What's new in Norton 2012 security s/w

BANGALORE, INDIA: Norton by Symantec today released Norton Internet Security and Norton AntiVirus 2012, the new security softwares which the company claim to be a vast improvement in terms of PC protection and performance over its previous generation.

Norton said it is delivering on its initiative with mobile and cloud-based technology, including new features in the Norton 2012 products  and new beta products and services which will be launched in the coming months with plans to support mobile and tablet devices for both Android and iOS platforms.

David Hall, Regional Consumer Product Marketing Manager, Symantec, Asia Pacific said Norton AntiVirus and Norton Internet Security 2012 are designed to improve on their benchmarks for protection and performance, while enhancing the overall user experience. Other new Norton offerings will go beyond traditional Internet security to provide tablet  and mobile device protection, family safety solutions (English only), and the ability to find your lost or stolen laptop or Android device.

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The new security software brings a combination of reputation, file, behaviour and network based protection to provide the most comprehensive security to date. Key security technologies and usability improvements, include Norton Identity Safe in the Cloud  to protects personal and financial information from cyber criminals and Norton Management — a new web-based functionality lets users manage their Norton products from anywhere in the world.

Other key features include Norton Insight, download insight, Improved SONAR technology monitors running applications for suspicious behaviour to quickly detect and disable previously unknown threats.

Commenting on the performance of the new security suite, Hall said Norton has been placed first in overall protection according to testing from AV-Test Institute.  In addition, Norton Internet Security 2012 ranked first in overall performance testing by both PassMark Software and AV-Comparatives.

According to Symantec’s internal testing, Norton 2012 even outperforms the award-winning 2011 version with 30 percent faster scans, 17 percent faster boot time and 24 percent faster file copying.

Pricing and Availability

Norton Internet Security 2012 and Norton AntiVirus 2012 are now available for purchase in India through various

retailers and at the Norton online store: http://in.norton.com/. The MRP for Norton Internet Security 2012 is INR 2,530

for one year of protection for up to three PCs, and INR 1,165 for one year of protection for one PC. The MRP for

Norton AntiVirus 2012 is INR 499 for one year of protection for one PC, and INR 1,310 for one year of protection for

up to three PCs.

Norton 2012 products support Microsoft Windows XP (32-bit) Home/Professional/Tablet PC/Media Center with

Service Pack 2 or later, Microsoft Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit) and Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit) both

for Starter/Home Basic/Home Premium/Business/Ultimate editions. Norton Internet Security and Norton AntiVirus 2007

or later users with a valid product subscription are eligible to receive the latest product updates via the subscription

service model. For more information, visit the Norton Update center at http://updatecenter.norton.com/