Symantec Hit by Product Activation Glitch

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Symantec fixes product activation glitch

Symantec fixes product activation glitch 12/02/2003 03:44 PM
ZDNet Dec 2 2003 3:25PM ET

Product activation glitch hits Symantec

Product activation glitch hits Symantec 10/30/2003 08:16 PM
A few of the 1.2 million customers that have installed the software company's latest Norton security package complain that product activation is failing.

Symantec fixes activation glitch

Symantec fixes activation glitch 12/02/2003 11:32 PM
globetechnology.com Dec 2 2003 10:49PM ET

Symantec Fixes Product Activation Bug

Symantec Fixes Product Activation Bug 12/03/2003 11:03 AM

Symantec product activation causing
headaches

Symantec product activation causing
headaches 10/31/2003 05:14 PM
The problem affects Norton AntiVirus 2004, the latest version of Symantec's desktop antivirus program, and has not yet been resolved.

Symantec patches product activation
problems

Symantec patches product activation
problems 12/04/2003 08:28 AM
Computer Weekly Dec 4 2003 7:16AM ET

Symantec Facing Problems With Product
Activation

Symantec Facing Problems With Product
Activation 10/30/2003 11:46 PM
At least Intuit realized what a waste of time and money it was to put product activation technology into their software. Once they realized the pointlessness of it, they issued a very public apology on the matter. Unfortunately, other companies aren't quite so enlightened. Symantec is having all sorts of trouble with their product activation technology, that is preventing many legitimate users from using the software they paid good money for. Symantec is now saying that they're working on it, but can't figure out what the problem is, and can't suggest a date when they'll offer a fix. Here's a simple solution: follow Intuit's lead and ditch the activation technology altogether. The simple fact is that the software is still getting pirated. You see offers for it all the time - and it only takes a hacker a little while to figure it out. So, the only people this is really impacting are the legitimate users of your product - and you're making their lives worse. Most of these people are going to go to a competitor, and will be quite vocal about why they would never purchase anything else from Symantec. Thus, it does nothing to solve the problem, angers your customers, and drives people to competitors. How does this make sense?

Symantec issues patch to fix product
activation problems

Symantec issues patch to fix product
activation problems 12/04/2003 12:11 AM
The patch will fix the problems in Norton AntiVirus, SystemWorks and other products.

Symantec confirms activation problem on
Norton AntiVirus 2004

Symantec confirms activation problem on
Norton AntiVirus 2004 11/03/2003 08:53 AM
Computer Weekly Nov 3 2003 8:18AM ET

MYOB Product Activation

MYOB Product Activation 12/02/2003 12:40 AM

The Great Product Activation Massacre

The Great Product Activation Massacre 10/29/2003 10:19 AM
One of the worst recent offenders is Macromedia, with a scheme so absurdly irritating that I have to speak up. By Gene Steinberg (Mac Night Owl via MyAppleMenu)

Sniptools °| Tips/Tricks | Reinstall
Windows XP without product activation

Sniptools °| Tips/Tricks | Reinstall
Windows XP without product activation 01/22/2004 02:11 AM
http://sniptools.com/vault/reinstall-windows-xp-without-product-activa tion.htm Isn't it galling that we need to contact Microsoft for "permission" if we choose to reinstall a product that we already legally own and use, and have "stamped" so before?! Well, no worries, there is a trick for getting around product activation for Windows XP when reinstalling. If you have successfully activated the OS already, and if you are reinstalling it on the existing hardware,...

Symantec glitch a top priority'

Symantec glitch a top priority' 11/04/2003 05:16 AM
Sunday Times South Africa Nov 4 2003 4:21AM ET

Symantec lowers earnings report after
software glitch

Symantec lowers earnings report after
software glitch 08/09/2004 08:33 PM
SAN FRANCISCO - Symantec Corp. has lowered its reported revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2005 by $20 million after discovering that it had incorrectly configured an internally developed accounting tool, the company announced Monday.

Symantec sued for labeling product
'adware'

Symantec sued for labeling product
'adware' 08/02/2004 07:04 PM
Small software maker says security giant has crushed business by mislabeling its antispyware product.

Product Review – Symantec (PowerQuest)
V2i Protector 2.0

Product Review – Symantec (PowerQuest)
V2i Protector 2.0 05/23/2004 04:33 PM

Glitch, glitch, glitch, but not everyone
had complaints

Glitch, glitch, glitch, but not everyone
had complaints 07/25/2004 09:03 PM
SiliconValley.com Jul 26 2004 0:36AM GMT

Activation Agitation

Activation Agitation 04/08/2005 08:13 PM

A close examination of how Adobe went about integrating activation into CS2 suggests that privacy and convenience concerns were very much on the company's mind. By Philip Michaels, Macworld

Automating Windows XP Activation

Automating Windows XP Activation 05/11/2004 04:27 PM

PPC FAQ: MS Reader Activation Data

PPC FAQ: MS Reader Activation Data 02/16/2004 06:46 PM

Product of the Day: Product Spotlight
Supercomputing 2004 - Quadric Network
Hardware

Product of the Day: Product Spotlight
Supercomputing 2004 - Quadric Network
Hardware 12/19/2004 03:17 PM
The following information has been provided by the product vendor and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of Linux Journal.

Editors' Notes: Activation Agitation

Editors' Notes: Activation Agitation 04/08/2005 03:38 PM
Fretting over the activation features added to Adobe Creative Suite 2? You really shouldn’t be.

