I have to agree with the rest of you. I now rate Symantec down at the bottom of the pile with Computer Associates. Not sure which is the worst anymore.
To quote other members of this list. "CA - where good software goes to die" Len On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 12:21 AM, Paul Muhlbach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's not often I chime in on these topics. I must say my experience > watching Symantec purchase other companies is the same as Micheal's. > Central Point Software - Great - till Symantec killed it. > Veritas - great company - then Symantec buys it. > Lastly - Powerquest. Is Symantec truly doing anything about imaging for > Vista? How about partition changes? They may be, I haven't looked too hard. > Yet, I can't say I am that thrilled. > > I still have them for Antivirus. Yet, I wonder sometimes, if I should be > re-evaluating soon. I believe there is a new product from Sunbelt <grin>. > > Regards, > Paul > > > >>> "Benjamin Zachary - Lists" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 10/3/2008 9:02 PM >>> > Yeah I cant argue with you on it. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 4:43 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Symantec NetBackup vs Iron Mountain's Connected Backup/PC > > Well, my problem is with the company itself; and what they do to > perfectly good pieces of software over time. In that respect I no > longer consider them trustworthy. > > But, I know you've heard this all before. > > On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 7:35 PM, Benjamin Zachary - Lists > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Haha, actually I thought the netbackup was decent as a standalone piece. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 6:58 PM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: Re: Symantec NetBackup vs Iron Mountain's Connected Backup/PC > > > > You forgot: > > > > Symantec = teh suck. > > > > > > On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 6:43 PM, Benjamin Zachary - Lists > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Iron mountain = hosted > >> Netbackup = internal > >> > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Hitesh Wadhwani [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 1:15 PM > >> To: NT System Admin Issues > >> Subject: Symantec NetBackup vs Iron Mountain's Connected Backup/PC > >> > >> Guys, > >> > >> Do any of you have any experience with the two products? How do they > > compare for laptop/desktop backups? Also how does Altiris Recovery > Solution > > compare to both products and are there any other products you can > recommend > > over either Symantec or Iron Mountain for PC Backups? > >> > >> Just looking for information on this. > >> > >> Thanks > >> H > >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > ME2 > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > > > -- > ME2 > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > -- Len Hammond Hammond Enterprises [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
