According to the beta site, the new versions have been engineered to be fast, and light on system resources.
That would, in fact, be a welcome change from past releases, which have been labeled as CPU and memory hogs of late. In fact, in their press release, Rowan Trollop, Senior VP of Symantec Consumer Products, said:
"Based on customer feedback, we viewed performance as the key feature for this release. The Norton 2009 products are designed to give users the award-winning security they count on, while ensuring their PCs run fast. Our goal is to create the fastest security product in the world, hands down."
The goal, according to Symantec, is a "zero-impact" performance goal. Further, Symantec goes on to mention Norton Insight, which by
"leveraging data from millions of Norton Community members, allows the Norton security products to avoid scanning any files that are commonly found on most computers and statistically determined to be trusted."
Of course, many times one of these "trusted files" gets infected, but the assumption is they have thought of that.
Naturally, this is beta software, so you probably shouldn't use it on your main system. And eventually you will have to pay for it. You can enroll in the betas at the site linked above.
Feature-wise, Symantec bullets the following:
* Silent mode -- suspends alerts and updates automatically to avoid interrupting or slowing activities such as games, movies or presentations.
* Simplified user interface -- provides easier access to detailed configuration settings and the ability to track detection and performance status.
In addition to the performance features, Norton 2009 will deliver industry-leading security functionality:
* Norton Protection System -- works in concert to stop threats before they impact you. This multilayered protection system includes Browser Protection against complex Web-based attacks, real-time SONAR protection, Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS), antirootkit, antivirus and antispyware technologies.
* Norton Identity Safe -- keeps your identity safer than ever when you buy, bank, browse and game online*
* Home Networking feature -- allows users to easily view and manage devices on their home network*
* AntiBot features -- prevents bots from taking control of your PC
*Features available in Norton Internet Security 2009 only
I'll be installing on one of my older PCs and I'll let you know what I think.
Source: Reported by Tech Ex http://technologyexpert.blogspot.com/
