Symantec unveils systems management suite
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER SYMANTEC on Monday launched an upgraded version of its PC management tool Ghost, called Ghost Enterprise Edition 7.0.
Ghost 7.0, which competes with products such as PowerQuest's Drive Image Pro, will provide IT administrators with the ability to configure, clone, and back-up computers remotely, the Cupertino, Calif.-based company said.
Customers include IT managers throughout a wide range of industries, said Brian Modena, a spokesman at Symantec. Ghost 7.0 is meant to make the IT administrator's life easier by eliminating the need to visit workstations to perform routine maintenance tasks and for upgrading software.
"It costs about $15 per node, if a customer buys 100 nodes," Modena said. Usually, it is only the administrator who uses the tool, but it needs to be set up on desktops throughout the enterprise, he said.
Ghost 7.0 is available now through Symantec's resellers and distributors.
Symantec is best known for its Norton anti-virus software and last month announced a new version of Norton Internet Security 2001.
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