
Symantec Helps Customers Move to Windows 7 With Confidence
Symantec's Updated Products Provide Comprehensive Protection for Microsoft Customers and Enable Seamless Migration to Windows 7
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA--(Marketwire - October 22, 2009) - Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) today
announced its support for Microsoft Windows 7, with its Norton-branded
consumer products and enhanced versions of its enterprise security, backup
and recovery and migration technologies. Working closely with Microsoft, Symantec has engineered
solutions to help Microsoft customers -- from consumers to large
enterprises -- simplify the migration to Windows 7 and build a safer, more
secure computing environment.
Comprehensive Protection for Consumers
Norton Internet
Security 2010 and Norton AntiVirus 2010,
which feature the groundbreaking new Quorum reputation-based technology,
were designed to deliver security for Windows 7. Additionally, Norton
Internet Security 2009, Norton AntiVirus 2009 and Norton 360 Version 3.0 have
all been updated to support Windows 7. Active subscribers will
automatically receive the appropriate compatibility update online, and no
user action will be required.
In addition to the flagship Norton offerings, OnlineFamily.Norton, Norton Online
Backup and Norton Utilities are all Windows 7 compatible. Users of
older versions of Norton security products can visit the Norton Update Center for
information on how to get the latest versions of their products and to see
if a Windows 7 compatible version is available.
Streamlined Migration Processes
Symantec has deployed and migrated more than 300 million desktops and
notebooks to Windows 2000, XP, Vista -- and now Windows 7. Symantec
solutions automate the Windows 7 migration process and help users cut
migration cost and complexity.
Altiris Deployment Solution from Symantec helps ease the migration to
Windows 7 and enables painless deployment for organizations of all sizes.
Altiris
Client Management Suite from Symantec utilizes the same Windows 7
migration activities and adds broad IT lifecycle management capabilities
for ongoing deployment, management and troubleshooting. Windows 7 imaging
and migration support are offered now with Altiris Deployment Solution and
Altiris Client Management Suite.
Enhanced Security for Businesses
As the number and sophistication of Web-based viruses and malicious code
escalates, businesses need to be secured with more than traditional
antivirus technology. Symantec has developed software engineered for
Windows 7 to help ensure Microsoft customers are more completely protected.
Symantec Endpoint Protection provides Windows 7 business
customers with the confidence that their critical assets are protected
from today's known and unknown threats.
Automated Backup and Recovery
Lack of proper backup and recovery protection for desktops and laptops puts
organizations at risk of losing critical business data and can hinder
productivity during the migration to Windows 7. Information management
solutions supporting Windows 7 can help organizations get back up and
running should they encounter a system failure, human error or disaster.
Upcoming versions of Symantec Backup Exec and Backup Exec System Recovery will support
Windows 7, enabling small and mid-sized businesses to restore data or
complete Windows 7 desktops and laptops in minutes, even to dissimilar
hardware.
Product Availability
The following Symantec products are Windows 7 compatible today:
The following products are scheduled to be Windows 7 compatible in late
2009 or early 2010:
Supporting Quotes
- "We've worked diligently alongside Microsoft to ensure our
customers remain fully protected on Windows 7. Our flagship Norton
products(1) are all Windows 7 compatible and current Norton customers are
entitled to the compatibility update for free."
-- Rowan Trollope, senior vice president, Consumer Products,
Symantec.
- "Our customers need solutions that ease migration and provide
protection as they upgrade their IT environment to Windows 7. Symantec is
committed to providing Microsoft customers with the solutions they need to
migrate to Windows 7 with confidence."
-- Greg Hughes, group president, Enterprise Product Group,
Symantec
About Symantec
Symantec is a global leader in providing security, storage and systems
management solutions to help consumers and organizations secure and manage
their information-driven world. Our software and services protect against
more risks at more points, more completely and efficiently, enabling
confidence wherever information is used or stored. More information is
available at www.symantec.com.
(1) Norton 360v3, Norton Internet Security 2009 and later, Norton AntiVirus
2009 and later are Windows 7 compatible. All current subscribers can
download the latest product versions from http://updatecenter.norton.com/.