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Symantec’s Endpoint Protection.Cloud is a very useful tool to help small businesses get a handle on their security with a very streamlined interface and a large collection of automated protective features. It is a companion to Backup Exec.Cloud that can be used to provide cloud-based file and system backups, which you can watch here.

You can also watch this video of the server-based SEP features here.

Pricing starts at $35 per seat per year with quantity discounts available. It runs on Windows XP with SP3 and later versions. We tested on a small network with both XP and Windows server clients in June 2012.

Symantec Corporation
Mountain View, Calif.
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http://www.symantec.com/solutions/smallbusiness/

Symantec’s 2012 version has a complete user interface makeover that vastly simplifies the backup and recovery process, making it easier to automate backup and even save copies to cloud-based storage. There are major improvements to protect virtualized machines too.

Backup Exec 2012 Small Business Edition Starting at $995 MSRP

Symantec Corporation
Mountain View, Calif.
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http://Www.BackupExec.com

http://www.backupexec.com/besbe

Symantec’s backup service is easy to setup, can support multiple computers and keep track of previous file versions, includes protection for both Windows desktops and Servers, and is reasonably priced cloud-based backup for small businesses at $7 per GB per year.
Symantec Corporation

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We have tested an even newer version of SEP that is cloud-based and designed for SMBs. You can watch the video here.

The latest version of Symantec’s Endpoint Protection software offers a comprehensive defense incorporating sevedifferent security technologies in a single agent-based product that can handle anti-virus, device and application control, network-based intrusions, and phishing attacks. It has a single management console with reports that are easy to understand.

We tested v12.1 on a small network running Windows Server 2003, Mac and Windows XP machines in August 2011.

Price: ranging from $31-$54 per client with volume and competitive discounts available and free 30-day trial for unlimited licenses; Server licensed free.

Supports:
- Endpoints: Windows 7, Vista or XP, Windows Server 2003 & 2008, Windows Small Business Server 2008 & 2011 and Windows Essential Business Server 2008Mac OS, and unmanaged Linux clients
- Manager: Windows 7 or XP, Windows Server 2003 & 2008, Windows Small Business Server 2008 & 2011 and Windows Essential Business Server 2008

Symantec.com
350 Ellis Street
Mountain View, CA 94043

http://go.symantec.com/sep12

VeriSign Identity Protection services provide a simple means of two-factor authentication for a wide variety of purposes such as email and Web logins and network remote access. They make use of both existing hardware credentials as well as newer software credentials that are available on a wide variety of smartphones.

Pricing is based on volume, typically around $7 to $12 per user per year.
http://www.verisign.com/authentication/

Symantec has a new R2 version of its Backup Exec 2010 backup software that is easier to install, quicker to make backups, and a raft of new features that include better support for virtualization, archiving, and deduplication.

Symantec Corporation
Mountain View, Calif.

http://backupexec.com

Pricing: $1174 for one media server, deduplication and archiving options extra

If you are looking for a way to run IE v6 on Windows 7 desktops, take a look at Symantec’s Endpoint Virtualization technologies. In less than three minutes you can see how this product works.

The software includes two different modules that are free of charge, including Workspace Virtualization administration and the Browser Selector tools. They are fairly simple to setup and flexible enough to isolate individual applications from the host Windows 7 OS.

Symantec Endpoint Virtualization

http://www.symantec.com/connect/endpoint-virtualization

Entry level pricing starts at $45 per node

An enterprise desktop discovery, inventory, remote configuration, deployment, and patch management utility that supports a wide range of client operating systems.

Pricing: $95 per client, quantity discounts available
Desktops: Windows client versions support XP with SP2, 2000 with SP4, Vista with SP1, Server 2003, 2008 and Mac OS with 10.3.9 or later, Red Hat and SUSE Linux as well
Management console has special requirements that include IE7 and .Net framework 3.5
Symantec Corp.
20330 Stevens Creek Blvd.
Cupertino, CA 95014

http://www.symantec.com/business/client-management-suite

We tested version 7.0 in September 2009 on a small network of mixed Mac and Windows machines with purposely really old application versions.

This is the second of two videos on Altiris CMS, an enterprise desktop discovery, inventory, remote configuration, deployment, and patch management utility that supports a wide range of client operating systems. This video goes into more detail on three of its newer features.

Pricing: $95 per client, quantity discounts available
Desktops: Windows client versions support XP with SP2, 2000 with SP4, Vista with SP1, Server 2003, 2008 and Mac OS with 10.3.9 or later, Red Hat and SUSE Linux as well
Management console has special requirements that include IE7 and .Net framework 3.5
Symantec Corp.
20330 Stevens Creek Blvd.
Cupertino, CA 95014
http://www.symantec.com/business/client-management-suite

We tested the latest SP1 version 7.0 in September 2009 on a small network of mixed Mac and

Symantec Corp.
20330 Stevens Creek Blvd.
Cupertino, CA 95014

We looked at several products available from Symantec to help provide insight into how to reduce overall enterprise disk storage requirements and cost. The video touches on several strategies that enterprise IT managers can employ to analyze their storage use.

Symantec NetBackup Pure Disk v6.5

http://www.symantec.com/business/netbackup-puredisk

Veritas Command Central Storage v5.1

http://www.symantec.com/business/commandcentral-storage

Symantec Enterprise Vault v8.0

http://www.symantec.com/business/enterprise-vault

Veritas Storage Foundation v5.0

http://www.symantec.com/business/storage-foundation