Norton Ghost 15 is a robust and professional-grade backup
solution for both home users and small businesses. With Norton Ghost,
lost or damaged files can be recovered and restored in the event of a
system failure, even if the computer's operating system does not start.
It also allows backup of an entire system or specific files and folders
while saving recovery points to offsite locations using
FTP. Norton
Ghost is also flexible, allowing users to decide when to back up their
system, either on a schedule or based on an event.
"Norton Ghost
has been the essential imaging and recovery product since 1996," said
Dave Cole, senior director of consumer products, Symantec. "Consumers'
PCs have never been more central to people's lives, or more at risk due
to cybercrime and critical failures. Ghost 15 not only is a powerful
disaster recovery tool, but also it adds important features such as
Windows 7 compatibility and
Blu-
ray Disc support to keep current with the way people are using their computers today."
In addition, Norton Ghost works with both 25G and 50G
Blu-
rayDiscs and most storage drives, including external hard drives,
networked drives, and recordable and rewritable CDs and DVDs. It also
includes a hot backups feature, which lets users back up their
computers without having to shut it down first. Norton Ghost is also
supported by Windows 7 Bitlocker, providing enhanced data protection
through drive encryption and integrity checking, keeping stored data
safe and protected.
Norton Ghost 15 now also includes cold
imaging technology, which backs up files without installing the
product, saving users time and money. After purchasing a new computer,
users can image the PC immediately before any software is loaded so
that factory settings remain intact. Also, cold imaging allows easy
back up of a system by simply booting to the recovery environment (a
light version of the Windows operating system) from the Norton Ghost
CD, and then initiating a backup.
Backing up isn't just about
saving files from accidental data loss; these days computers can fall
prey to damage from cybercriminals. That's why Norton Ghost 15
leverages Symantec's ThreatCon, which uses intelligence from Symantec
Security Response to automatically backup files whenever the landscape
reaches a specific threat level.
Key Technologies
NEW! Cold imaging
NEW!
Blu-
ray Disc support
File and folder backups
NEW! Windows
7 Bitlocker
support
NEW! Symantec ThreatCon integration
Advanced compression and encryption
Key Benefits
Creates
full system and file backups — Safeguards your system, settings,
applications, and files with flexible, comprehensive backup protection.
Restores from system failuress — Recovers your system and data even when you can’t restart your computer.
Enables
convenient, secure offsite backups — Saves recovery points to an FTP
site for easier offsite management and even backs up your data to
network-attached storage devices.
Features
NEW! Cold Imaging lets you back up files without installing Ghost.
NEW!
Blu-
ray Disc allows you to back up large amounts of data to high-capacity
Blu-
ray Disc — up to 25 GB per disc (50 GB dual-layer).
NEW!
Windows
7 support including support for Bitlocker
provides enhanced
data protection through drive encryption and integrity checking.
Norton Ghost 15.0 System Requirements
Windows
7 Starter/Home Basic/Home Premium/Professional/Enterprise/Ultimate
Must meet minimum Windows 7 operating system requirements
Windows Vista
Home Basic/Home Premium/Business/Ultimate
Must meet minimum Windows Vista operating system requirements
Windows
XP Home/Professional
300 MHz or faster processor
512 MB (1GB recommended) of RAM
430 MB of available hard disk space
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive for software distribution on media
Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor
Supported File Systems and Devices
FAT16, FAT16X, FAT32, FAT32X
NTFS, GUID Partition Table (GPT)
Dynamic Disks
Supported Hard Drives and Removable Media
CDR/RW, DVD+-R/RW, Blu-Ray devices
USB and FireWire
(IEEE 1394) devices
Iomega
Zip
and Jaz
drives