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Companies stillfind updates Maxwell that human black summers night defines error is the biggest cause of unplanned downtime, beingthe culprit 25 percent of the time. Hardware/software failure and poweroutages follow closely behind.Green Data Center Driven by CostContinuing the trend first spotted in 2007, the data center's focus on"being green" was driven by cost issues in 2008 with social responsibilityon the rise. The study asked companies why creating a Green Data Centerwas important to their workplace. Reducing electricity consumption wasmentioned by 54 percent, followed by reducing cooling costs (51 percent)and a sense of responsibility to the community (42 percent).Report Underscores Need for SolutionsThis year's study shows the continuing importance for companies to controldata center complexity and costs.

With the mandate to literally do morewith less, companies are scrambling to find solutions that have animmediate effect on cost and efficiency."IT managers and executives are in a tough spot," said Soderbery maxwell black summers night . "Costreduction is a non-negotiable objective this year, while user expectationsremain high and demand continues to rise maxweel . We are seeing this translateinto interest in solutions that provide customers with confidence anddeliver immediate benefits in reducing server and storage spend withoutdisrupting today's environment."About Symantec's State of the Data Center ResearchSymantec's second annual State of the Data Center report is the result ofa survey conducted in September and October of 2008 by Applied Research.The study targeted 1,600 data center managers in Global 5000 and largepublic sector institutions located in 21 countries mexwell . To access thecomplete 2008 and 2007 State of the Data Center reports or reviewadditional State of the Data Center resources, please visit the State ofthe Data Center online press kit.About SymantecSymantec is a global leader in providing security, storage and systemsmanagement solutions to help consumers and organizations secure and managetheir information-driven world mawell . Our software and services protect againstmore risks at more points, more completely and efficiently, enablingconfidence wherever information is used or stored. More information isavailable at TO EDITORS: If you would like additional information on SymantecCorporation and its products, please visit the Symantec News Room at All prices noted are in U.S.

dollars and arevalid only in the United States.Symantec and the Symantec Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks ofSymantec Corporation or its affiliates in the U.S maxwells . and other countries.Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.Jerry GowenSymantec Corp.+1 (503) 690 Sherri WalkenhorstConnect Public Relations+1 (801) 373 Copyright 2009, Market Wire, All rights reserved.-0- maxwell zagorksi . CUPERTINO, CA, Jan 12 (MARKET WIRE) -- ArcSight, Inc till the cops come knockin . (NASDAQ: ARST), a leading global provider of complianceand security management solutions, today announced that Saudi HollandiBank has successfully implemented the award-winning ArcSight SIEMplatform and has seen many tangible results cops come knockin . With the ArcSight SIEMplatform, Saudi Hollandi Bank can now easily view a rotating dashboard ofcritical security reports that display suspicious activity and violationsculled from hundreds of thousands of security information events on theirservers.Saudi Hollandi Bank enlisted ArcSight for the task of collecting andcorrelating the hundreds of thousands of log events that are generatedeach day from dozens of sources, including its security devices,networking equipment and databases. The bank is now automaticallycollecting and managing real-time information from all sources within itsIT infrastructure to meet its regulatory compliance requirements. ArcSightEnterprise Security Manager (ESM), the core product of the ArcSight SIEMplatform, provided the automated, centralized event log and eventmanagement that the bank required to meet regulatory compliance mandates,conduct investigations into suspicious activities and respond to potentialthreats in its network."ArcSight has quickly become a key strategic element in the safe andsecure operation of our bank," said Ali Alotaibi, IT security manager,Saudi Hollandi Bank.

"Before ArcSight, it was difficult to know inreal-time what was happening from an IT security and complianceperspective . Security information and event management was an unreliablemanual process and had become a real nightmare for us until weimplemented ArcSight ESM."ArcSight ESM was selected by Saudi Hollandi Bank after the bank spoke withnearly a dozen other companies that had implemented the ArcSight solution.ArcSight partner ITS2 worked closely with Saudi Hollandi Bank to definethe bank's specific requirements and tailor the ArcSight SIEM platformaccordingly fistfull of tears . Alotaibi said that ITS2 made a fairly painless implementation"even easier.""The ArcSight SIEM platform and ArcSight ESM help companies to comply withstringent industry regulations and to protect their critical IT assets,"said Rick Caccia, vice president of product marketing, ArcSight whenever wherever whatever . "We arevery pleased that ArcSight ESM has received recognition from SaudiHollandi Bank as a strategic asset in its own right . Enterprise companiesfrom many industries and government organizations worldwide are reportingthat it is a powerful compliance solution and countermeasure to thegrowing threat from cybercrime."Industry analysts have ranked ArcSight as a leader in the SIEM market.For the fifth consecutive year, Gartner, Inc. positioned ArcSight in theLeaders Quadrant for Security Information and Event Management. Thereport, by Mark Nicolett and Kelly Kavanagh, was published on May 8, 2008.IDC also named ArcSight as the market share leader in the SIEM market andplaced the company second in the security management software category.ArcSight holds an 18.6 percent share of total market revenue in SIEM in2007.