Introducing Symantec Antivirus; About Symantec Antivirus - Symantec 10551441 - AntiVirus Corporate Edition Installation Manual

Introducing Symantec
AntiVirus
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About Symantec AntiVirus

Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition (Symantec AntiVirus) provides scalable,
cross-platform antivirus protection for workstations and network servers
throughout the enterprise. Using the enhanced security features and
centralized policy management of Symantec AntiVirus, administrators can
manage clients and servers assigned to logical groups. In addition,
administrators can create, deploy, and lock down security policies and settings
to keep systems up-to-date and properly configured at all times. The central
management console enables administrators to audit the network, identify
unprotected nodes, and apply the appropriate security protection before a
threat occurs.
Symantec AntiVirus lets you do the following:
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About Symantec AntiVirus
Components of Symantec AntiVirus
What's new in this release
How Symantec AntiVirus works
What you can do with Symantec AntiVirus
Where to get more information about Symantec AntiVirus
Manage the deployment, configuration, updating, and reporting of antivirus
protection from an integrated management console.
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