Symantec is set to acquire Sygate Technologies, which makes network
access-control and endpoint-protection policy-enforcement products.
Symantec said it initially will keep offering Sygate's line of
policy-enforcement products - which can be used in conjunction with
network equipment from Alcatel, Enterasys, Juniper and Nortel, among
others - to control network access based on policy decisions which may
include anti-virus or patch updates. In January, Sygate joined Cisco's
network admission control programme to support the Cisco-led method of
desktop policy enforcement.
Symantec intends to integrate Sygate Enterprise Protection 5.0, the
most recent version of Sygate's flapship software, into Symantec's
current endpoint-protection products, which include Symantec Client
Security, after the acquisition of Sygate has been completed.
"This will be the primary product area in which we intend to include
SEP 5.0," said Brian Foster, Symantec's senior director of product,
noting that after combining SEP 5.0 and Symantec Client Security, SEP
5.0 will eventually be phased out.
Foster said SEP 5.0 brings a mix of additional host
intrusion-prevention and host control capabilities to the Symantec
Client Security desktop software, which includes personal firewall,
anti-virus and anti-spyware support.
California.-based Sygate, a privately held company, was originally
founded under the name Sybergen Technologies by Chief Technology
Officer Chris Guo with help from venture capital firms that included
Trident Capital, Trinity Ventures and MVC Capital. The company name was
changed to Sygate five years ago, at the time John DeSantis joined as
CEO and president.
Sygate's customer base of 400 enterprises includes Prudential Financial
and Diebold. No specific consolidation plans concerning staff have been
announced and the value of the deal was undisclosed.
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On 17 Aug 2005 in
news:1124287595.079510.88970@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com
salwithed@yahoo.com wrote:
> Symantec to buy Sygate
>
> By Ellen Messmer, Network World
> http://www.techworld.com/security/ [...] ewsID=4231 >
> Symantec is set to acquire Sygate Technologies, which makes network
> access-control and endpoint-protection policy-enforcement products.
>
> Symantec said it initially will keep offering Sygate's line of
> policy-enforcement products - which can be used in conjunction with
> network equipment from Alcatel, Enterasys, Juniper and Nortel, among
> others - to control network access based on policy decisions which may
> include anti-virus or patch updates. In January, Sygate joined Cisco's
> network admission control programme to support the Cisco-led method of
> desktop policy enforcement.
>
> Symantec intends to integrate Sygate Enterprise Protection 5.0, the
> most recent version of Sygate's flapship software, into Symantec's
> current endpoint-protection products, which include Symantec Client
> Security, after the acquisition of Sygate has been completed.
>
> "This will be the primary product area in which we intend to include
> SEP 5.0," said Brian Foster, Symantec's senior director of product,
> noting that after combining SEP 5.0 and Symantec Client Security, SEP
> 5.0 will eventually be phased out.
>
> Foster said SEP 5.0 brings a mix of additional host
> intrusion-prevention and host control capabilities to the Symantec
> Client Security desktop software, which includes personal firewall,
> anti-virus and anti-spyware support.
>
> California.-based Sygate, a privately held company, was originally
> founded under the name Sybergen Technologies by Chief Technology
> Officer Chris Guo with help from venture capital firms that included
> Trident Capital, Trinity Ventures and MVC Capital. The company name was
> changed to Sygate five years ago, at the time John DeSantis joined as
> CEO and president.
>
> Sygate's customer base of 400 enterprises includes Prudential Financial
> and Diebold. No specific consolidation plans concerning staff have been
> announced and the value of the deal was undisclosed.
>
>
So what happens to Sygate personal firewall? free and pro editions?
I actually like using this thing, it's going to be difficult switching to
something inferior. imo, everything is inferior to SPFP
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> So what happens to Sygate personal firewall? free and pro editions?
>
> I actually like using this thing, it's going to be difficult switching to
> something inferior. imo, everything is inferior to SPFP
I whole-heartedly agree. I think Norton, and the rest of their line,
is a waste of time and money. I just want a firewall where checking
"Remember My Decision" actually works. And SPF Pro is so configurable
too. I actually know what I am doing, so why do I need a colorful
interface with big ugly buttons and a section for games? Plain,
simple. I just wish it had extended ACL configuration. Regulating
destination traffic doesn't always cut it, security-wise.
