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Symantec's Genesis to Usher in a New Age of Trust?

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the grand-designs dept.

eldavojohn writes "Symantec has announced that they will be creating a massive security package called Genesis. Semantec has set their goal to 'Security 2.0' which is proposed to be 'a new age of trust on the Internet.' From the article: 'Symantec plans a one-stop software service tying together anti-virus, anti-spam, firewall and a host of other PC optimization technologies...' This is certainly something the common computer user could buy instead of having to fork over cash for every component. I don't think I'll be purchasing it though."

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  1. I prefer Exodus. by dcapel · · Score: 5, Funny

    I have already left slavery for the promised land. Lots of those strange penguins around though...

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    DYWYPI?
  2. Let's learn from history by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Genesii (That's multiple Genesis to you and I) have a history of utter failure.

    Genesis (Sega): Defeated by SNES
    Genesis (STWoK): Stolen by Khan, and he damn dear destroyed the enterprise with it
    Genesis (Band): Ushered in the era of HORRID 80's music

    Please Symantec, can we call this something that has a history of goodness attached to it, like Campbells?

  3. Re:Now if they can get their cpu use down... by Bananatree3 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Symantec and Norton antivirus and security packages (on machines I have experience with) use an absurd amount of memory and processor resources. Any hope that this will change someday?

    Why yes, you can solve this problem today! Simply get a dual-core system, and voila! One core for the all-in-one anti-virus, firewall, automated secure dohicky, bloated security suite; and the other core for the rest of your stuff! It will feel as if you aren't running it at all!

  4. Ah semantech... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Semantec...yummy stuff right there. Whats next on their list? Condoms that protect you against virii and bacteria?

    *yes I know seman isnt how you spell semen*

  5. Sign me up $$$ by Eric_Cartman_South_P · · Score: 2, Funny

    I hope they make a Mac version for my new 20 inch Dual Core, so I can protect it from all those vir... uh... nevermind.