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It is a 64-bit world.  Novell won’t offer updates beyond ZENworks 11 SP2 on any 32-bit OS platform. https://www.novell.com/communities/node/13313/zenworks-and-32-bit-primary-server-support

Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) is the underpinning of most Windows backup programs.  It is also what is underneath Volume Shadow Copy which is found in Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2003 and higher operating systems.  This is where you can undelete by selecting the previous version of a file or folder.

Internet Explorer 9 64-bit isn’t supported by GroupWise 8 Web Access. Instead use Chrome or Firefox. GroupWise 2012 will support Internet Explorer 9 64-bit.

https://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH4948&actp=SUBSCRIPTION

Another good article from Symantec on how to fix VSS component failures. https://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH70486&actp=SUBSCRIPTION

https://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH163900&actp=SUBSCRIPTION  

New features are coming to GroupWise 2012: iPad support Web access enhancements Calendaring enhancements Novell Vibe and Skype integrations Information sharing https://www.novell.com/products/groupwise/features/2012.html

GroupWise sites who have Blackberry Enterprise Server should think about upgrading off of 4.1.7 to 5.0.x. https://www.novell.com/communities/node/13343/heads-blackberry-users

“ASHRAE’s Design Considerations for Data and Communications Equipment Centers recommends relative humidity conditions between 40% and 55%, with an allowable level between 20% and 80%.”

This Networkworld article re-states from Microsoft what I stated in my “Steps you can take to improve the security and worker productivity on your computers and servers” post.   Most infections are due to lax updating and patching standards rather than previously unknown viruses preying upon your computers.