I guess I'm just used to Cisco command line function.
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In article <Xns96B56FD4732A3891563@127.0.0.1>, ny152@nopsam.invalid
says...
> On 17 Aug 2005 in
> news:1124287595.079510.88970@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com
> salwithed@yahoo.com wrote:
>
> > Symantec to buy Sygate
> >
> > By Ellen Messmer, Network World
> > http://www.techworld.com/security/ [...] ewsID=4231 > >
> > Symantec is set to acquire Sygate Technologies, which makes network
> > access-control and endpoint-protection policy-enforcement products.
> >
> > Symantec said it initially will keep offering Sygate's line of
> > policy-enforcement products - which can be used in conjunction with
> > network equipment from Alcatel, Enterasys, Juniper and Nortel, among
> > others - to control network access based on policy decisions which may
> > include anti-virus or patch updates. In January, Sygate joined Cisco's
> > network admission control programme to support the Cisco-led method of
> > desktop policy enforcement.
> >
> > Symantec intends to integrate Sygate Enterprise Protection 5.0, the
> > most recent version of Sygate's flapship software, into Symantec's
> > current endpoint-protection products, which include Symantec Client
> > Security, after the acquisition of Sygate has been completed.
> >
> > "This will be the primary product area in which we intend to include
> > SEP 5.0," said Brian Foster, Symantec's senior director of product,
> > noting that after combining SEP 5.0 and Symantec Client Security, SEP
> > 5.0 will eventually be phased out.
> >
> > Foster said SEP 5.0 brings a mix of additional host
> > intrusion-prevention and host control capabilities to the Symantec
> > Client Security desktop software, which includes personal firewall,
> > anti-virus and anti-spyware support.
> >
> > California.-based Sygate, a privately held company, was originally
> > founded under the name Sybergen Technologies by Chief Technology
> > Officer Chris Guo with help from venture capital firms that included
> > Trident Capital, Trinity Ventures and MVC Capital. The company name was
> > changed to Sygate five years ago, at the time John DeSantis joined as
> > CEO and president.
> >
> > Sygate's customer base of 400 enterprises includes Prudential Financial
> > and Diebold. No specific consolidation plans concerning staff have been
> > announced and the value of the deal was undisclosed.
> >
> >
>
> So what happens to Sygate personal firewall? free and pro editions?
>
> I actually like using this thing, it's going to be difficult switching to
> something inferior. imo, everything is inferior to SPFP
Sad news... If Symantec does anything to it it'll probably be terrible.
If I were a Sygate user, I think I'd just keep using 5.6 free or 5.5 Pro
until there was some reason to change..
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> > I actually like using this thing, it's going to be difficult switching to
> > something inferior. imo, everything is inferior to SPFP
>
> Sad news... If Symantec does anything to it it'll probably be terrible.
> If I were a Sygate user, I think I'd just keep using 5.6 free or 5.5 Pro
> until there was some reason to change..
>
>
I agree with both of you. I predict that Sygate v5.5 will become
just as "everlasting" and popular as Kerio v2.1.5. (never tried
SPF 5.6)
Casey
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In Message-ID:<MPG.1d6e85d48be464229896b3@news.east.earthlink.net>
posted on Thu, 18 Aug 2005 17:48:32 GMT, Casey Klc wrote: Begin
>
>> > I actually like using this thing, it's going to be difficult switching to
>> > something inferior. imo, everything is inferior to SPFP
>>
>> Sad news... If Symantec does anything to it it'll probably be terrible.
>> If I were a Sygate user, I think I'd just keep using 5.6 free or 5.5 Pro
>> until there was some reason to change..
>>
>>
>I agree with both of you. I predict that Sygate v5.5 will become
>just as "everlasting" and popular as Kerio v2.1.5. (never tried
>SPF 5.6)
>Casey
Trouble with Sygate is the msi installer that requires you to have IE
installed, kind of illogical to require the most gracious malware host
to date on board before you can install something to secure it.
Why not just get legacy ZA v4.5 and not be bothered by IE dependent
installers?
