Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition for Vista BETA

"Existing Symantec customers testing pre-release Windows Vista have requested Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition to protect their corporate environment while they conduct their testing.

Symantec has released a new version of Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition that has been changed to run on the beta Windows operating system. This is not a beta of Symantec's Vista Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition product. The main feature set for this release is focused on protection of workstations, with some UI and manageability limitations that do not affect the product's protection capability on pre-release versions of Windows Vista. It will be available on December 19th for download from Symantec's FileConnect system.

Full technical support will not be offered for Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition on pre-release versions of Microsoft Vista. Customers who call in for technical support will be directed to an online form where they can enter in information regarding the issue for submission to Symantec. The submissions will be reviewed by Symantec for appropriate escalation.

In late 2006, Symantec will release a version of Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition that has been designed to leverage Windows Vista's new features. This version will be released concurrent to Microsoft's release of the Vista client operating system. Dates for the beta and final versions of this product are currently being determined."