Attended Symantec Bloggers’ dinner on Thursday. It was great to see fellow bloggers and the familiar faces from Symantec like David Hall. During the dinner, David introduces to us the latest Norton 360 Version 4.0. Below is the Press Release for it.
Norton 360 All-in-One Suite Combines Security
With Remote Access to Online Files
New Applications for iPad, iPhone and Android Designed to Give Norton 360 and
Norton Online Backup Users Access to their Files Anywhere
SINGAPORE – Mar. 4, 2010 – With cybercrime on the rise, an unprotected PC can become infected within four minutes of connecting to the Internet. Computer users’ personal information and files are also at risk through data loss. In fact, Norton has found that one in three online adults has lost irreplaceable data on their PC. To keep consumers protected, Symantec (Nasdaq: SYMC) has launched the latest version of Norton 360 that includes the latest security technology as well as remote access to securely backed up data. Norton 360 version 4.0 also delivers the industry’s best protection rates for Web-based attacks, including the latest social networking threats, with Norton scoring a 100 percent protection rate in recent third-party testing.
With smartphone use predicted to account for nearly half of all mobile phone sales worldwide by 2013, Norton introduces its first beta applications for the Android, iPhone and iPad. After downloading the free application of their choice from the iPhone App Store or the Android Market, consumers who have stored data online with Norton 360 or Norton Online Backup can access and share their documents, music, photos or videos directly from their device. Norton products and services help more than 11 million consumers stay connected with anytime, anywhere access to their online data. Now Norton 360 users who use online storage can access any of their files from a Web browser and either download it or email a link to friends and family.
“Consumers today expect to be able to access and share their files, photos and music anytime, from any device, and our mobile applications make that possible,” said David Hall, Consumer Product Marketing Manager, Symantec, Asia Pacific. “They’re also interacting more on social networks, which have become a top target for cybercriminals. Norton 360’s reputation-based technology leverages the strength of millions of our community members and is proven effective in fighting the Web-based threats that attack social networks.”
Norton 360 now includes the reputation-based technology launched in September 2009 with Norton Internet Security and Norton AntiVirus 2010. The technology tackles undiscovered malware and today’s toughest threats head-on. Using reputation, Norton 360 has achieved the top score in third-party testing conducted by UK-based Dennis Labs, which were designed to replicate real-world, Web-based attacks such as those that target social networking sites. Of the 10 products tested, Norton was the only one to protect against all of the threats, achieving a 100 percent overall protection score.
The latest version of Norton 360 also includes improvements to the features valued most by consumers, such as PC Tuneup, which improves performance and saves time. Consumers can reduce boot-up time by using the Smart Start-up Manager feature to reduce or stagger start-up applications. Data from the Norton Community gives valuable insight into which applications are most widely used, allowing consumers to make informed decisions about whether to exclude applications from the list of startup items.
According to testing by Passmark, Smart Start-up Manager can improve PC boot time by as much as 41 percent on Windows 7 machines. For consumers who boot up once a day, over the course of one year, using Smart Start-up Manager could save more than three hours.
Availability, Compatibility and Pricing
Norton 360 version 4.0 is available for purchase in Singapore through retailers and the Symantec online store. The free beta mobile applications for the Android, iPhone and iPad (on the iPhone App Store) are now available. The latest version of Norton 360 supports Microsoft XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7. For the standard edition including 2GB of online storage space, the suggested retail price is SGD 129 for the three PC license. For the premium edition including 25GB of online storage space and a three PC license, the suggested retail price is SGD 159. The price for both standard and premium editions includes a one-year service subscription to use the product and receive Symantec’s protection updates. All Norton 360 users with a valid product subscription are eligible to receive the latest product updates via the subscription service model. For more information, visit the Norton Update center at http://updatecenter.norton.com.
About Norton From Symantec
Symantec’s Norton products protect consumers from traditional threats with antivirus, anti-spyware and phishing protection, as well as bots, drive-by downloads and identity theft– while also being light on system resources. The company also provides services such as online backup and PC tuneup, and is a trusted source for family online safety. Friend us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/norton and follow @NortonOnline on Twitter.
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.
This forward-looking indication of plans for products is preliminary and all future release dates are tentative and are subject to change. Any future release of the product or planned modifications to product capability, functionality or feature are subject to ongoing evaluation by Symantec, and may or may not be implemented and should not be considered firm commitments by Symantec and should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions.
April 7th, 2010 at 9:46 pm
David Freer (VP, Symantec Consumer Business Units, APJ) is a big liar. He lied to me for more than two and half years and kept saying I am the only one in his life. Even this year on Feb. 2, he used company line to lead me to have phone sex with him. Until I found out there’s some other woman, he made up another lie and finally admitted he’s been living with her for a year. Later, I realised they were all lies. He actually has married March 2009. And now he just totally disappearred and not answering any phone calls, acting like “hit & run” irresponsible baby. Can you trust someone like this, with no ethics and integrity?
April 19th, 2010 at 7:32 pm
David Freer (VP, Symantec consumer business – Norton, APJ) is a BIG LIAR! He has lied to me for two & half years for my true feelings, time, & money. Till I found out the truth, He totally disappeared. The more unbelievable things is David Freer newly-wed wife – SUZY WALSHAM, she shamefully admitted she was the third person who broke up David Freer & his ex 12 years relationships, and mocking at me as the 3rd “unsuspected” person, as she agreed with his husband’s behaviors!!!!!! SHAME ON both of you, DAVID FREER & SUZY WALSHAM!!!!!!!
May 4th, 2010 at 12:58 pm
David Freer (VP, Symantec Consumer Business Units – Norton, APJ) is a BIG LIAR! He lied to me for more than two and half years for my true feelings, time, and money. Also kept saying I am the only one in his life. Even this year on Feb. 2, he used company line to lead me to have phone sex with him. Until I found out there’s some other woman, he made up another lie and finally admitted he’s been living with her for a year. Later, I realized they were all lies. He actually has married March 2009. And now he just totally disappeared and not answering any phone calls, acting like “hit & run” irresponsible baby. Can you trust someone like this, with no ethics and integrity? The more unbelievable things are David Freer newly-wed wife – SUZY WALSHAM, she shamefully admitted she was the third person who broke up David Freer & his ex 12 years relationships, and mocking at me as the 3rd “unsuspected” person, as she agreed with his husband’s behaviors!!!!!! SHAME ON both of you, DAVID FREER & SUZY WALSHAM!!!!!!! (THEY BOTH WORK FOR SYMANTEC)
May 26th, 2010 at 2:25 am
I have used Norton 360 for a couple of years now and have had no major issues with it but, upon completion of installation of Norton 360 v4.0 the scroll functions on my Sony Vio VGN-520N laptop touchpad are no longer to be found. How do I re-enable these functions? I am running a 32 bit version of Windows Vista Business with service pack 2. I tried Symatech tech support and they only managed to erase most of my saved passwords.
July 13th, 2010 at 10:26 am
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