Symantec Protection Suite Enterprise Edition creates a protected endpoint, messaging and web environment that is secure against today’s complex malware, data loss and spam threats, and is quickly recoverable in the event of failure. Reduce the cost of securing your environment and more effectively manage the inherent risks of today’s IT infrastructures with Symantec’s market-leading technologies.
Key Features
Proactive protection for laptops, desktops, servers, mobile devices, and messaging environments that includes more than traditional antivirus and antispyware
Effective and accurate antispam and antivirus protection for email and instant messaging (IM). Advanced content filtering and data loss prevention further protects email and IM by identifying and controlling the flow of sensitive data
Web gateway security that protects organizations against Web 2.0 threats, including malicious software such as spyware, botnets, viruses and other types of malware.
Rapid data and system recovery recovers individual files and folders in seconds or complete Windows™ systems in minutes reliably and with confidence, even to dissimilar hardware or virtual environments
Flexible and scalable solution that provides granular control over policies and features, and makes them easily configurable and selectively deployable based on the needs of your environment
Key Benefits
Multiple layers of protection from the market-leading endpoint security, messaging security, data loss prevention, and data and system recovery vendor
Eliminates environment complexity by deploying integrated essential endpoint and messaging security technologies as unified solutions with coordinated management
Automatic controls help you achieve, prove, and enforce adherence to IT policy and regulatory objectives with ease
Simplified implementation & operations by quickly deploying with minimal disruption to your environment through easy management and optimized utilization of system resources
Awards
PC World Mexico 2008 Best Security Suite Award
VB100 award
eWeek Channel Insider 2008 Product of the Year award
NetworkWorld - Symantec Network Access Control named a Best of the Tests 2008
Redmond Magazine Readers Vote Backup Exec System Recovery #1
InfoWorld - Technology of the Year Award: Best Anti-Spam Solution
Endpoint Protection and Network Access Control
Integrated industry-leading protection technologies such as antivirus, antispyware, desktop firewall, intrusion prevention, and application and device control technologies offer multi-layered security
Gain operational efficiencies such as single software updates, single policy updates
Unified and central reporting
Unified licensing and maintenance
Integrated self-enforcement Network Access Control
Lowers Total Cost of Ownership for endpoint security
Reduces administrative effort
Prevents malware from spreading or harming endpoints
Locks down endpoints to prevent data leakage and usage of rogue applications
Adapt to risks faster and take action within minutes with the Symantec Global Intelligence Network
Antivirus for Linux, Macintosh, and Windows™ Mobile
Comprehensive virus protection against malicious threats that target Windows Mobile operating systems, Linux and Macintosh systems
Antispam and Messaging Security for Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Domino servers
Protects Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Domino servers from spam and phishing threats with industry-leading antispam technology that catches more than 97% of spam with less than one in a million false positives
Defends against new and known viruses with timely and automatic updates to ensure protection against emerging threats
Ensures compliance with integrated content filtering for policy enforcement, blocking inappropriate content and restricting confidential information from being sent
Provides centralized management and consolidated reports and requires only minimal on-going administration after initial setup
Antispam and Messaging Security at the Gateway
Gateway solution that protects against inbound and outbound email and instant messaging (IM)-borne threats, enabling organizations to secure vulnerable messaging systems
Advanced content filtering and data loss prevention technology helps organizations control sensitive data, reduce the risks associated with data loss, and meet regulatory compliance and corporate governance demands
Simple to administer, effective, and accurate, catching more than 97% of spam with less than one in a million false positives
Continuous automatic updates, global and self-learning local IP reputation analysis, and comprehensive reporting ensure that Brightmail Gateway effectively and transparently responds to new spam threats to minimize network downtime and preserve employee productivity
Full System and Data Recovery
Ensures that your business assets are protected against new threats through automated, event-driven backups
Easily restore entire computer systems back to an exact point-in-time, even to dissimilar hardware, without the need for manual and lengthy error prone processes
Minimize downtime and get your computer systems back up and running in minutes, not hours or days
Create real-time, while you work backups, without impacting user productivity and save to any disk-storage device
Endpoint Protection Client Workstations and Servers Processor
Intel Pentium or compatible, 32-bit and 64-bit. (Note: No Itanium support)
Operating Systems
Windows 32-bit and 64-bit:
2000 Professional, Server, Advanced Server, Datacenter Server, Small Business Server (Service Pack 3 or later)
XP, Professional Ed., (Service Pack 1 or later)
Server 2003 Standard Ed., Enterprise Ed., Datacenter Ed., Web Ed., Small Business Server, Computer Cluster Server, Storage Server
Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Enterprise, Ultimate
Server 2008 Standard Ed., Enterprise Ed., Datacenter Ed., Web Ed.
Small Business Server Standard Ed., Premium Ed.
