Shopping online is a great way to save time and money. You won't have to drive to the mall. You don't have to put boots and gloves on to ward off chilly weather. And you don't have to find a babysitter! You can comparison shop dozens, even thousands, of e-merchants to find the best price, free shipping, generous return policies, and discounts. And these days, shopping online is very secure, so long as you're careful. Start by shopping only with web sites or e-merchants who offer secure transactions. Some web sites are "certified secure" and display a certificate either on their homepage or at checkout. The certificate is issued by a variety of organizations including Verisign, DigiCert, and Go Daddy. What it means is that the web site offers SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) security. Other web sites offering SSL security simply post the words "Secure Transaction" or "We offer Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology," often shown with a padlock icon. If your e-merchant doesn't offer SSL security, you should probably shop elsewhere.

Virtualization is here to stay, and for good reason. Today's IT organizations face a multitude of challenges that virtualization addresses. From controlling server sprawl to increasing operational efficiency and easing disaster recovery, virtualization clearly delivers bottom-line results.

A growing number of companies are coming to the realization that they are entering a data center energy crisis. With data centers nearing full capacity, business growth becomes inhibited as organizations struggle to make necessary capital investments - in either heating and cooling equipment, or in added storage.

Regulatory compliance requirements and the threat of having to publicly disclose security breaches have a growing number of IT executives taking a serious look at their storage security strategies. After all, data loss is big news and it can quickly undermine customer confidence, jeopardize company brand and reputation, and result in significant financial losses.

Symantec TM Web Security 3.0 Comprehensive antivirus and content filtering protection for web gateways.

NEW Symantec Endpoint Protection is centrally managed via a single agent and single console providing:Antivirus, Antispyware, Desktop firewall, Intrusion prevention, device control. (Replaces Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition & Symantec Client Security)

Symantec AntiVirusTM Gateway Solution provides high-performance, comprehensive, multi-layered protection against viruses, spam, and unwanted email and Web content at the Internet gateway. This bundled solution helps protect the network against email-borne viruses and blended threats like Blaster and MyDoom, and allows administrators to manage employee Internet usage and block unwanted email content such as spam. Symantec AntiVirusTM Gateway Solution includes Symantec Mail SecurityTM for SMTP and SymantecTM Web Security to provide scalable content scanning with minimal network latency.

In a third and final report on Windows Vista, Symantec examined the security of the operating system core and found some vulnerabilities.

Microsoft's own antivirus software, Live OneCare, is unable to fully protect Vista users against viruses, and one of security firm McAfee's antivirus software packages also fails to protect users, according to independent research released Friday.

Windows Vista is a leap forward in terms of security, but few people who know the operating system say the advances are enough to justify an upgrade.