New Veritas Storage Foundation: Powerful and Free   30 Jan 2007 14:00 GMT
(Source: Symantec) Symantec has just announced free software additions to the Storage Foundation family. And unlike many vendors' giveaways in the past, these two additions are real, capable, and immediately useful to an incredibly wide cut of the global enterprise IT community. Specifically, Symantec has released a fully-featured version of Storage Foundation for small or edge environments (Storage Foundation Basic) and a Storage Foundation Management Server application that provides a range of unified management coordination, automation and insights across existing Storage Foundation deployments of all sizes. This report examines both of these software solutions from Symantec and discusses the benefits of each.
Source: Computerworld

Veritas Storage Foundation™ HA for Windows® by Symantec   30 Jan 2007 14:00 GMT
(Source: Symantec) This paper describes the specific challenges of maintaining availability for Microsoft Exchange, both Exchange 2000 and 2003 environments, and then describes how Veritas Storage Foundation HA for Windows addresses these risks.
Source: Computerworld

Creating Information Management Leverage with Veritas Storage Foundation by Symantec   30 Jan 2007 14:00 GMT
(Source: Symantec) Veritas Storage Foundation and its Dynamic Storage Tiering (DST) facility delivers the unique ability to transparently automate file allocation and relocation onto different volumes within the same file system. Customized policies encompass flexible rules to provide a tiered storage solution across multiple volumes that aligns with individual business requirements. Read this analys report to learn more.
Source: Computerworld

Veritas CommandCentral™ by Symantec and the Storage Management Evolution   30 Jan 2007 14:00 GMT
(Source: Symantec) IT organizations are struggling to deal with the compounded growth of storage, estimated to be 55 percent for the average company, and the scalability and manageability issues caused by this growth. This growth is forcing IT organizations to look for better alternatives to help with the challenge of managing these vast resources while controlling the associated costs. Read this whitepaper to learn more.
Source: Computerworld

Vermont agency warns 70,000 of possible data compromise   30 Jan 2007 14:00 GMT
The Vermont Agency of Human Services is warning some 70,000 people in the state that a computer breach may have exposed their Social Security Numbers and other personal data.
Source: Computerworld

Enhancing Microsoft® SQL Server 2005 availability with Veritas Storage Foundation™ HA for Windows® from Symantec   30 Jan 2007 14:00 GMT
(Source: Symantec) The goal of this document is to discuss the threats to availability and the tools available to address them. For organizations that dont have stringent uptime requirements, many of the features described may not be useful, but for others, they may prevent the next calamity from negatively affecting their business.
Source: Computerworld

Symantec unveils IM archiving and backup reporting   30 Jan 2007 14:00 GMT
Symantec has announced Veritas Backup Reporter 6.0, which will provide IT administrators with a single corporate view of backup and recovery operations, and Enterprise Vault 7.0 for backup and classification of e-mail and instant messaging traffic.
Source: Computerworld

Microsoft talks up security at DC Vista launch   30 Jan 2007 14:00 GMT
Talking up the new release at a launch event Tuesday, a Microsoft VP said that during Vista's development, "Every single time we had a trade-off between application compatibility or security, we went with security."
Source: Computerworld

FTC seeks public comment on Sony rootkit settlement   30 Jan 2007 14:00 GMT
FTC commissioners have approved a prospective settlement with Sony in the wake of the music company's problematic copy-protection attempts, which included rootkits and phone-home software. Now it's the public's turn to comment on the arrangement.
Source: Computerworld

Cingular, Priceline, Travelocity settle with New York   30 Jan 2007 14:00 GMT
Cingular, Priceline and Travelocity settled with New York state's attorney general over adware charges.
Source: Computerworld