Linux 32-bit and 64-bit:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.x, 4.x, 5.x
SUSE Linux Enterprise (server/desktop) 9.x, 10.x
Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES/OES2)
VMware ESX 2.5, 3.x
Ubuntu 7.x, 8.x
Debian 4.x
Memory
256 MB RAM
Hard Disk Space
600 MB
Endpoint Protection Management Server Processor
Intel Pentium or compatible, 32-bit and 64-bit. (Note: No Itanium support)
Operating Systems
Windows 32-bit and 64-bit:
2000 Professional, Server, Advanced Server, Datacenter Server, Small Business Server (Service Pack 3 or later)
XP Professional Ed. (Service Pack 1 or later)
Server 2003 Standard Ed., Enterprise Ed., Datacenter Ed., Web Ed., Small Business Server, Computer Cluster Server, Storage Server
Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Enterprise, Ultimate
Server 2008 Standard Ed., Enterprise Ed., Datacenter Ed., Web Ed.
Small Business Server Standard Ed., Premium Ed.
Essential Business Server Standard Ed., Premium Ed.
Memory
1 GB
Hard Disk Space
2 MB
Endpoint Protection Management Console Processor
Intel Pentium or compatible, 32-bit and 64-bit. (Note: No Itanium support)
Operating Systems
Windows 32-bit and 64-bit:
2000 Professional, Server, Advanced Server, Datacenter Server, Small Business Server (Service Pack 3 or later)
XP Home Ed., Professional Ed., Tablet PC Ed., Embedded Ed., Media Center Ed. (Service Pack 1 or later)
Server 2003 Standard Ed., Enterprise Ed., Datacenter Ed., Web Ed., Small Business Server, Computer Cluster Server, Storage Server
Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Enterprise, Ultimate
Server 2008 Standard Ed., Enterprise Ed., Datacenter Ed., Web Ed.
Small Business Server Standard Ed., Premium Ed.
Essential Business Server Standard Ed., Premium Ed.
Memory
512 MB
Hard Disk Space
15 MB
Endpoint Protection Database
Embedded database provided.
Also supports:
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 (Service Pack 3 or later)
Microsoft SQL Server 2005
Hard Disk Space
4 GB
AntiVirus for Linux Client
(not managed by Endpoint Protection Manager)
Operating Systems
Linux 32-bit and 64-bit:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.x, 4.x, 5.x
SUSE Linux Enterprise (server/desktop) 9.x, 10.x
Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES/OES2)
Linux 32-bit only:
VMware ESX 2.5, 3.x
AntiVirus for Macintosh Administration Server Hardware Requirements
Xserve G5, Xserve, Power Mac G5, Power Mac G4, Macintosh Server G4, Power Macintosh G3 (Blue & White), Macintosh Server G3 (Blue & White), iMac, eMac, Mac mini computer
Built-in FireWire
Operating Systems
Mac OS X Server 10.4.11-10.5.x (Note: Mac OS X Server 10.4 and 10.5 includes Apache and MySQL)
Memory
256 MB RAM minimum
512 MB RAM for high-demand servers running multiple service
Hard Disk Space
4 GB
AntiVirus for Macintosh Administration Console Supported Browsers
Mac OS X: Safari 1.2x, Firefox 2
Windows XP Pro: Internet Explorer 6 SP2
Red Hat Linux: Netscape 7
AntiVirus for Macintosh Client Processor
G4 800 MHz
Operating Systems
Mac OS X 10.4.11-10.5.x
Memory
192 MB RAM
Hard Disk Space
40 MB
Mobile AntiVirus for Windows Mobile Operating Systems
Mobile Device:
Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 and 6.1 Standard, Professional
Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 SmartPhone and Pocket PC
Administration Tools:
Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, and 2003 Server
Hard Disk Space
2.5 GB
Web Gateway
Clients (Internet Browsers)
Microstoft Internet Explorer 6.0, 7.0, 8.0
Firefox 2.0, 3.0
Hardware Platforms (traditional appliance)
Symantec Web Gateway 8400 Series
Hardware purchase is required
Backup Exec System Recovery 8.5 Desktop Edition Operating Systems
Windows 32-bit or 64-bit operating systems:
Windows Vista Ultimate
Windows Vista Business
Windows Vista Enterprise
Windows XP Professional/Home (SP2 or later)
Windows XP Media Center
Processor
233 MHz or greater, as required by the operating system
RAM
Memory requirements per key components:
Backup Exec System Recovery Agent: 512 MB
Backup Exec System Recovery user interface and Recovery Point Browser: 512 MB
Symantec Recovery Disk: 512 MB minimum (dedicated)
Note: If you are installing a multilingual version of the product, you must have a minimum of 768 MB of RAM (dedicated) to run the multilingual version of the Symantec Recovery Disk.
Backup Exec System Recovery LightsOut Restore feature: 1 GB
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