Read More/Source: Computerworld
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The recent decision of Symantec to get out of the security appliance business says more about the hardware industry than it does about the security business in general or Symantec in particular.
The company is a well-respected and diverse security vendor whose product lines include Norton personal and business software, intrusion prevention, virus and spam protection, VPNs and endpoint checking - all of which can be sold as software.
The company rolled up these product lines into appliances called the SGS and SNS. Symantec is discontinuing development of both devices, although it will continue to sell and support them. It is also is discontinuing development on a management appliance called the SGS Advanced Manager.
Jul 10, 2006, 05:38 PM