Kev Warwick cyberkiddie no closer to
activation

Kev Warwick cyberkiddie no closer to
activation 12/22/2003 12:38 PM
15 months on and little Danielle still untagged

Activation Limit on Microsoft Reader

Activation Limit on Microsoft Reader 06/05/2005 11:36 PM

Keep your activation status intact when
reinstalling XP

Keep your activation status intact when
reinstalling XP 08/27/2004 10:41 PM

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From the TechRepublic Windows XP Tips newsletter. “Have you ever wanted to reformat the hard disk and reinstall Windows XP on a system but you didn’t want to mess around with Microsoft’s Product Activation after the reinstall? Fortunately, you don’t have to. As long as you aren’t making any hardware alterations, you can back up the activation status files before you reformat the hard drive and then restore them after you reinstall the operating system….

PHP-Accelerator Removes Activation Key
Requirement

PHP-Accelerator Removes Activation Key
Requirement 08/05/2002 10:44 PM
PHP-Accelerator, the fastest free opcode cache for PHP has now removed the activation key requirement. Formerly the activation key was a hassle. The fact that Yahoo is using PHP-Accelerator is recommendation enough!

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Thawte Adds Yet Another Product to Its
Extensive SSL Product Range

Thawte Adds Yet Another Product to Its
Extensive SSL Product Range 02/01/2005 09:10 PM
Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd, one of the largest global Certificate Authorities and commercial providers of SSL certificates, has introduced SSL Web Server Wildcard Certificates in their Reseller channel. [PRWEB Jan 31, 2005]

Adobe initiates Activation for Creative
Suite 2.

Adobe initiates Activation for Creative
Suite 2. 04/04/2005 11:58 PM
MacCentral: Ad obe initiates Activation for Creative Suite 2. Of course, the software hasn't been out long enough for people to get bitten by it. (Set a reminder for around May 10th.) But at least Adobe isn't using activation as a way to sneak in more restrictive licensing.

Opinion: How Broken Is Norton 2005
Activation?

Opinion: How Broken Is Norton 2005
Activation? 03/28/2005 10:31 AM
Extreme Tech Mar 28 2005 1:58PM GMT

Create manual-activation-only Mail.app
rules

Create manual-activation-only Mail.app
rules 12/15/2003 11:45 AM
One feature from Eudora that I've sorely missed in Mail is the manual rules. These rules would never be applied to incoming mail, but only be triggered when the user selected mail manually, then asked for a rules application...

Connect to the Internet in minutes with
Telkom online activation

Connect to the Internet in minutes with
Telkom online activation 02/13/2004 11:47 PM
Sunday Times South Africa Feb 14 2004 3:16AM GMT

Suitcase X1: Font Manager Gains Speed
And Better Activation Features

Suitcase X1: Font Manager Gains Speed
And Better Activation Features 01/23/2004 02:23 PM
Aside from the dangers of accidental system-font deactivation, Suitcase X1 is a pain-free way to keep your fonts in line. By Andrew Shalat (Macworld via MyAppleMenu)

News: Adobe initiates Activation for all
Creative Suite 2 products

News: Adobe initiates Activation for all
Creative Suite 2 products 04/03/2005 11:48 PM
With the release of Creative Suite 2 (CS2) on Monday, Adobe Systems Inc. will also introduce activation for its entire CS2 product line. Activation is a process the customer must complete sometime during the first 30 days of use in order to verify that the product is using a valid serial number. Adobe says they are not changing the way they do business, rather enforcing the terms of the license agreement, which says the product can be installed on only two machines.

SmartSite™ Activation can
significantly delay network rollout
capital expense

SmartSite™ Activation can
significantly delay network rollout
capital expense 09/15/2004 11:09 AM
Wi-Fi Technology Forum Sep 15 2004 4:03PM GMT

QuestionPro Survey Software Becomes One
of the Few Web-based Survey Providers to
Allow for Conjoint Analysis for
evaluating Product Profiles and New
Product Development

QuestionPro Survey Software Becomes One
of the Few Web-based Survey Providers to
Allow for Conjoint Analysis for
evaluating Product Profiles and New
Product Development 07/21/2004 02:45 AM
QuestionPro Inc., a leading provider of online survey hosting and market research services, today announced the release of its Conjoint Analysis module for measuring product profiles and customer intentions. QuestionPro now offers a simple web interface for creating Conjoint surveys and analyzing response data. Conjoint Analysis techniques allow product managers to analyze and research how customers make trade-offs. Conjoint Analysis is also used to measure brand-equity and brand-interaction. [PRWEB Jul 21, 2004]

Sun product discovered away from product
launch

Sun product discovered away from product
launch 02/01/2005 09:18 PM
Faster workstations

Online Backup Software Company Announces
Activation of Hurricane Frances Hot Site
for Use by Licensees on Eastern Seaboard

Online Backup Software Company Announces
Activation of Hurricane Frances Hot Site
for Use by Licensees on Eastern Seaboard 09/03/2004 03:00 AM
Remote Backup Systems, Inc., a Memphis-based Online Backup Software company, is extending the use of their data center resources to licensees in the path of approaching Hurricane Frances. [PRWEB Sep 3, 2004]

Online Backup Software Company Announces
Activation of Hurricane Ivan Hot Site,
Reminds of General Threats to Data
Safety

Online Backup Software Company Announces
Activation of Hurricane Ivan Hot Site,
Reminds of General Threats to Data
Safety 09/12/2004 03:50 AM
Remote Backup Systems, Inc. again makes their extensive data center resources available to their licensees in Hurricane-plagued SouthEastern U.S. [PRWEB Sep 12, 2004]

Brain glitch

Brain glitch 05/22/2004 06:39 PM
It’s the oddest thing—I’m sitting here working, and I keep thinking there’s a new episode of the X-Files on tonight. There isn’t, of course, but I keep looking forward to it.

And then I wonder if I can run my brain in the debugger and see what’s calling the look-forward-to-X-Files routine.
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