<s>
Symantec	B-Application
Workspace	I-Application
Virtualization	I-Application
(	O
abbreviated	O
as	O
SWV	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
application	B-Operating_System
virtualization	I-Operating_System
solution	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
by	O
Symantec	O
,	O
now	O
known	O
as	O
(	O
SEVS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
pioneered	O
by	O
Altiris	O
and	O
based	O
on	O
technology	O
acquired	O
from	O
FSLogic	O
and	O
named	O
Software	B-Application
Virtualization	I-Application
Solution	I-Application
,	O
SWV	O
allows	O
applications	O
and	O
data	O
to	O
be	O
put	O
into	O
virtual	O
layers	O
(	O
application	O
layers	O
and	O
data	O
layers	O
)	O
instead	O
of	O
being	O
installed	O
to	O
the	O
base	O
file	B-Application
system	I-Application
and	O
Registry	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
achieved	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
filter	O
driver	B-Application
and	O
layering	O
technology	O
Altiris	O
acquired	O
from	O
FSLogic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Altiris	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Symantec	O
Corporation	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
the	O
makers	O
of	O
Norton	B-Application
AntiVirus	I-Application
,	O
amongst	O
other	O
things	O
.	O
</s>
