Norton Zone

Norton Zone
Developer(s) Symantec
Initial release Beta: November 29, 2012[1][2][3]
General Release: May 14, 2013[4][5][6]
Development status Discontinued as of August 6, 2014
Operating system Windows,[7][8][9] Windows RT,[7][8] Android,[7][8][10] Mac OS X,[7][8][11] iOS[7][8][12]
Type Online backup service
License Proprietary software
Website https://www.nortonzone.com

Norton Zone was a cloud file sharing and online backup tool service operated by Symantec that can be used to share, sync, access, store, and backup data.[1][5][7][8] It also allows for file collaboration with commenting.[8] Norton Zone is accessible through apps for Windows,[7][8][9] Windows RT,[7][8] Android,[7][8][10] Mac,[7][8][11] and iOS[7][8][12] platforms. Norton Zone uses encrypted and replicated cloud storage and provides client-side encryption.[1][2][8]

As a leading AntiVirus provider via its Norton AntiVirus software,[13][14] Symantec distinguishes Norton Zone from competition by automatically scanning files for malware and viruses.[1][4][5][8]

Norton Zone offered 5 GB of storage for free and larger storage allocations via subscription.[4][5][8][15]

On June 3, 2014, Symantec announced that Norton Zone would be discontinued on August 6, 2014.[16]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Symantec Announces Norton Zone". Symantec Press Release. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rachel King. "Symantec gets into cloud file sharing with Norton Zone". Ziff Davis. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Symantec Announces Norton Zone". Yahoo News. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Jacqueline Emigh. "'Norton Zone' Secure Cloud File Sharing Hits Availability". Notebook Review. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Steve Chazin, Vice President, Symantec. "Norton Zone: the Beginning of Safe and Easy Sharing". Norton Data Servicesaccessdate=27 October 2013.
  6. ↑ "Symantec’s Norton Zone for Windows 8 Gets Improved, Download Now". Softpedia. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 7.10 "Norton Zone Home Page". Symantec. Symantec. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 "Norton Zone - Learn More". Symantec. Symantec. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Norton Zone - Download for Windows". Symantec. Symantec. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Google Play - Norton Zone". Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Norton Zone - Download for Mac". Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "iTunes Preview - Norton Zone". Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  13. ↑ CRN Staff. "Channel Best-Sellers: Winning Security Players". United Business Media LLC.
  14. ↑ "Antivirus Market Analysis: August 2013". OPSWAT.
  15. ↑ "Norton Zone - Pricing". Symantec. Symantec. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  16. ↑ "Norton Zone End of Life FAQ". Symantec. Symantec. Retrieved 3 June 2014.