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- Stock symbol: SYMC
- Annual revenue (2007): $5.19 billion
- Founders
- Year established: 1982
- Industry: Computer software
- Phone: 408-517-8000
- Fax: 408-252-4694
- Headquarters: Cupertino, California
- CEO: John W. Thompson
- CFO: James Beer
- Staff size: 17,000+
- Products: Norton Anti-Virus, Norton Personal Firewall, Norton Internet Security
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Symantec is a worldwide leader in computer software development. They are primarily focused on security and information management software, and produce the popular Norton Anti-Virus series. They also publish information management software which manages network security, data backup, and other similar tasks.
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Key Dates
- 1982: Symantec is founded in Cupertino, California
- 1985: Releases Q & A, a computer program that combined database and word processing abilities
- 1990: Symantec releases the first version of Norton Anti-Virus
- July 5, 2005: Merges with Veritas, a successful information management software developer
- August 16, 2005: Acquires Sygate, a security software developer
- November 30, 2005: All Sygate's previous products are incorporated into Norton Personal Firewall
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Symantec Questions
University computers are using Symantec Endpoint and the comps are running really slow. Any Suggestions? 1 AnswerIf your site has a policy to leave computers powered on all night, you might schedule scans to occur late at night or early in the morning. If you haven't alrea... read more
What is Symantec good for on a computer? 2 AnswersSymantec makes anti-virus software to protect your computer from viruses, sypware, and other forms of malware. Symantec has developed a bad image for releasing ... read more
who is the best antivirus? 9 AnswersESET NOD32 Antivirus. "It has been tested 52 times by Virus Bulletin with a success rate of 96%,[6] the highest pass rate of the tested anti-virus products." read more
Is there a way to associate a symantec endpoint client to a server (or a client group)? 1 AnswerAccording to Symantec EndPoint Protection Installation Guide, there are several ways to achieve this. If you have access to the server configuration (the easie... read more -
Symantec Competitors
- McAfee
- Microsoft
- Trend Micro
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