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Norton AntiVirus/Symantec AntiVirus for Macintosh (SAM)
are programs for the protection, detection and elimination
of computer viruses under the MS-DOS, Windows, Windows
95, Windows NT, Macintosh, Power Macintosh and OS/2
operating systems. They provide virus protection, detection
and repair capability, recognize virus-like behavior and pre-
vent most known or unknown viruses from infecting a
system. They detect viruses and disinfect infected files and
disks during normal computer use. They also detect and
disinfect floppy boot-track viruses, stealth and encrypted
viruses and remove active viruses from memory. They are
designed to prevent viruses with a unique, comprehensive,
multi-layered line of defense that combines scanning, virus
sensing and inoculation. They also use Symantec’s
LiveUpdate to download and install the latest free updates.
Norton Your Eyes Only offers comprehensive 32-bit security
designed specifically for the Windows 95 operating system,
“on-the-fly” automatic encryption using RSA Data Security,
Inc.’s public key encryption technology, optional access
control during boot-up to prevent unauthorized access to
data on the hard disk and configurable automatic time-out
blanking of the screen if the computer system is idle for a
specified period of time. The administrator version provides
configuration, distribution and management for an entire
network from a central location.
Norton Utilities are a set of “tools” designed to address the
system-level operations of the MS-DOS, Windows, Windows
95, Windows NT, Macintosh and Power Macintosh operating
systems. Norton Utilities provides disk and data recovery,
security, performance optimization, system and .ini-file mon-
itoring and preventive maintenance functions. The Norton
Utilities can restore the structure of a disk and files under certain
conditions and can also provide for file defragmentation,
system operation information, file unerasing and other file
and system operation improvements. It also uses Symantec’s
LiveUpdate to download and install the latest free updates.
Norton Commander is designed to provide a character-based
graphical approach and mouse capability for operations such
as copy, move and delete. Norton Commander includes a
MCI mail facility, file compression, Commander Link and a
PC-to-PC file transfer function. Norton Commander includes
a wide range of file viewers, application launching functions,
a customizable menuing facility and a variety of network
utilities and editor associates. Norton Commander runs on
the MS-DOS, Windows, Windows 95 and Windows NT
operating systems.
Healthy PC.com is an Internet site operated by Ziff-Davis’
ZDNet division that consists of two separate services which
include a free advice and consultation area maintained by
ZDNet and the Healthy PC.com Health Club, a subscription
based membership service which provides access to
Symantec’s AntiVirus, disk repair and LiveUpdate software.
Healthy PC.com runs on the MS-DOS, Windows, Windows
95 and Windows NT operating systems.
PC Handyman works continuously in the background to fix
all kinds of PC operation problems such as screen freezes and
hard drive crashes, and to keep important PC functions run-
ning smoothly. This product also provides the user with a
trouble-shooting screen to help pinpoint computer problems
and identify solutions. PC Handyman runs on the Windows
95 operating system.
CrashGuard allows users to unfreeze most applications using
the familiar Ctrl-Alt-Del keystroke combination, even when
the system is hung or otherwise not responding. This program
notifies you when a crash has been intercepted and provides a
recommendation for fixing the crash. It also uses Symantec’s
LiveUpdate to download and install the latest free updates.
CrashGuard runs on the Windows 95 and Windows NT
operating systems.
Emerging Businesses and Other
The Emerging Businesses and Other business includes
products providing an easy to use Java development envi-
ronment, as well as revenue streams from the sale of certain
of the Company’s software product lines and revenues from
products nearing the end of their life cycle.
Symantec Café features a native Java compiler that allows the
building of Java programs. It provides a Class Browser, an
introduction to Java programming book and over 35 sample
applets that help developers get started quickly using Java in
their Web pages. In addition, Symantec Café provides a fully
integrated graphical debugger for Java, allowing developers
to do source level debugging of their Java standalone appli-
cations or applets that are embedded inside an HTML Web
page. This product runs on the Windows 95, Windows NT,
Macintosh and Power Macintosh operating systems.
Visual Café provides developers with a fast and productive
visual programming environment for creating Java applets
and applications. It includes many application components
like buttons, text boxes and dialog boxes to create your own
templates to reuse on future projects. In addition, it provides
drag-and-drop visual programming for quick application
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