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In article <MPG.1d6e85d48be464229896b3@news.east.earthlink.net>,
casey@notspecified.net says...
>
> > > I actually like using this thing, it's going to be difficult switching to
> > > something inferior. imo, everything is inferior to SPFP
> >
> > Sad news... If Symantec does anything to it it'll probably be terrible.
> > If I were a Sygate user, I think I'd just keep using 5.6 free or 5.5 Pro
> > until there was some reason to change..
> >
> >
> I agree with both of you. I predict that Sygate v5.5 will become
> just as "everlasting" and popular as Kerio v2.1.5. (never tried
> SPF 5.6)
> Casey
>
I always used 5.5 Pro myself, so I don't know what was changed in the
5.6 Free update.
You're right Casey, 5.5 will probably live on for some time as a
classic.
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"Joe Fox" <ny152@nopsam.invalid> wrote in message
news:Xns96B56FD4732A3891563@127.0.0.1...
> On 17 Aug 2005 in
> news:1124287595.079510.88970@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com
> salwithed@yahoo.com wrote:
>
>> Symantec to buy Sygate
>>
>> By Ellen Messmer, Network World
>> http://www.techworld.com/security/ [...] ewsID=4231 >>
>> Symantec is set to acquire Sygate Technologies, which makes network
>> access-control and endpoint-protection policy-enforcement products.
>>
>> Symantec said it initially will keep offering Sygate's line of
>> policy-enforcement products - which can be used in conjunction with
>> network equipment from Alcatel, Enterasys, Juniper and Nortel, among
>> others - to control network access based on policy decisions which may
>> include anti-virus or patch updates. In January, Sygate joined Cisco's
>> network admission control programme to support the Cisco-led method of
>> desktop policy enforcement.
>>
>> Symantec intends to integrate Sygate Enterprise Protection 5.0, the
>> most recent version of Sygate's flapship software, into Symantec's
>> current endpoint-protection products, which include Symantec Client
>> Security, after the acquisition of Sygate has been completed.
>>
>> "This will be the primary product area in which we intend to include
>> SEP 5.0," said Brian Foster, Symantec's senior director of product,
>> noting that after combining SEP 5.0 and Symantec Client Security, SEP
>> 5.0 will eventually be phased out.
>>
>> Foster said SEP 5.0 brings a mix of additional host
>> intrusion-prevention and host control capabilities to the Symantec
>> Client Security desktop software, which includes personal firewall,
>> anti-virus and anti-spyware support.
>>
>> California.-based Sygate, a privately held company, was originally
>> founded under the name Sybergen Technologies by Chief Technology
>> Officer Chris Guo with help from venture capital firms that included
>> Trident Capital, Trinity Ventures and MVC Capital. The company name was
>> changed to Sygate five years ago, at the time John DeSantis joined as
>> CEO and president.
>>
>> Sygate's customer base of 400 enterprises includes Prudential Financial
>> and Diebold. No specific consolidation plans concerning staff have been
>> announced and the value of the deal was undisclosed.
>>
>>
>
> So what happens to Sygate personal firewall? free and pro editions?
>
> I actually like using this thing, it's going to be difficult switching to
> something inferior. imo, everything is inferior to SPFP
>
You can get Sygate firewall in System suite by Vcom. thats the only place I
have seen it.
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>Casey
>
> Trouble with Sygate is the msi installer that requires you to have IE
> installed, kind of illogical to require the most gracious malware host
> to date on board before you can install something to secure it.
> Why not just get legacy ZA v4.5 and not be bothered by IE dependent
> installers?
>
>
Bart, that is something of a catch-22. I run Win98 and Bill Whats-his
name's IE is so integrated in that I can't sensibly remove it I have never used IE or any other MS application. I run Opera/
Thunderbird/Gravity and SYGATE Pro 5.5. Sygate has served me well
for about 4-yrs without any problems.
You might want to get a copy of Sygate before it gets "improved with
the bloats".
Casey
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In Message-ID:<MPG.1d700c717f36cc2e9896b4@news.east.earthlink.net>
posted on Fri, 19 Aug 2005 21:35:12 GMT, Casey Klc wrote: Begin
>
>>Casey
>>
>> Trouble with Sygate is the msi installer that requires you to have IE
>> installed, kind of illogical to require the most gracious malware host
>> to date on board before you can install something to secure it.
