| No major viruses have crippled corporate e-mail servers since last spring’s Lovebug. But IT managers still need to keep current with the latest techniques to thwart new strains of data-damaging computer viruses.
To that end, Symantec Corp. this week moved to offer corporate users more automated virus protection with the release of Norton Antivirus Corporate Edition 7.5.
The software provides tighter integration with Symantec’s Digital Immune System technology, which detects viruses and cures infected systems in real time.
The enterprise edition of Norton Antivirus incorporates Symantec’s close-loop automation technology, designed to detect new and unknown viruses, said Gary Ulaner, product manager for the software.
Additionally, new flood control functions help decrease bandwidth problems that arise when too many users attempt to submit infected files to Symantec. Plus, alert forwarding capabilities lets administrators configure and lock down anti-virus settings on remote and laptop computers.
While industry analysts hail the ease of use and administration features, they remain skeptical about the software’s ability to detect new strains of viruses. | 
