Symantec Adds to APM

CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced the latest release of Symantec i3, the award-winning core offering of Symantecs end-to-end Application Performance Management (APM) portfolio that proactively monitors, analyzes and diagnoses performance and availability bottlenecks which impact business critical applications. Enhancements to Symantec i3 enable faster resolution of application performance problems, expanded ease of administration and better integration with legacy applications.

As part of the latest release, Symantec is offering a powerful new Software Development Kit (SDK) that enables customers and partners to build value-added solutions for either legacy, custom or packaged applications, providing a common view into application performance. In addition, updates to Symantec’s robust knowledgebase and advice library include the addition of vendor specific intelligence and enhanced administration capabilities to help enterprise IT professionals take control of application performance.

“Symantec i3 helps us ensure the availability and performance of our critical applications, allowing IT to better support our business and customers,” said Luis Morales of Financial Security Assurance Inc (FSA), which provides financial guaranty insurance for asset-backed securities, municipal bonds and other structured obligations in the global markets. ”With i3 8.0, we will be proactively notified of potential issues, enabling faster resolution of application performance problems and allowing us to put our IT resources toward other business-critical activities.”

Symantec Corp.