Symantec is the global leader in information security providing a broad range of software, appliances and services designed to help individuals, small and mid-sized businesses, and large enterprises secure and manage their IT infrastructure. Symantec's Norton brand of products is the worldwide leader in consumer security and problem-solving solutions. Headquartered in Cupertino, California, Symantec has operations in more than 35 countries.

Technology
With threats to information systems coming from all sides and growing in number and complexity, enterprise customers know that hardening network perimeters is not enough. Symantec provides best-of-breed security solutions for all tiers of a network: at the gateways between the network and the outside world, at the servers that act as the network's vital organs, and at end-user devices including desktop PCs, laptops and handhelds.

• Integrated security solutions are designed to work together as a unified system, providing better overall protection, quicker response and more efficient management.
• Security management solutions, based on an open, standards-based architecture, provide a comprehensive view of security, enabling proactive defense and real-time enterprise-wide response.
• Firewall/VPN solutions to protect data and assets without slowing performance.
• Intrusion detection solutions that act as a "security force" inside the perimeter to spot intruders that penetrate the outer defenses.
• Policy compliance management solutions help customers define and enforce policies from a central location as well as probe for network vulnerabilities and suggest remedies.
• Virus protection/content filtering solutions offer critical protection from Internet-borne threats for the desktop through the gateway for individuals all the way up to the largest enterprise.
• Anti-spam solutions filter spam and other undesired messages at the gateway and are critical to an overall email security solution.

Symantec's enterprise administration solutions facilitate the efficient management of hardware and software assets, providing customers a corporate-wide capability to plan, track and apply system changes, including software distribution, license management, software metering and disaster recovery.

Symantec's Norton brand of consumer security products is a market leader in desktop protection, providing peace of mind with integrated products that work seamlessly to protect individual's computers from virus outbreaks or malicious hacker attacks.

Services
Symantec Security Services provides information security solutions that incorporate security expertise and global resources to help enable business success.

• Consulting Services provides organizations with best-practice security measures through comprehensive assessments, planning and design consultation - all of which help customers establish and maintain a more secure business environment.
• Education Services provides technical product training and employee security awareness programs so enterprises can better protect vital information. These programs enable organizations to optimize the operation and administration of security systems, effectively address business risks, and reduce security issues with a more conscientious workforce.

Customers
Symantec provides comprehensive Internet security products, solutions and services for more than 120 million users around the world ranging from some of the world's largest corporate enterprises, service providers, government agencies and higher education institutions, to small businesses and individuals.

Scorpio Network Solutions are a Microsoft Certified Partner for Advanced Infrastructure Solutions. Scorpio is proud of the fact that it has some of the first 350 MCSE 2003 engineers working for the company and also works with a team of highly trained and skilled software consultants throughout the UK

Network infrastructures today are growing increasingly complex with the demand for Web-based applications; internal and external portals; solutions for managing large amounts of data and translating it into business intelligence; and more efficient communications both within the enterprise and from remote sites. Enterprises are looking to Microsoft technologies to meet these demands and looking for technology partners with the skills and expertise to design and implement innovative, cost effective solutions that incorporate these technologies.

The Microsoft Advanced Infrastructure Solutions Competency is for technology partners that have proven their competency in designing and/or implementing one or more of the following complex infrastructure solutions:

We have demonstrable expertise in the following:

• High-availability design and deployment solutions based on the Active Directory service and Microsoft Identity Integration Server
  Customers are increasingly being asked to do more with less; budgets are being reduced while business needs are growing. Microsoft's identity and access management solution improves operational efficiency, reduces security risks, and enables new business opportunities.
  
  Scorpio Network Solutions are experienced partners fully qualified to deploy the identity management solution from Microsoft. This solution features fully integrated directory and security services; single sign-on to multiple applications, Web sites, and services; automated account provisioning and de-provisioning; and interoperability with other platforms and applications. By delivering these capabilities, we can help customers reduce the costs associated with managing the identity lifecycle.
  
  
• Advanced migration or deployment solutions based on Microsoft Exchange Server
  E-mail and calendaring have a tremendous impact on the way organizations of all sizes conduct business. While workers communicate with greater speed and efficiency, the proliferation of e-mail brings new challenges regarding the need for higher levels of security and more access options for highly mobile workers. Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 provides the most effective set of capabilities for meeting these needs, and customers use Scorpio's help to take advantage of these new capabilities.
  
  These customers recognise us as experienced partners fully qualified to help them respond to the challenges of providing secure, reliable, anytime, anywhere access to e-mail. We also provide the best way for organisations to stay informed of the continuing evolution of Microsoft e-mail and calendaring software.
  
  
• Data management and migration solutions based on Microsoft SQL Server 2000
  Businesses today expect the highest dependability, integration, and performance from key IT investments related to storing and managing their data. Partners who are equipped to extend Microsoft database-related solution offerings can help customers increase scalability, functionality, and reliability of data associated with their business applications.
  
  Scorpio Network Solutions have proven expertise in designing and administering SQL Server 2000 to access the latest information and resources provided for this area of focus.
  
  
• Design and implementation of storage solutions using the Microsoft Windows Storage Server operating system
  Data is a business's most valuable asset. Companies of all sizes are seeking cost-effective storage management solutions that keep critical data protected and highly available. Microsoft storage solutions deliver high-performance, easy-to-manage, cost-effective file serving, storage and data protection to meet the demands of today's businesses. Industry forecasts project that network attached storage (NAS) shipments will nearly double over the next four years which represents significant opportunities for technology partners.
  
