Symantec honoured by peers with dual Codie Awards
14 June 2004
CITEC's partner, Symantec Corporation, the world leader in information security, today announced that Symantec solutions were voted Best Enterprise Security Solution and Best Security Product or Service by the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) at the 19th Annual Codie Awards.
Symantec DeepSight Threat Management System and Symantec Norton Internet Security were among only 41 products singled out from a field of 800 nominations to earn the prestigious designation by software and information industry executives. Symantec was one of just six companies to take home multiple 2004 Codie Awards.
"Symantec is honored to be recognised by our respected peers through the prestigious and highly regarded Codie Awards program," said John Schwarz, president and chief operating officer, Symantec.
"We remain committed to providing the most effective, innovative, and usable tools for protecting the information systems and data of all computer users, from consumers to enterprises, academia, and government."
Symantec DeepSight Threat Management System was voted as Best Enterprise Security Solution. Symantec DeepSight Threat Management System is the world's premier global early warning system, providing the most comprehensive view of the Internet security landscape.
Symantec DeepSight Threat Management System tracks threats as they develop, proactively alerts organisations of active attacks to which they are vulnerable, and offers expert analysis with detailed counter measures to mitigate risk.
Symantec Norton Internet Security was voted as Best Security Product or Service. Symantec Norton Internet Security is the easiest and most complete online security and privacy solution to protect against viruses and other malicious code, hackers, spam, inappropriate Internet content, and privacy threats.
Norton Internet Security is comprised of Symantec's award-winning security solutions, including Norton AntiVirus, Norton Personal Firewall with Norton Intrusion Detection, Norton Privacy Control, Norton AntiSpam, and Norton Parental Control-all in a single, tightly integrated solution.
The Codie Awards program is the only peer recognition program in the software and information industry, providing a unique opportunity for companies to compete for the praise of their competitors. During the nomination period for this year's program, over 800 nominations from more than 600 companies were submitted.
About Symantec
Symantec is the global leader in information security providing a broad range of software, appliances and services designed to help individuals, small and mid-sized businesses, and large enterprises secure and manage their IT infrastructure. Symantec's Norton brand of products is the worldwide leader in consumer security and problem-solving solutions. Headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., Symantec has operations in more than 35 countries. More information is available at http://www.symantec.com.
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