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Symantec To Launch Public Beta Of Norton 360
SecurityProNews
Staff Writer
2006-06-01
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Symantec's upcoming consumer PC security service, codenamed Genesis, will be renamed Norton 360 and will be available for public beta this summer. The company says the service is part of a broader next generation security vision they've dubbed Security 2.0.
"Online threats are sophisticated and rapidly changing," said Enrique Salem, senior vice president, consumer products and solutions, Symantec Corp. Norton 360 will be tooled to include identity theft protection, backup and PC tune-up capabilities.
Delivered as an all-in-one service with automatically installed updates, the service will provide data protection through automated online backup and online transaction security designed to help protect consumers against scams and "crimeware."
The Security 2.0 concept is one born of increasingly sensitive online consumer interactions (financial transactions and instant messaging, for example) and increasingly malicious threats due to malware and crimeware.
The beta program will begin with a managed beta and will then enter public beta this summer. The beta program will include email and chat support while providing Symantec with overall user feedback and specific testing of the new online transaction security functionality. The company is also inviting customers to sign up now for early registration in the public beta.
Norton 360 is expected to launch by the end of Symantec's fiscal year, with the specific launch timing to be determined based on customer feedback during the beta program. The service will launch with worldwide availability in multiple languages and countries. It will provide security protection for both the Windows XP and the upcoming Windows Vista operating system when it is available.
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