
Nancy Mohler, Symantecis senior product manager, said the decision to stop selling the two products was simply a "strategic decision" and should not be misconstrued as a sign that Symantec isnit committed to the Mac market.

"(We are) actively working on development of enhanced Internet security solutions to support the Mac operating system." "Symantec remains committed to the Macintosh platform," Mohler told The Mac Observer, Tuesday. Symantecis remaining products for the Mac will now be Norton AntiVirus for Mac, Norton Internet Security for Mac and Norton Personal Firewall for Mac. "(We are) actively working on the development of these products." "Symantec plans to continue to provide comprehensive Internet security solutions for Mac users," Mohler commented. Mohler mentioned that last yearis update to Norton Internet Security for Mac is a prime example of the companyis commitment to the Mac platform. Last June, the company released version 3.0 of the security solution with a new parental control feature that blocks Web sites that are inappropriate for viewing by children. Mohler said the decision is also not a sign of declining revenue from Mac-related products.

This decision is also not a reflection of a lack of customer need." "The decision was based solely on the strategic desire to focus Macintosh development resources on Internet security solutions. Norton Utilities was first introduced to the Mac in 1988 as an application to find and repair hard disk problems. The software package rebuilds damaged disks, identifies and recovers files and defragments hard drives. The current version of Utilities, version 8.0, retails for US$99.95. Norton SystemWorks 3.0 is a bundled package of Norton AntiVirus, Norton Utilities, Dantz Retrospect Express Backup to back up files and Aladdin Spring Cleaning to uninstall unneeded programs. Reports surfaced earlier this week of Symantecis decision with the first report appearing on the AppleInsider Web site.Norton Utilities is Norton’s efficient software for speeding up, cleaning, and optimizing your computer. This is a feature of computer systems that after a period of time after their installation due to the installation of various programs and the application of various settings by the user or the software he installs, gradually loses its original speed, quality, and stability. In this case, using a clean-up and optimization program can be helpful. This program, while finding and solving common Windows problems that have been piled up and leftover over time, will increase the speed of different parts of Windows by applying optimal settings.

If you feel that your system crashes, freezes more or you are facing dumb error messages, maybe using this program can solve these problems and make your system like the first day.
