Symantec First to Offer Antivirus Solution to Lotus Domino for Linux; Symantec's Antivirus Solution Now Protects Full Range of Groupware Systems from New and Unknown Threats.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq:SYMC SYMC Symantec Corporation (stock symbol) ), the world leader in Internet security ''This article or section is being rewritten at Internet security is the process of protecting data and privacy of devices connected to internet from information robbery, hacking, malware infection and unwanted software. , today announced Symantec AntiVirus 2.5 for Lotus Notes/Domino for Linux is the first antivirus solution available for Lotus Domino for Linux. Symantec AntiVirus 2.5 for Lotus Notes/Domino for Linux now provides comprehensive, automatic virus protection to a full-range of Lotus Notes/Domino platforms, including Solaris, AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. , OS/400, OS/390, and now Linux. "Lotus software Lotus Software (called Lotus Development Corporation before its acquisition by IBM) is an American software company with its headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts. customers are increasingly extending the capabilities of their servers to take advantage of emerging e-business and Web technologies," said Ken Bisconti, vice president of messaging, Lotus Software, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Software Group. "Incorporating an antivirus solution for Lotus Domino for Linux provides enterprises with additional security and confidence from malicious threats." "Symantec continues to build its world-class virus protection, providing enterprises with multi-tier, multi-platform solutions," said Gail Hamilton, executive vice president, Symantec Corp. "Symantec AntiVirus 2.5 for Lotus Notes/Domino for Linux offers flexible and reliable security and is a powerful complement to the Linux platform." Symantec AntiVirus 2.5 for Lotus Notes/Domino for Linux features real-time alerting and logging capabilities, as well as a reporting component. Administrators are able to export data to Microsoft Excel (tool) Microsoft Excel - A spreadsheet program from Microsoft, part of their Microsoft Office suite of productivity tools for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh. Excel is probably the most widely used spreadsheet in the world. Latest version: Excel 97, as of 1997-01-14. , Crystal Reports, and other third-party reporting tools to monitor virus activity on the server. LiveUpdate software, together with Symantec's NAVEX NAVEX Navigation Exercise NAVEX Norton anti Virus Extension technology, allows administrators to download the latest virus definitions and deploy them throughout the Lotus Domino environment from one location without having to reinstall To go through the installation process once again, because files have become corrupted. See reload. software, dramatically reducing cost of ownership. Symantec AntiVirus 2.5 for Lotus Notes/Domino for Linux offers virus scanning efficiency, which allows for minimal performance impact. Administrators can use Symantec AntiVirus 2.5 for Lotus Notes/Domino for Linux to scan the body of messages -- not just the attachment -- for malicious code. The solution also offers improved protection by providing scan and repair capabilities for compressed file formats, including Arc Manager, BinHex, GZIP (GNU ZIP) A popular compression program in the Unix world that has also been ported to DOS/Windows and the Mac. Providing greater compression than the Unix compress command, gzip generates files with a .gz extension. , RTF (Rich Text Format) A document format from Microsoft for encoding text and graphics. It was adapted from IBM's DCA format and supports ANSI, IBM PC and Macintosh character sets. , TAR, and TNEF TNEF Transport-Neutral Encapsulated Format (Microsoft) TNEF Transport Neutral Encapsulation Format . Administrators have the option to set scan configurations from remote computers, choosing real-time, on-demand, or scheduled scanning, and can also specify to repair or delete any infected files that are found. For added protection, Symantec AntiVirus 2.5 for Lotus Notes/Domino is backed by Symantec Security Response -- the world's leading Internet security research and support organization which proactively researches new threats and provides fast updates to protect against new attacks. Symantec Enterprise Security Symantec AntiVirus 2.5 for Lotus Notes/Domino is part of Symantec Enterprise Security, which provides the technology, global response, and services necessary to manage information security. Symantec's comprehensive solutions offer best-of-breed products such as firewall security, virus protection, intrusion detection See IDS and IPS. , vulnerability management, and virtual private networking (VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. ). Symantec Security Response provides customers such with comprehensive, global, 24x7 Internet security expertise to guard against today's blended Internet threats. Symantec Enterprise Security customers also are supported by one of the largest professional security organizations in the world, offering security consulting, security education, and managed security services. For more information, please visit Symantec's enterprise web site at www.enterprisesecurity.symantec.com. Availability Symantec AntiVirus 2.5 for Lotus Notes/Domino is available through Symantec's worldwide network of value-added resellers, distributors and systems integrators. Organizations seeking a reseller or distributor should contact Symantec at http://www.symantecpartner.com/var/var_locate.html. About Symantec Symantec, the world leader in Internet security technology, provides a broad range of content and network security software and appliance solutions to individuals, enterprises and service providers. The company is a leading provider of client, gateway and server security solutions for virus protection, firewall and virtual private network, vulnerability management, intrusion detection, Internet content and e-mail filtering, remote management technologies and security services to enterprises and service providers around the world. Symantec's Norton brand of consumer security products is a leader in worldwide retail sales and industry awards. 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