IBM Antivirus -- Now With Sigs ComputerWire
IBM Corp's newly acquired Proventia Desktop host intrusion prevention software will get an upgrade next month that will bring in conventional signature-based antivirus, under a partnership with BitDefender.
Symantec's Norton AntiVirus 2006 takes Windows ME Award at GITEX 2006 AME Info
Symantec has scooped the Windows ME Best Security Software 2006 for its market-leading Norton AntiVirus 2006 software.
IBM partners with antivirus and antispyware company ARNnet
IBM says it has partnered with BitDefender to incorporate that company's antivirus and antispyware technologies into its Internet Security Systems division's endpoint security products.
GRISOFT Expands Its AVG Security Solutions For GNU/Linux And FreeBSD Platforms Linux World
GRISOFT, the developer of AVG security software, today announced several new versions of its antivirus offerings for GNU/Linux and FreeBSD open source platforms. The products include AVG Email Server Edition 7.5 for Linux/FreeBSD now with integrated anti-spam as well as new products for the GNU/Linux platform , AVG Anti-Virus Professional Edition 7.5 for Linux/FreeBSD and AVG File Server Edition
Sunbelt Software's CounterSpy Enterprise and Messaging Ninja Named Finalists for SC Magazine Awards Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance
Sunbelt Software, a leading provider of Windows security software, today announced it has been named a finalist in the SC Magazine Award program for outstanding achievement in information-technology security.
Check Point preps ZoneAlarm 7.0 beta Infomatics
Check Point Software has unveiled plans to begin the technical public beta testing phase of its ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 7.0. The latest offering's antivirus engine, which has hourly signature updates, detects and removes a wider variety of threats, according to the firm.
McAfee Signs D-Link OEM Deal ComputerWire
D-Link Systems Inc has licensed McAfee Inc's antivirus and antispyware software for use in its SecureSpot range of home network security devices. SecureSpot devices sell for $99 a year. They sit between the modem and the router, providing security functions including firewall, pop-up blocking, spam filtering and content filtering.
IBM to Release UTM Appliance ComputerWire via Yahoo!7 News
IBM Corp has announced the first product to stem from its acquisition of ISS Inc in the form of an appliance in the SiteProtector line which has been updated to manage antivirus software, something previous editions of the box did not do.
GRISOFT Expands its AVG Security Solutions for GNU/Linux and FreeBSD Platforms Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
MILLBURN, N.J.----GRISOFT, the developer of AVG security software, today announced several new versions of its antivirus offerings for GNU/Linux and FreeBSD open source platforms. The products include AVG Email Server Edition 7.5 for Linux/FreeBSD now with integrated anti-spam as well as new products for the GNU/Linux platform - AVG Anti-Virus Professional Edition 7.5 for Linux/FreeBSD and AVG
AVID: The Allchin Stumble IT-Analysis
In this posting, I suppose AVID should be taken to stand for AntiVirus In Dismay—in dismay at the pronouncements of Microsoft's Jim Allchin. First of all, Jim Allchin appeared to claim that Vista didn't need Antivirus software.