Symantec launches Norton Ghost 5.1 in India

BANGALORE, August 20: Symantec has introduced Norton Ghost 5.1 personal edition of PC

cloning utility software for home and self-employed computer users. The new software

includes disk drive cloning and imaging utility that speeds up and simplifies PC system

migration, hardware upgrades, hard disk backups and disaster recovery operations.

Norton Ghost automates the process of cloning a PC to minimize or eliminate end user

involvement. Ghost technology works by creating an exact image of PC's hard drive,

effectively taking a snapshot of all the files that make up the operating system,

applications and configuration settings. This enables Norton Ghost to make complete

backups of disks, even copying `in-use' system files that are missed by other backup

utilities. Following cloning, Ghost performs a check on the files to detect any corruption

and is capable of verifying that a replicated disk contains the same files as the

original. Image files can also be password protected for additional security. The cost of

Norton Ghost 5.1 in India is Rs 2,150. It clones all operating systems.