Aiming to guard both consumers and the enterprise, Symantec has now launched three antivirus products for both Palm OS and Pocket PC platforms.
Symantec today announced the Symantec AntiVirus for Handhelds line of consumer and enterprise solutions, comprised of three products aiming to protect Palm OS- and Microsoft Pocket PC-compatible devices against viruses, worms and other malicious code. To provide both real-time and on-demand scanning, Symantec AntiVirus for Handhelds will also introduce LiveUpdate Wireless to enable users with a wireless Internet connection to download virus definitions and Symantec product updates directly to their device over the Internet.
The Symantec AntiVirus for Handhelds line of consumer and enterprise solutions will include Symantec AntiVirus for Handhelds - Annual Service Edition, Symantec AntiVirus for Handhelds - Corporate Edition, and Symantec AntiVirus for Handhelds - Corporate Edition with Event and Configuration Manager. All three products are scheduled to be available for purchase in early September.
Symantec AntiVirus for Handhelds will provide real-time scans through Auto-Protect, which will run continuously in the background. Auto-Protect will scan for viruses when files are downloaded and when e-mail attachments are received, and will also run when a malicious program tries to execute. Automatic scans, in turn, will run after synchronizations as well as after expansion cards are inserted into devices. On-demand scans will run at the user's discretion.
With support for LiveUpdate, the applications will automatically download virus definition updates to the desktop and then transfer the updates to the handheld during the next synchronization. Symantec AntiVirus for Handhelds will also include LiveUpdate Wireless, a new feature that will enable users to access device-specific virus definitions and product updates over a wireless connection to the Internet.
Users will be able to access a log of partial and full scans, found viruses, deleted and undeleted infected files, and a virus definition update history.
Symantec AntiVirus for Handhelds - Corporate Edition will include additional functionality for enterprise environments, including a desktop interface that resembles Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition in order to provide users a familiar environment. Also, it will allow users to schedule scans to run daily, weekly, monthly, or on a specified date or to schedule scans in conjunction with desktop synchronizations, and attach more than one handheld device to their PC to monitor those devices from the desktop.
Symantec AntiVirus for Handhelds - Corporate Edition with Event and Configuration Manager will feature additional functionality for centralized logging, alerting, and reporting. With this product, the IT staff will be able to graphically view the status of all handhelds, make configuration changes, and enforce policies-all from a centralized console.
Symantec AntiVirus for Handhelds - Annual Service Edition is scheduled to be available for purchase from retail stores and online retailers in early September, and will be offered as an annual, renewable subscription service to home users at an estimated retail price of $39.95 USD. The corporate editions of the software is scheduled to be available at the end of August as a license to enterprise customers.
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