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Symantec gets ready for Vista

November 2, 2006 Corporate users will be able to buy Symantec security products compatible with Windows Vista in December, the company says. TAGS: Symantec Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Symantec offers Vista security test drive

November 28, 2006 Public beta versions of Norton Internet Security 2007 and Norton AntiVirus 2007 for Windows Vista released. TAGS: Symantec Corp., Norton Internet Security, Symantec Norton AntiVirus, Norton Co., Microsoft Windows Vista, security, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

Videos: Thompson on Symantec's future

May 18, 2006 Security software company's CEO sits down with CNET News.com to contrast his strategy with that of Microsoft. TAGS: Symantec Corp., John Thompson, margin, Gartner Inc., CEO, security, Microsoft Corp., Apple Computer

Microsoft flagged Symantec software as spyware

February 13, 2006 Microsoft's Windows AntiSpyware tool called out some Symantec security products as malicious software that steals passwords. TAGS: Symantec Corp., malicious software, anti-spyware, Microsoft Corp., spyware, security, password, Microsoft Windows

Gloves come off in Symantec, Microsoft dispute

August 25, 2006 Legal dispute over storage patent is about to get going in earnest, part of a wider skirmish over security software turf. TAGS: Symantec Corp., patent, intellectual property, data storage, trial, Microsoft Corp., order, security

Zombie tool makes use of Windows, antivirus flaws

November 30, 2006 Bot software that turns PCs into zombies spreads via holes in Symantec and Microsoft products. TAGS: bot, Symantec Corp., flaw, variant, SpyBot, antivirus, adware, Microsoft Corp., spyware, security, PC, Microsoft Windows

Symantec picks away at Vista's core

August 9, 2006 In third report on Windows Vista security, Symantec lauds Microsoft's work but finds flaws. Redmond says it's old news. TAGS: Symantec Corp., malicious code, Microsoft Windows Vista, security, researcher, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, PC

McAfee sends 'Falcon' after Symantec, Microsoft

May 30, 2006 Consumer security software due out this summer is pitted against Microsoft's OneCare and Symantec's upcoming 'Genesis.' TAGS: McAfee Inc., Symantec Corp., pricing, security, entry, Microsoft Corp., virus, spyware, PC

Symantec CEO advocates fair play and Macs

May 15, 2006 John Thompson thinks more folks should buy from Apple, worries Microsoft won't give him a fair fight in security. TAGS: John Thompson, Symantec Corp., CEO, identity theft, Apple Macintosh, security, Apple Computer, virus, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

Collision course for Symantec and Microsoft

May 22, 2006 Its lawsuit against Microsoft could put the brakes on Vista as competition between the companies heats up. TAGS: Symantec Corp., intellectual property, SCO Group Inc., VERITAS Software Corp., lawsuit, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., security, Linux, Microsoft Windows

Symantec sizes up security in Windows Vista

February 28, 2007 Windows SideBar and gadgets could pose security threats. But the greatest risk is third-party applications, security firm says. TAGS: Symantec Corp., gadget, security, Microsoft Windows Vista, spokesman, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

Symantec: Microsoft won't give us key Vista tech

September 27, 2006 Security rival says Microsoft is withholding spyware APIs for Windows update, but software giant denies it. TAGS: Symantec Corp., SDK, Microsoft Windows Vista, McAfee Inc., security, Microsoft Corp., OEM, functionality, Norton Co., antivirus, spyware, Microsoft Windows

Symantec sees an Achilles' heel in Vista

July 18, 2006 New networking technologies in Windows Vista will be less stable and secure than in XP, at least in the short term, Symantec researchers say. TAGS: networking technology, Symantec Corp., researcher, Microsoft Windows Vista, networking, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP, PC

Symantec CEO says no Vista for me

February 13, 2007 Symantec CEO John Thompson takes a dim view of Microsoft's new operating system--and that's just for starters. TAGS: identity management, John Thompson, security solution, Symantec Corp., defense, CEO, Microsoft Windows Vista, asset, antivirus, firewall, security, Norton Co., Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows XP

Dell, Symantec team on e-mail security

September 20, 2006 Joint offering aims to deliver Dell hardware with Symantec software to protect Microsoft Exchange-based systems. TAGS: Symantec Corp., Microsoft Exchange Server, Dell PowerVault, Dell PowerEdge, Juniper Networks Inc., mailbox, e-mail security, Dell, Oracle Corp., e-mail, Microsoft Corp., security, backup, server

Security firms batten hatches

June 5, 2006 From Symantec to Check Point, everyone's jockeying to contend with the arrival of Microsoft OneCare. TAGS: Symantec Corp., Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., Redmond, flaw, McAfee Inc., ZoneAlarm, security, Microsoft Corp., Norton Co., antivirus, Microsoft Windows Vista, video, Microsoft Windows

Symantec: Our security savvy will beat Microsoft

May 9, 2006 Innovation is the key, says CEO John Thompson, adding: "We know more about security than they ever will." TAGS: Symantec Corp., John Thompson, security, Microsoft Corp., vision, CEO, Microsoft Windows

Symantec CEO: We're in the protection business

April 13, 2006 John Thompson says security moniker falls short of the mark--and he's not worried about Microsoft's OneCare. TAGS: VERITAS Software Corp., Symantec Corp., John Thompson, dividend, CEO, acquisition, protection, security, Microsoft Corp., antivirus
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