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Symantec Data Protection Solutions Preferred by Users and Industry Experts
Veritas NetBackup and Symantec Backup Exec achieve worldwide recognitions, awards
Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced that users, analysts and editors worldwide continue to recognise Veritas
NetBackup, Backup Exec and Backup Exec System Recovery as market leading data protection solutions for organisations
across all market segments, from small business to large enterprises.
“Symantec is the world leader in data protection, and these honours validate our strategy to deliver innovative
solutions focusing on integration of next generation technologies,” said Deepak Mohan, senior vice president, Symantec
Data Protection Group. “One size does not fit all, and consequently we offer a broad range of complete data protection
solutions optimised for their respective markets to help businesses reduce backup and recovery times and control costs.”
Recently, Symantec received a “positive” rating in the Gartner MarketScope for Enterprise Backup/Recovery Software based
on product strategy, innovation, customer experience, and market responsiveness, among other criteria. According to the
report, “Backup vendors have seen the change in the market and have already begun to change, extending their products to
better support disk-based recovery solutions and associated storage targets, such as virtual tape and deduplication
offerings.”
The report also states, “Vendors that offer a well integrated, feature-rich solution set at an acceptable price point
will win out in the marketplace over narrowly focused vendors.” In early June, Symantec announced a series of product
updates to its Veritas NetBackup platform, including the integration of data deduplication and continuous data
protection, to provide improved manageability from a single solution. In addition, the NetBackup platform now offers
market leading granular recovery capabilities for Windows and VMware environments.
Symantec data protection solutions also earned recognition from editors with proven industry expertise. The editors at
Everything Channel’s CRN reviewed hundreds of products this year and selected Symantec Backup Exec as one of the hottest
mid-market products in its June 16, 2008 issue.
Users continue to cast their votes for Symantec. In May 2008, MSExchange.org readers selected Backup Exec as the winner
of the Readers’ Choice Award for Exchange Backup and Recovery, a distinction Symantec has earned every year since 2003.
MSExchange.org readers are comprised of Exchange administrators and specialists in their field who vote annually for the
products they view as the very best in their respective category. From a field of more than 10 competitors, Backup Exec
was named the top solution for Exchange backup and recovery receiving 48 percent of respondents’ votes. This recognition
validates Symantec’s innovative, patent-pending Granular Recovery Technology it first introduced in Backup Exec and
recently added to its NetBackup platform, allowing for quick recovery of an entire system or individual file from
single-pass image backup of Microsoft Exchange, as well as Windows, SharePoint and VMware servers.
In addition, Symantec dominated SmallBusinessComputing.com’s 2008 Excellence in Technology Awards. Readers voted
Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery the best network backup solution and the best PC backup solution within the
Security Category.
Additional Recognitions:
- ImpulseGamer recognised Backup Exec 12 and Backup Exec System Recovery 8 with positive reviews. The review states: “In
conclusion, Symantec Backup Exec 12 for Windows Servers is a very powerful program that contains a multitude of software
options in the world of backups…Amazing!” (May 2008)
- Bios Magazine UK reviewed Backup Exec for Windows Servers and touted it as “one of the best Windows data protection
solutions that provides disk-to-disk and disk-to-tape backup.” The review also stated that “Backup Exec 12 offers an
excellent range of features, is easy to use and is supported by one of the largest names in Windows software.” (May
2008)
- PC Magazine Belgium tested various backup products and chose Symantec Backup Exec 11d as its favorite. “Symantec
Backup Exec provides extended features and support for backups of all possible business applications.” (April 2008)
- Computerworld Magazine Czech Republic reviewed Backup Exec 12, stating “Backup Exec belongs to the best backup
software that you can get in the market. The 12 version, its functions and available supplements, reflects all users’
requirements.” (April 2008)
As the leader in data protection, Symantec protects more than half of the world’s business data and provides complete
enterprise data protection across virtual environments, remote offices, desktops, laptops, servers, applications and
databases. Symantec also offers comprehensive solutions for disk-based backup and delivers market-leading recovery
capabilities.
About Symantec
Symantec is a global leader in providing security, storage and systems management solutions to help businesses and
consumers secure and manage their information. Headquartered in Cupertino, California, Symantec has operations in more
than 40 countries. More information is available at www.symantec.com.
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