>> Why not just get legacy ZA v4.5 and not be bothered by IE dependent
>> installers?
>>
>>
>Bart, that is something of a catch-22. I run Win98 and Bill Whats-his
>name's IE is so integrated in that I can't sensibly remove it >I have never used IE or any other MS application. I run Opera/
>Thunderbird/Gravity and SYGATE Pro 5.5. Sygate has served me well
>for about 4-yrs without any problems.
>You might want to get a copy of Sygate before it gets "improved with
>the bloats".
>Casey
I too run Win98SE here (with IE removed, even its HTML engine)
also on board:
Opera v6.06 build 1145
Forté Agent v1.93/32.576
Mailwasher Pro v4.1.9
Last viral incident (my own greedy fault) - Babylonia in 1999
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In article <MPG.1d6e85d48be464229896b3@news.east.earthlink.net>,
casey@notspecified.net says...
>
> > > I actually like using this thing, it's going to be difficult switching to
> > > something inferior. imo, everything is inferior to SPFP
> >
> > Sad news... If Symantec does anything to it it'll probably be terrible.
> > If I were a Sygate user, I think I'd just keep using 5.6 free or 5.5 Pro
> > until there was some reason to change..
> >
> >
> I agree with both of you. I predict that Sygate v5.5 will become
> just as "everlasting" and popular as Kerio v2.1.5. (never tried
> SPF 5.6)
> Casey
>
But if there are no signature updates available in the future, what
does that mean for the security of continuing to use Sygate?
AT the moment I use Sygate Pro. There is an offer on their site to
renew subscriptions for a year. Would it be worth it or would I
find myself with a Symantec-bloated firewall called "Sygate"?
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louise <nospam@nospam.com> wrote:
> AT the moment I use Sygate Pro. There is an offer on their site to
> renew subscriptions for a year. Would it be worth it or would I
> find myself with a Symantec-bloated firewall called "Sygate"?
Sygate "Personal Firewall" installs SYSTEM-Services, which open
windows.
This is a gross error, because this breaches security. Sygate show here,
that they never read Microsoft's design guidlines for system services:
For a software, which should enhance security, this design flow means the
declaration of bankruptcy.
Yours,
VB.
--
"Es kann nicht sein, dass die Frustrierten in Rom bestimmen, was in
deutschen Schlafzimmern passiert".
Harald Schmidt zum "Weltjugendtag"
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Well I own PowerQuest's Drive Image 7.x. It worked great. Then PowerQuest
got bought out by Symantec. They won't let me buy an upgrade to Ghost 9.0,
which is built on top of Drive Image technology. I have to buy Ghost 9.0 as
if I were a totally new customer. As a result, I'm thinking of switching to
Acronis True Image 8.0. My guess is that Symantec won't honor ownership of
Sygate from its previous manufacturer. Yet another reason to hate Symantec.
I quit using Norton AV when it got super bloated and they institued their
copy protection that made my machine's CPU run at 100%. Of course they said
I was the only one with that problem. Soon after, news of this problem was
all over the 'net. So I was definitely not the only one. I really wish
Symantec would stop eating the competition ... that is, destroying perfectly
good software products.
My advice is do not buy the updates, and start evaluating other firewalls so
when you have to switch, you have a viable alternative to Symantec.
Regards,
Margaret
"louise" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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>
> AT the moment I use Sygate Pro. There is an offer on their site to
> renew subscriptions for a year. Would it be worth it or would I
> find myself with a Symantec-bloated firewall called "Sygate"?
>
> Louise
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On Sun, 21 Aug 2005 15:16:20 -0400, "Margaret Wilson"
<twokatmew@nospam.msn.com> wrote:
>Well I own PowerQuest's Drive Image 7.x. It worked great. Then PowerQuest
>got bought out by Symantec.
Interesting aside. I also have Drive Image 7.x running under XP/SP1.
It seems to work fine for me with the 7.0.3 fix/update from Symantec.
Have you found a reason to stop using it?
thx, Bradley
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