Abstract

Symantec commissioned The Tolly Group to evaluate the impact of enterprise-class endpoint security offerings on PC client responsiveness.

The Tolly Group compared the Windows XP client version of Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.0.3 against security offerings from Kaspersky Lab, McAfee, Inc. and Trend Micro, Inc.

The Tolly Group examined system start-up time, the impact on Microsoft Office 2007, on Internet Explorer, on file operations and on the time 
required to decompress a file archive.

Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.0.3 consistently delivered faster response time than competing products tested. At its best, Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.0.3 achieved response times that are twice as fast as some competing products tested.

Tests were conducted in October 2008.

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