Free Net Nanny Filtering Software Offered With Norton Utilities 4.0 During
Six Week On-Line Retail Promotion
Internet Filter and Troubleshooting Utilities Help Ensure Safe Computing
Environment for Families
May 26, 1999 06:00 AM
CUPERTINO, Calif., May 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Symantec Corporation SYMC , the
world leader in utility software for business and personal computing and Net Nanny
Software International Inc. NNSWF NNY , an Internet filtering and PC security
developer, today announced a value-added promotion that includes Net Nanny(R)
Internet filtering software free via Internet download with the purchase of Norton
Utilities 4.0. This offer, a $24.95 value, is effective through June 21 and is available
through several major online retailers. As children begin spending more time at
home on the Web during the summer months, this timely promotion provides
customers with Net Nanny, an Internet filtering product that protects children from
the dangers of the Internet. Norton Utilities helps prevent computer problems and
keeps PCs running at peak performance levels. Together, these products offer
families a powerful tool for ensuring a safe computing environment.
"As home computer and Internet usage spirals upward, so does Symantec's
commitment to offering consumers the software they need to maximize the
benefits of using PCs for educational and entertainment purposes," said Allyson
Seelinger, senior director of end user sales and marketing. "By combining the
award-winning PC problem-solving capabilities of Norton Utilities with the Internet
filtering power of Net Nanny, we are providing families the most cost-effective and
dynamic means for taking a proactive approach to child safety, system security
and performance this summer."
"We are pleased to work with Symantec to provide a robust package that helps
families leverage the power of the PC and the Internet in their homes," said Gordon
Ross, president and CEO of Net Nanny Software International Inc.. "With Net
Nanny helping parents manage online activities and Norton Utilities continuously
monitoring and maintaining the health of PCs, this promotion represents the
security solution that parents have been waiting for."
The limited-time offer is available from the following online stores: DigitalRiver
(www.digitalriver.com), Beyond.com (www.beyond.com), Outpost.com
(www.outpost.com), CompUSA Net.com, the newly formed Internet subsidiary of
CompUSA Inc. (www.compusanet.com), and Download Warehouse, a business
unit of Micro Warehouse (www.downloadwarehouse.com).
Norton Utilities 4.0 provides consumers with crash protection, registry repair and
optimization, and disaster recovery-the help that users regularly need-in a single
simple-to-use package. More importantly, Norton Utilities 4.0 not only finds
problems, but it goes a critical step farther and offers clear, prioritized
recommendations for the best way to solve those problems. As a result, Norton
Utilities 4.0 is an indispensable tool for maintaining computer systems at peak
performance levels.
Net Nanny filtering software was developed in response to concerns about "the
worst" of the Internet. Net Nanny filters the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms, and
newsgroups to ensure online safety for users. The software works at the operating
system level to monitor, audit, and/or block material in every Windows
application-online or offline-in real time. With Net Nanny, parents can block access
to Web sites, keep a log of words and phrases used as well as which sites their
children visit. Used in combination with supervision and rules specific to Internet
and computer usage, Net Nanny helps ensure increased safety and security for
online users.
About Symantec
Symantec is the world leader in utility software for business and personal
computing. Symantec products and solutions help make users productive and
keep their computers safe and reliable anywhere and anytime. Symantec offers a
broad range of solutions and is acclaimed as a leader in both customer satisfaction
and product brand recognition. Symantec is traded on Nasdaq under the symbol
SYMC. More information on the company and its products can be obtained at
www.symantec.com.
About Net Nanny
Net Nanny Software International Inc. is a world leader in Internet filtering and PC
security software that puts the power into the hands of the individual user. Net
Nanny(R) Version 3.1, the world's first Internet filtering product, and NNPro, its
version for networks, continue to be the preferred choice for parents, schools, and
businesses that want flexible, editable software tools and free databases for
protecting their families, their organizations and their digital data. The company is
currently beta testing two new security products -- PC Nanny(TM), featuring
encryption and desktop security controls and BioPassword(R) LogOn for Windows
NT, a patented biometric technology, that secures passwords and identifies
individuals by their unique typing rhythms. The company is publicly traded on the
Vancouver and Berlin stock exchanges and over the counter on Nasdaq. More
information can be found at netnanny.com .
NOTE: Brands and products referenced herein are the trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective holders.
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