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Article: Norton Utilities brand revived for Windows XP, Vista.
- Article from:
- Network World Middle East
- Article date:
- February 4, 2009
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Byline: jeevan@cpidubai.com (Staff)
Symantec announced it has revived the Norton Utilities optimization and cleanup tools for Windows that it folded years ago into a broader package after acquiring Norton.
Symantec product manager Robert Reynolds recalls the early days of DOS computers in the 1980s when Peter Norton first came up with his computer tune-up toolkit, and notes that the world is far more complex now in terms of applications that consumers enjoy, whether it be instant messaging, Skype, Twitter or YouTube.
The release of Norton Utilities for Windows XP and Vista is intended to address the "clutter" on PCs that slows down performance, Reynolds says.
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