  Scorpio Network Solutions offers a rich set of specialized benefits and resources to help you be successful in recommending, designing, and deploying world-class storage solutions that include storage consolidation, disaster recovery, and replication, and file serving. We have access to exclusive tools and information to assist you grow and develop your business, increase revenues, and take advantage of new market opportunities.
  
  
• Design and implementation of systems management solutions based on Microsoft Systems Management Server and Microsoft Operations Manager
  In today's work environment, system and service availability are key to meeting business requirements. Microsoft systems management software, including Systems Management Server and Microsoft Operations Manager, allows companies to improve operational efficiency by streamlining application, security update, and asset management. Microsoft systems management software allows you to proactively monitor your IT infrastructure, providing IT and senior management with key information on system availability, service levels, and performance.
  
  Scorpio Network Solutions is a Technology partner who has earned the Microsoft Advanced Infrastructure Solutions Competency for Systems Management have access to the latest information around training, product roadmaps, event participation, and marketing activities to help them grow and develop their systems management business.
  
  
• Consistent, high-quality, hosted or outsourcing service built on Microsoft technology and the Microsoft .NET Framework
  Hosting service providers operate in a market plagued with economic uncertainty and low customer confidence. In such an environment, achieving operational efficiency is key to reducing costs, increasing customer satisfaction, and, ultimately, remaining profitable and viable. Microsoft Hosting Solutions and Programs provide tools, tested best practices, scripts, and code samples designed to efficiently deploy hosted solution offerings on the Windows platform.
  
  Scorpio Network Solutions have proven their proficiency-through the Hosting Data Centre Operational Assessment-in delivering consistent, high-quality hosted or outsourcing services built on Microsoft technology. In addition, we have successfully completed the Hosting Data Centre Operational Assessment.

MMCC Consultants Ltd is an independent company providing full life cycle software services utilising relational database platforms, especially Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle.

MMCC provides sophisticated enterprise software solutions to meet the workflow, processing and data dissemination requirements of today's businesses.

MMCC delivers solutions to a wide range of blue chip organisations primarily in the UK and Europe. Their mix of technical skills, business experience and industry accreditations enable them to deliver 'best of class' solutions.

MMCC and Scorpio have forged a partnership to provide a full service offering to organisations migrating to latest Microsoft standard technologies in both server and desktop environments.

Enterprise Message Management is a next generation email management solution that enables organisations to transform email into a corporate asset. Enterprise Message Management solves the existing problems of archiving, compliance, storage and knowledge management while also providing a platform for email enabling line of business applications. Enterprise Message Management can be installed quickly, with minimal impact and requires no software to be installed on existing email servers or end user computers.

Much of an organisation's intellectual property and internal and customer communication is performed through email, however existing email systems do not provide effective access to this information. Enterprise Message Management has developed a leading technology solution that works with email systems to capture all messages and attachments, perform searches, and run reports on this information. Leading edge technology is used to provide an open scalable email knowledge management platform which also enables integration with other applications. Simple in concept, but highly functional in deployment, Enterprise Message Management automatically captures email messages sent through corporate email servers, and intelligently stores all messages in a single, centralised email archival and analysis system.

Enterprise Message Management also supports multiple email servers, and multiple types of email servers, providing a single archive for the entire organisation.

Securewave Born out of the market's desire for a positive security model, SecureWave has developed an automated, proactive approach to security that focuses on the good and trusted in the world, removing the emphasis from what is bad or unknown.

SecureWave Sanctuary is a default-deny approach to security embraced by more than 800 global organisations and protecting more than one million corporate endpoints. The Sanctuary product suite puts the emphasis back on defining what applications and devices are trusted and critical to business operations for the world's largest financial services, healthcare, government and manufacturing organisations.

Based on the simple premise that it is much easier to manage what you know, than attempt to control what you don't know, Sanctuary removes the need for continuous updating from external sources. SecureWave allows organizations to easily define and manage what devices and applications should be allowed on laptops, desktops, terminal services and servers, and denies everything else - known or unknown - by default. Simply put, Sanctuary protects organisations against tomorrow's threats, today.

PolicyMatter are a software house, established in 2001 by a management team that previously created MIMEsweeper, the global leader in policy-based content security software. They have many years experience of delivering enterprise grade solutions to customer problems of compliance and policy management .

In all business sectors customers are facing a tidal wave of demands for compliance - from regulation, security, risk management, internal audits. Across the organisation there’s a sea change in individual accountabilities and responsibilities, with spiralling penalties and punishments for non-compliance. And traditional methods of communicating policy can’t keep up - handbooks sitting on shelves gathering dust, documents lost and unread on the Intranet.

A commitment to outrageous customer care, integrity, and solving real customer problems are what characterise our work. With a widely ranging array of customers, including those in finance, the public sector, manufacturing and retail, we’re helping organisations today keep ahead of regulatory and compliance challenges.

Methods Consulting is a business and IS consultancy with proven success in scoping, managing, and implementing business transformation programmes. Their consultants are leaders in the application of structured approaches and methodologies to complex organisational change, with a strong experience base gained in private and public sectors.

They provide a full consulting service, organised into six key service groups, from the development of a business and IS strategy to ongoing service delivery. Their clients value the vast experience, delivered flexibly and in a straightforward manner. Whether working through long term, enterprise-wide partnerships for major organisations, or delivering short strategic reviews or procurement advice, Methods combines both value and quality in a single approach.

Methods Consulting is a successful supplier of consultancy services to the Public Sector within all of the six newly defined S-CAT service groups

Scorpio Network Solutions and Methods have partnered on a number of strategic Government projects whereby Scorpio has delivered products & services for the provision, deployment and replacement of existing legacy systems.