New Symantec Endpoint Security Solution

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New Symantec Endpoint Security Solution Now Available

Beta customers experience significant cost-savings and increased security with new integrated offering

Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) raised the bar today for enterprise security by announcing the global availability of Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.0 and Symantec Network Access Control 11.0. Symantec Endpoint Protection integrates Symantec AntiVirus with advanced threat prevention in a single agent managed through a single console, delivering unmatched defence against malware and data loss for laptops, desktops and servers.

Today Symantec also released results from a third-party study of Symantec Endpoint Protection beta customers quantifying the operational efficiencies gained through the integrated, single agent endpoint security solution. The study, which was conducted by the Alchemy Group in August and September, highlights Symantec Endpoint Protection’s ability to significantly reduce the cost and complexity of securing endpoints in diverse business environments.

Highlights of the summary include:
• The ability to manage IT security operations from Symantec Endpoint Protection’s single management console has the potential to reduce the number of current management hours by an average of 75 percent. One customer expects to save 97 percent of the hours dedicated to weekly security related reporting.
• Symantec Endpoint Protection’s Application Control functionality, which can limit access to only approved applications at the endpoint, can be a key enabler in reducing costs and increasing operational efficiency. Network outages caused by unauthorised peer-to-peer applications are costing one customer more than two million dollars annually.

“Symantec has once again redefined the enterprise security market to address evolving business needs and the changing threat landscape,” said Brad Kingsbury, vice president of endpoint security, Symantec. “Symantec has integrated state-of-the-art security technologies, including our unique behavioural-based intrusion prevention technology and our award-winning Network Access Control product, in a way that simplifies management and provides better security. By combining endpoint protection and endpoint compliance, this comprehensive solution can help customers secure critical assets, comply with regulatory mandates and protect information.”

Symantec Endpoint Protection provides customers the security technologies required to protect their endpoint environments against today’s threats while reducing the overall memory footprint to new industry lows. When running in an idle state, Symantec Endpoint Protection introduces a reduced memory footprint of only 24 MB. This is a dramatic decrease compared to competing endpoint security offerings.

New Tools and Services to Guide Migration and Maximise Product Investments
Symantec Endpoint Protection and Symantec Network Access Control serve a wide range of customers – from small businesses with no IT departments to global enterprises with thousands of endpoints to manage. Since each customer environment is unique, Symantec has developed a number of new tools and outsourced services to guide customers through product migration, new product deployment, operations and management for endpoint security.

Symantec will also provide customers with access to additional endpoint remediation and control capabilities to accelerate and enrich the benefits of Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.0. The new Symantec Endpoint Protection Integration Component is a free tool that integrates Symantec Endpoint Protection with the Altiris management platform to help Symantec customers streamline rollouts, facilitate migration from competitive products and secure endpoint configurations. Integrated Symantec endpoint security and management technologies provide Symantec protected systems with closed-loop remediation to help increase client availability and data security, and reduce IT ownership costs.

Licensing and Availability
Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.0 and Symantec Network Access Control 11.0 are available now and can be purchased directly or through Symantec’s worldwide network of value-added authorised resellers, distributors and systems integrators. Current customers of Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition, Symantec Client Security, Symantec Sygate Enterprise Protection and Confidence Online for Corporate PCs (Whole Security) with valid maintenance contracts are eligible for a free upgrade to Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.0. In addition, current customers of Symantec Network Access Control with valid maintenance contracts are eligible for a free upgrade to Symantec Network Access Control 11.0.

The Symantec Endpoint Protection Integration Component is scheduled to be available soon after the release of Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.0 at no additional charge to Symantec customers. For more information on these products, visit: www.symantec.com/endpointsecurity.

Public Beta programme
More than 10,000 individuals participated in the public beta programme for Symantec Endpoint Protection, providing extensive feedback to assist in the final product, services and support that are offered today. Customer quotes are available on request.

About Symantec
Symantec is a global leader in infrastructure software, enabling businesses and consumers to have confidence in a connected world. The company helps customers protect their infrastructure, information and interactions by delivering software and services that address risks to security, availability, compliance and performance. Headquartered in Cupertino, California, Symantec has operations in 40 countries. More information is available at www.symantec.com.

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