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Symantec has unveiled Backup Exec 11d, which has been under beta since early this year. This product is aimed at the early adopters of the Windows Vista OS and 64-bit computing, while also expanding the capabilities of its backup software. Available since November 6, the new variant adds recovery support for Microsoft Exchange with what Symantec calls 'granular recovery technology'.

The feature can restore an e-mail rather than a whole mailbox. It can also be used for data contained in SharePoint Portal Server or Active Directory, Microsoft's software for managing identities, such as in the case of restoring a deleted user. Backup Exec 11d, which also works with SQL Server, continuously backs up data as it's created. Users have an option of 128-bit or 256-bit encryption for stored data. The software also works with 64-bit Windows environments, Symantec said in a prepared release.

Antivirus for Vista

The company also announced an incremental beta release of its Antivirus Corporate and Antivirus Enterprise editions, just ahead of the December release. Antivirus 10.2 is available for download for current Symantec customers who are now testing Vista. Both editions work for 32-bit or 64-bit editions of Vista.

The Enterprise Edition adds an antispyware client plus a console that integrates the antivirus, firewall and intrusion protection functions, Symantec added. . Both Antivirus versions would be made available within 30 days of the final release of Windows Vista, scheduled for availability to business customers this month.

Early December, , Symantec will release Ghost Solution Suite 2.0, a tool for managing and provisioning Windows machines on a network. The 2.0 version supports Vista and 64-bit Windows machines, the company added.

Also new is an ability to edit NTFS file system images, Symantec said. Ghost Solution supports the GUID partition table to image larger partitions, which Symantec said eases migration to Vista. The GUID partition table is used in some hardware systems, such as Intel's Itanium processors, the company said.