Symantec Launches Technology Partner Track for Messaging Security; Leading Messaging Technology Companies Join Symantec to Reduce Risk and Complexity for Customers

Authentica, Avinti, PGP Corporation, Voltage Security, Vontu andZixCorp (NASDAQ:ZIXI) are the partners that join the new messagesecurity compatibility track within Symantec's Technology PartnerProgram (TPP). This program allows customers to augment leading emailsecurity appliances from Symantec with best-of-breed technologies fromits TPP partners, knowing that all technologies have been thoroughlytested to be compatible. Symantec Mail Security 8200 Series appliancesare powered by industry-leading Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam andSymantec AntiVirus technologies to provide the highest level of spamand virus protection while mitigating downtime.

"By integrating select, complementary third-party products withour key messaging security solutions, Symantec and its technologypartners can work together to improve security and compliance,simplify complexity and increase ROI on security investments for ourcustomers," said Manuel Gonzalez, director of business development,Symantec Corp. "The partners selected as part of the message securitytrack are recognized industry leaders in their space and offer uniquesolutions for message integrity, compliance and secure messaging."

To date, this new group has successfully tested the compatibilityof the following products with Symantec Mail Security 8200 Seriesappliances: Authentica Secure Mail Version 4.0, Avinti iSolationServer v2.0, PGP(R) Universal Series 100, Voltage Security SecureMail,Vontu 5.0, and ZixVPM 2.3.

Authentica

"Authentica provides Active Rights Management(TM) protection toemail and documents, ensuring that only authenticated users can view,edit and forward the information," said Norman Meisner, vice presidentof business development at Authentica. "By integrating Symantec'semail security appliances with Authentica Secure Mail 4.0,organizations can protect email communication at the sender, serverand recipient level. Authentica's rights management enablesorganizations to effectively limit information leakage, protectintellectual property, and meet compliance and regulation standardsrelated to security and auditing of confidential information."

Avinti

"The Avinti iSolation Server enhances gateway security solutionswith unique 'First Instance' zero-day threat protection to safeguardorganizations from both newly emerging and targeted e-mail threats,including attempts to facilitate outside access to protected personaland private data," said Terry Dickson, CEO, Avinti."Security-conscious customers deploy this virtual machine-basedsolution at the network edge to observe and detect actual maliciousbehavior in e-mail messages, enabling protection at the very firstinstance of a newly emerging or targeted threat."

PGP Corporation

"PGP Universal allows email messages identified as 'confidential'by the Symantec Mail Security 8200 Series to be encrypted, digitallysigned, and delivered automatically without disrupting users orchanging email systems," said Alex Doll, vice president of businessdevelopment at PGP Corporation. "Our products are standards-based,proven over 10 years, fully automated, and inexpensive to own --resulting in more than 1 million seats licensed to more than 30,000companies in 174 countries. In 84% of the Fortune(R) 100, 66% of theFortune(R) Global 500, as well as medium and small businesses, PGPproducts protect customer privacy and support regulatory compliance."

Voltage Security

"The powerful combination of Symantec Mail Security and VoltageSecureMail, utilizing award-winning Voltage Identity-Based Encryption(IBE) technology, provides the easiest to use and manage policy-basedsecure messaging environment. Enterprise customers can easilyimplement granular encryption polices to ensure compliance ofcommunications between customers, partners and vendors," said RayKruck, vice president of business development at Voltage Security."For instance, customers of our joint solution are able to use commonpolicy to ensure that sensitive information does not leave the networkvia email without first being encrypted."

Vontu

"Vontu integrates with Symantec Mail Security to deliver abest-in-class content monitoring solution to reduce compliance risk bypreventing customer data or intellectual property from being sent viaemail that violates internal or government policies," said LornaBender, Vontu's vice president of business development. "Thecombination of Vontu and Symantec allows companies to demonstratecompliance with regulations that require protection of customerinformation such as Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), Visa-MasterCard PCIData Security Standard, Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA and state regulationssuch as California SB1386/AB1950."

ZixCorp

"By using ZixCorp services, Symantec customers will be able toeasily implement policy based encryption using content scanning androbust lexicons to automatically meet best practices and governmentregulations such as HIPAA and GLBA," said Nigel Johnson, vicepresident of business development and product management for ZixCorp."Our proven ZixVPM(R) 2.3 solution enables send-to-anyone capability,transparency to end users, and customizable features that ensurecompany security policies are implemented automatically."

Symantec Technology Partner Program

The Symantec Technology Partner Program establishes standards forhow diverse security and infrastructure products from multiple vendorscan work together with Symantec technologies to simplify complexenterprise networks for joint customers. Qualified partner productscan be integrated with Symantec's industry-leading security solutionsand Symantec Enterprise Security Architecture, which provides astandards-based interoperability framework for Symantec andthird-party solutions to work together to provide secure, manageableand scalable enterprise security.

The Technology Partner Program offers comprehensive integrationtools, development support, joint sales and marketing resources andproduct certification. Partners whose solutions meet Symantec'sestablished criteria for interoperability earn the use of applicableSymantec certification logos. Detailed information on the programprocedures, requirements and benefits can be found at the followingURL:http://www.symantec.com/partners/technologypartners/compatible.html

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Symantec is the world leader in providing solutions to helpindividuals and enterprises assure the security, availability, andintegrity of their information. Headquartered in Cupertino, Calif.,Symantec has operations in more than 40 countries. More information isavailable at www.symantec.com.

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