In order to meet the personal needs of many clients, Symantec, the leading Internet security technology company, has unveiled Norton Internet Security Special Guard 2001 ¡ªSimplified Chinese Version. This version is the first Internet security software targeting the Chinese retail software market. It possesses three sections £º Norton Personal Firewall, Norton AntiVirus and Norton Privacy Control. The three programs have passed the anti-virus software evaluation of the Ministry of Public Security. This marks another attempt by Symantec to enter the Chinese retail software market,accoding to the latest issue of Beijing Review.

¡°As opposed to business clients, individual clients end to protect their privacy and protect their computer from viruses, ¡± said Zheng Yuqing, General Executive Manager of Symantec China/Hong Kong Region. ¡°Norton ¡®s newest software will satisfy these concerns. Currently, the number of Chinese Internet surfers is increasing at an astonishing rate. As the leading provider of Internet security, we are ready to supply the most advanced and effective security implements to satisfy different needs.¡±