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

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."

Comments

I prefer Exodus.

[dcapel]

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

Let's learn from history

[Anonymous Coward]

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?

Re:Now if they can get their cpu use down...

[Bananatree3]

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!

Sign me up $$$

[Eric_Cartman_South_P]

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.