November 30 message, Symantec has announced that due to the firewall with Symantec's own products to repeat, the company now decided to cancel the Sygate personal firewall products companies. Symantec Sygate month ago to complete the acquisition.
According to CNET reports, Symantec spokesman Phil Weiler said recently, from November 30 this year onwards, will not offer free version of Sygate Personal Firewall (SPF) and Sygate Personal Firewall Pro (SPFP). If the current user of these products to replace Symantec's firewall product, Symantec will provide specific upgrade pricing.
Symantec would further reduce consumer choice for free firewall space, not long ago, another well-known to provide free fire and strong vendor Kerio Technologies has announced that due to fierce market competition, had to exit the personal firewall market, specializing in enterprise market.
Currently, consumers can use a free firewall with Zone Alarm, Microsoft Firewall and Jetico Firewall. Weiler said: "Sygate's products to Symantec's enterprise products are a supplement, but there is duplication in the consumer market. Therefore, we decided to cancel the Sygate personal firewall products."
Symantec announced the acquisition of Sygate in August this year, technology companies, has completed the acquisition in October of this year.