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 REMEMBER THAT ONLY SUITABLE VERSION FOR WINDOWS 7 IS SEP 11.0.5 RU5

 
Sometimes SEP client is unable to install itself on Windows7 operating systems.

The problem is connected with 2 issues.
 

1. EXE file extractor[FreeExtractor] is not working correctly.

Sometimes on Windows 7 setup.exe file cannot automatically extract into %TEMP% folder.
To resolve this issue You need to Extract setup.exe file application like Winrar and install SEP using setup.exe or *.msi file in extracted folder.

2. Live Update application cannot be installed.


To resolve this problem You need to perform first step from point 1. but in hear firstly You need to install Live Update using LUSETUP.exe file after install it using setup.exe or *.msi file.
Second solution is to install SEP as unmanaged client.

I have used Norton products since the DOS days when I became an electronic engineering technician.  I have tried other products
and always ended-up returning to Norton when I got hit by undefined viruses.  The last time I tried other AVs was in 2002 when a
malicious worm hit the internet.  My PC was infected of course.  I wasn't using Norton's product because of personal financial
restraints then.  Eradicating the worm was a  long and difficult process.  I learned a very important lesson, again!  Do not EVER,
for any reason, move away from what you know works.  I worked for a major international office supply corporation in the Technology
Department from 2000 to 2007.  I have shared my experience using Norton products to many customers.  Not one came back to
express any difficulties after purchasing the AV.  However, the ones who do, would leave my department having purchased a Norton...

Here are the great slides done by Waseem Ashraf from Red Robin to accompany his presentation on Mail Security.

Thanks to all who attended and participated in a great meeting last month, and a special thanks to Bill Randall for hostingthe meeting.

Last week, Symantec announced its participation in the Lockheed Martin NexGen Cyber Innovation and Technology Center. This initiative supports the Symantec’s vision of providing comprehensive and long-term security solutions for the US Government through intimate knowledge of government requirements and challenges, forward-leaning technologies, and working relationships with the public and private organizations that drive governmental standards and vision.

As reported in Government Computer News, the center will "the new NexGen facility will be able to tap into the defense center's data feeds, or simulate government agency computing environments, and test various approaches to mitigate cyberattacks.... The new center also features dedicated distributed cloud computing and virtualization capabilities. Those capabilities would permit an agency to...

Starting with the April 2009 issue, we began publishing each issue of CIO Digest to the Amazon Kindle. Readers want to consume content in a variety of different formats, and the increasingly popularity of the Amazon Kindle prompted us to begin making each issue available on it.

The July issue has some really interesting articles, including an exclusive interview with Steve Vollmer, the VP of IT and CTO at Las Vegas Sand Corporation, features on ways to optimize storage investments and strategies on weathering the 2009 economic climate, and much more. Click here to access...

Migrating SEPM DB to SQL 2008