Symantec launches Intelligent Archiving partner program

California-based Symantec Corporation announced the launch
of its Intelligent Archi­ving Partner program, developed to provide
organizations with more specific information about the content and context of
the records in their ever-growing data stores. It has partnered with a number of
content classification and records management software providers to help
customers make more informed decisions around archiving, storage, retention and
discovery of these business records.

This helps reduce storage costs, eliminates unnecessary
litigation risks and minimizes the time and cost involved in discovery and
search. “Organizations typically implement archiving strategies based on time
or size limits rather than content,” said Jeremy Burton, Senior VP-Data
Management Group, Symantec Corp.

JEREMY BURTON: Organizations typically implement archiving strategies based on time or size limits rather than content

“This often leads to retaining some records for longer
than the legal department requires and creating unnecessarily high storage
costs. Symantec's Intelligent Archiving Partner program enables an
organization to choose from a number of products to custom-tailor a more
effective archi­ving policy and easily integrate it into its overall records
management strategy,” he added.

“Our research estimates that the capacity of email
archives will grow to an estimated 3,500 Petabytes in 2010,” said Brian
Babineau, an analyst with Enterprise Strategy Group, a leading IT analyst firm.

“Organizations must improve their capabilities to
understand, analyze, classify data making and data archiving more efficient and
effective. With its Intelligent Archiving Partner program, Symantec is building
a strong portfolio of solutions that offer unique capabilities to add
intelligence to information making it much easier to manage and control over
extensive periods of time,” he said.

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