• Proactive technologies provide end to end protection against unknown threats for laptops, desktops and messaging servers
• Recover critical data in seconds or entire computer systems in minutes, even to different computer systems or virtual environments
• Easy management and optimized resources help simplify implementation and quickly deploy with minimal disruption to your environment
• Identify and control the flow of sensitive information via email so that your business reputation is protected

• Delivers multiple layers of protection for your business with the market-leading endpoint security, messaging security, and data and system protection vendor
• Ensures systems and critical information are readily available
• Simple to install, deploy and manage
• Streamline processes and eliminate additional steps and costs with one decision, one purchase, and one vendor for complete protection

Note: Itanium is not supported

• 1 GHz Intel Pentium III processor or compatible architecture minimum (32-bit and 64-bit)

Recommended memory

• 1 GB of RAM minimum, 2 GB recommended

Hard Disk

• 4 GB or more

Note: Itanium is not supported

• 1 GHz Intel Pentium III processor or compatible architecture minimum (32-bit and 64-bit)

• 256 MB or RAM minimum. 1 GB recommended

• 700 MB or more

• Microsoft Windows 2000 Server/Advanced Server/Data Center (SP4)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard/Enterprise/Data Center (SP1)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 or Windows Server 2003 R2 x64, Standard or Enterprise Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64 Standard or Enterprise Edition

• Intel Server-class 32-bit processor
• 1 GB of RAM

• x64 architecture–based computer with Intel processor that supports Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology (Intel EM64T), or AMD processor that supports the AMD64 platform
• 2 GB RAM minimum

• 325 MB available disk space for Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange
• .NET Framework version 2.0
• Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.8 or higher
• Microsoft DirectX 9.0

• Windows 2000 (SP4)
• Windows 2003 (SP1)
• Windows XP (SP1)

• 512 MB of RAM
• 250 MB available disk space
• .NET Framework version 2.0
• Microsoft DirectX 9.0

• Mac OS x version 10.4.11 - 10.5.x

• Xserve G5, Xserve, Power Mac G5, Power Mac G4, Macintosh Server G4, Power Macintosh G3 (Blue & White), Macintosh Server G3 (Blue & White), iMac, eMac or Mac mini computer
• 256 MB of RAM, at least 512 MB of RAM for high-demand servers running multiple services
• Built-in FireWire
• 4 GB of available disk space

• As an included add-on component, the Symantec Administration Console requires that Macintosh clients with Symantec AntiVirus 10.2 for Macintosh run under Mac OS 10.4.11 -10.5.x

NOTE: Mac OS X Server 10.4.11 - 10.5.x is required. Mac OS X Server 10.4 and 10.5 software includes Apache and MySQL

• Mac OS X + Safari 1.2.X, Firefox 2
• Windows XP Pro + Internet Explorer 6 SP2, Firefox 2
• RedHat Linux + Netscape 7

• Macintosh OS X version 10.4.11 - 10.5.x

• G3 processor or higher (G4 800 MHz or better if running Mac OS X 10.4.11 or Mac OS X 10.5.x)
• 192 MB of RAM
• 40 MB of available hard disk space for installation
• Internet connection required for LiveUpdate

Windows 32-bit or 64-bit operating systems:

• Windows Vista Ultimate
• Windows Vista Business
• Windows Vista Enterprise
• Windows XP Professional/Home (SP2 or later)
• Windows XP Media Center

• 233 MHz or greater, as required by the operating system

Memory requirements per key components:

• Backup Exec System Recovery Agent: 512 MB
• Backup Exec System Recovery user interface and Recovery Point Browser: 512 MB
• Symantec Recovery Disk: 512 MB minimum (dedicated)

Note: If you are installing a multilingual version of the product, you must have a minimum of 768 MB of RAM (dedicated) to run the multilingual version of the Symantec Recovery Disk.

• Backup Exec System Recovery LightsOut Restore feature: 1 GB

For more information on BESR DE system requirements, please click here

• Operating System: Solaris 8 or 9, Windows 2000 Server (SP3), Windows 2003 Server (SP1)