16 September 2005
Symantec Introduces Easy Back-Up
Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced the release of Norton Ghost 10.0, one of the most complete, easy-to-use
backup and recovery solutions available to consumers today. Scheduled to be available in October, the latest version of
Norton Ghost provides consumers with an effortless and adaptive tool for backing up their entire computer and ensuring
quick, easy and convenient file-level or complete system recovery.
Norton Ghost 10.0 takes the guesswork, worry and complexity out of backup and recovery. Rather than requiring users to
search for the right files and folders to backup – hoping they don’t miss favourite photos or critical tax records –
Norton Ghost 10.0 captures the contents of the entire drive, including all files, folders, system settings and
customisations, ensuring backups are complete every time. With a full backup, consumers can be confident they’ll be able
to conduct a complete recovery in one easy step after a serious crash, whether it’s a few files or folders or their
entire system if necessary.
“Consumers are more dependent on their computers than ever before, storing valuable files, irreplaceable photos and a
library of music that may have taken countless hours to organise. At the same time, system failure, user error, data
corruption and malicious code can occur anytime and result in lost files or an irreparably damaged hard drive,” said
Richard Batchelar, country manager, Symantec New Zealand. “Consumers need a solution like Norton Ghost 10.0, which makes
backup and recovery of important data and files easy and convenient for users at all levels of computing
sophistication.”
Norton Ghost 10.0 provides personalised protection through best practice storage detection. This unique technology
automatically detects when new storage devices are added to the computer and determines which drives should be backed up
and which are optimal storage destination locations. New recovery point capabilities focus on points in time rather than
images, conforming to the way users think about backup and recovery. Event-triggered recovery points are also provided,
enabling users to create personalised recovery points based on user-initiated events. In addition, performance
throttling adjusts system resource usage based on present computing needs to more effectively utilise resources when
creating recovery points.
Another new feature in Norton Ghost 10.0 is the ability to reconcile recovery points, which helps reduce the amount of
storage being used by each recovery point set. In the event of an improper system shutdown, such as a power failure or
hard reset, Norton Ghost 10.0’s reconciliation capabilities allow consumers to continue to perform incremental backups
on their system for the same initial base – even when the system’s state has changed between baseline and scheduled
recovery points. Norton Ghost 10.0 offers a simplified, easy-to-use interface that reduces the complexity of backup and
recovery by requiring less interaction and navigation to perform backup tasks. The interface also uses clear words and
phrases to ease recovery. Optimised recovery point storage automatically monitors and manages the amount of disk space
necessary to store recovery points – a capability unique to Norton Ghost 10.0. Additionally, an enhanced Symantec
Recovery Disk interface ensures that recovery is fast and simple by categorising and organising tasks associated with
recovery. The Symantec Recovery Disk has also been updated to include the widest array of device support possible,
alleviating consumers of the worry and hassles of having to build their own ‘bootable’ recovery disk, or worse, not
having the proper device support available when they need it most – at critical recovery times.
To ensure consumers are provided with optimal data security, Norton Ghost 10.0 includes support for 128-, 192- and
256-bit AES encryption strengths, ensuring stored data is not accessible to unauthorised users. In addition, Norton
Ghost 10.0 provides a centralised backup and recovery status that allows consumers to view all drives on a system, the
levels of data protection assigned to each and recommendations based on backup activity.
Norton Ghost 10.0 works with a wide range of hard drives and removable media, including CDR/RW and DVD+R/RW drives, USB
and FireWire® (IEEE 1394) devices and Iomega® Zip® and Jaz® drives. Pricing and Availability Norton Ghost 10.0 is
scheduled to be available for purchase at various retail locations and other online retailers in New Zealand in October,
NZRRP$169.95.
About Symantec Symantec is the world leader in providing solutions to help individuals and enterprises assure the
security, availability and integrity of their information. Headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., Symantec has operations
in more than 40 countries. More information is available at www.symantec.com. ###
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