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IBM: IBM Antivirus and Symantec/Norton: More Info
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Timothy Sipples)
Sat May 30 23:38:37 1998
To: os2ann.DISCUSS@bloom-picayune.mit.edu
Date: 30 May 1998 13:07:00 -0400
From: tsipple@us.ibm.com (Timothy Sipples)
Reply-To: tsipple@us.ibm.com (Timothy Sipples)
Reply-to: tsipple@us.ibm.com (Timothy Sipples)
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Several people have asked for a little more detail on the IBM Antivirus
press release, announcing a new partnership with Symantec's Norton Antivirus
product line. In particular, many people have asked what support for
additional "IBM platforms" means in the press release.
Indeed that does mean OS/2 Warp. As many of you know, Symantec does not yet
have a version of Norton Antivirus for OS/2 Warp. While I cannot speak for
Symantec, the information I have is that Symantec intends to develop and
release Norton Antivirus for OS/2 Warp. In the meantime, Symantec has been
given rights to offer IBM Antivirus for OS/2 Warp to its customers until
they can close this gap in their product line.
In addition to that good news, this is also good news for Macintosh users.
IBM did not have a Macintosh version of IBM Antivirus, and it was a gap in
the IBM product line. Symantec does offer Norton Antivirus for Macintosh, a
well respected product. It's also great news for Lotus Notes users, because
Norton's got that covered, too.
Finally, many people are wondering what happens to their Upgrade Protection
Option and Subscription Plan contracts with IBM Antivirus. If you do have
such a contract, keep an eye on your mailbox. IBM and Symantec will be
sending you official notice of this partnership and will provide details on
how you can take advantage of Norton Antivirus should you wish to do so.
If you missed the press release you can find it on the Internet at
http://www.av.ibm.com.
Timothy F. Sipples
IBM Network Computing Software (Chicago)
Internet: tsipple@us.ibm.com
WWW: http://www.secant.com/sipples
Sent with Lotus Notes for OS/2 Warp
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