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Symantec Ghost Solution Suite to Offer Comprehensive, Affordable Imaging and Migration Solution
Combination of Symantec Imaging and Migration
Technologies to Help Organizations Conquer Today’s IT Challenges
for Greater Information Availability
Hong Kong - 24 November 2004 - Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC), the global leader
in information security, today announced Symantec Ghost Solution Suite, the
latest edition of Symantec’s industry-leading imaging and migration solution.
Symantec Ghost Solution Suite combines Symantec Ghost Corporate Edition, the
imaging components of Symantec DeployCenter Library, and Symantec Client Migration.
The suite provides the tools needed for Windows operating system deployment,
software distribution, PC data and desktop settings migration, and PC retirement.
The upcoming release of Symantec Ghost Solution Suite demonstrates Symantec’s
ongoing commitment towards delivering a portfolio of solutions that will provide
a holistic approach to security, systems and storage management. With the inclusion
of Symantec Ghost Corporate Edition and Symantec DeployCenter Library technologies
in one suite, Symantec now offers the only solution on the market with both
file-based and sector-based imaging technologies. Coupled with Symantec Client
Migration, a powerful PC data and desktop settings migration tool, Symantec
Ghost Solution Suite provides a comprehensive and affordable imaging and migration
solution. The combination of these technologies enables IT administrators to
effectively deploy and maintain PCs in a distributed environment, particularly
in small and medium-sized organizations.
“IT administrators are under increasing pressure to reduce costs, improve
service levels and remove risks. They look to imaging and migration solutions
that offer the ease-of-use, functionality and security they require while ensuring
continuous information availability,” said Thom Bailey, Director of Product
Management, Enterprise Administration, Symantec Corporation. “By offering
one of the most comprehensive imaging and migration solutions available for
organizations, Symantec meets the needs of IT administrators and continues
its market and technological leadership.”
Symantec Ghost Solution Suite offers a full range of capabilities and features
that make it the industry’s most widely used imaging and migration solution:
- Efficient and Automated Deployment of New Systems - Symantec Ghost Solution
Suite allows IT administrators to easily create an image of a PC or Windows
server, utilizing either file- or sector-based imaging technology, and
then simultaneously deploy that image to hundreds of PCs across the network
in a
matter of minutes. The suite also enables IT administrators to manage hardware
and software inventory from a centralized console and create detailed reports
from customizable views. This functionality gives IT administrators the
ability to create targeted tasks, such as imaging or patch deployment tasks,
based
on specific hardware and software attributes. Individual files can be distributed
to multiple PCs simultaneously with the suite’s multicast file transfer
capabilities, further minimizing bandwidth usage and streamlining the management
process. Additionally, imaging and deployment can be performed within Microsoft’s
Windows Pre-Installation Environment (WinPE). This process accelerates
and automates Windows deployments while reducing the cost, complexity and
time
required for deploying Windows XP.
- Secure and Effective PC Data and Desktop Settings Migration - Symantec
Ghost Solution Suite includes Symantec Client Migration, an easy-to-use software
solution that allows IT administrators to securely migrate PC data and
desktop
settings from a centralized location. By automating many of the repetitive
tasks associated with PC migration, Symantec Client Migration accelerates
the migration process and reduces administrative overhead and user downtime.
Symantec
Client Migration provides two options for the IT administrator: a user-driven
migration, whereby end-users can initiate their own migrations using an
intuitive Web-based interface based on migration policies set by the IT administrator;
or a migration process in which the IT administrator controls all aspects
of
a PC migration. Superior security features include support for Windows
domain authentication, the ability to transfer files securely using encrypted
data
transmissions, and four levels of user access rights. Symantec Client Migration
integrates with the Symantec Ghost Client Staging Area, which provides
a local storage area on the user’s machine to minimize network storage
and bandwidth requirements. The Client Staging Area preserves any files contained
in it during
a subsequent image deployment.
- Fast and Reliable System Refreshes - Symantec Ghost Solution Suite provides
a fast and reliable method of deploying system, application and software
updates across the entire organization. Utilizing the Symantec Ghost software
and hardware
inventory feature, IT administrators can quickly identify missing updates
on each PC connected to the network. The Symantec Ghost AutoInstall (AI)
feature
enables IT administrators to create and customize application packages
that can then be deployed from within the Symantec Ghost Console. Symantec
Ghost
Solution Suite also allows the deployment of Symantec DeployCenter images
through the Symantec Ghost Console.
- Secure PC Retirement and Data Disposal - Symantec Ghost Solution Suite
includes Gdisk, a software tool that meets U.S. Department of Defense standards
in secure
data disposal. Gdisk reduces the risk and liability associated with PC
retirement and data disposal by ensuring that confidential data cannot be
recovered from
recycled, retired or leased PCs.
For larger organizations with a heterogeneous enterprise environment, Symantec
offers Symantec ON iCommand, a highly customizable infrastructure management
solution that allows IT administrators to manage IT assets on any platform
over any kind of network. For information on Symantec ON iCommand and other
Symantec products and services, including solutions for patch management, remote
control, IT asset management, system and data recovery, and enterprise security,
visit http://www.symantec.com.
Availability
Symantec Ghost Solution Suite is scheduled to be available in late November
through Symantec’s worldwide network of distributors and resellers.
An upgrade path to Symantec Ghost Solution Suite will be available to existing
customers of Symantec Ghost Corporate Edition or Symantec DeployCenter Library.
About Symantec
Symantec is the global leader in information security providing a broad range
of software, appliances and services designed to help individuals, small
and mid-sized businesses, and large enterprises secure and manage their IT
infrastructure. Symantec's Norton brand of products is the worldwide leader
in consumer security and problem-solving solutions. Headquartered in Cupertino,
Calif., Symantec has operations in more than 35 countries. More information
is available at http://www.symantec.com.
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