SAO Sponsor Spotlight: Symantec

Information is the currency of today’s global economy. Individuals and enterprises rely on the global distribution and storage of information to govern nations, conduct business transactions and make personal decisions.

Yet the information we count on is increasingly at risk. Cyberthreats, natural disasters, user errors and system failures put the security and availability of crucial information assets in jeopardy. Individuals and organizations are seeking a partner that can help them understand and manage the risks to information ¾ whether it is protecting personal information on a PC or building a global IT infrastructure that is both resilient and flexible.

With innovative technology solutions and services, Symantec helps individuals and enterprises to protect and manage their digital assets. Symantec provides solutions covering a wide range and including enterprise and consumer security, data management, application and infrastructure management, security management, storage and service management, and response and managed security services.

Symantec is the world leader in providing solutions to help individuals and enterprises ensure the security, availability and integrity of their information. Headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., Symantec has operations in more than 40 countries.

At a Glance

1982: Company founded

1989: IPO

2005: More than 14,000 employees

Global Presence

Symantec has facilities in more than 40 countries, with primary manufacturing facilities in Dublin, Ireland, and research and development facilities in the following locations:

• Alexandria, Virginia
• American Fork, Utah
• Auckland, New Zealand
• Beaverton, Oregon
• Beijing, PRC
• Calgary, Canada
• Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
• Dublin, Ireland
• Newport News, Virginia
• Orem, Utah
• Pune, India
• Redwood City, California

Symantec has a number of security-operations centers and security-response labs around the world, providing 24/7 information-security expertise. Symantec also has more than 25 support centers globally, helping individuals and enterprises with their security and availability needs.

Notable Recognitions

• No. 2 in the computer software segment among America’s Most Admired Companies (Fortune, March 2005)
• No. 43 among The 100 Best Companies to Work For (Fortune, January 2005)
• On the list of The Best Managed Companies in America ( Forbes, January 2005)
• No. 2 in the CIO Insight (December 2004) annual vendor-value study and the only vendor consistently ranked among the top 3 in all value and reliability criteria

Industry Leadership

• Listed in the Leaders Quadrant in the Gartner E-mail Archiving Magic Quadrant (January 2005)
• Recognized by IDC as the world’s No. 1 supplier of backup and archive software and file system software for 2004 (December 2004)
• Recognized by IDC as the world’s leading vendor for security software (December 2004)
• Recognized by IDC as the world’s leading vendor for antivirus software in the consumer and corporate markets (August 2004)
• Recognized by the Yankee Group as the leader in security risk management (Symantec Managed Security Services) (July 2004)
• Listed in the Leaders Quadrant in the Gartner Managed Security Services Provider Magic Quadrant (July 2004)
• Listed in the Leaders Quadrant in the Gartner Intrusion Detection Systems Magic Quadrant (April 2004)