Symantec Establishes the Industry's Most Complete Endpoint Operating System Deployment and Management Portfolio

LAS VEGAS, NV, Apr 10 (MARKET WIRE) --
ManageFusion -- Symantec (NASDAQ: SYMC) today announced significant updates to
AltirisDeployment Solution and Ghost Solution Suite, comprising the industry's
most complete operating system deployment, imaging and management portfolio.
Symantec is providing the next-generation of OS management technologies to
helpcustomers of all sizes address OS and data security concerns, the
explosionof virtual systems, and heterogeneous hardware and software platforms.

Symantec offers customers a comprehensive set of solutions for OS
management to help reduce IT costs and secure data and systems. Symantec
solutions automate projects like system deployment, OS and hardware migration,
disk data wipe, disk imaging and system repurposing, software delivery, and
disaster recovery.

Steve Morton, Symantec VP of product management and strategy, said,
"Software
can be complex and costly. Symantec's extensive and advanced software management
portfolio helps create confidence in software from the operating system
foundation to the end user's unique applications. Next-generation software
management
is being provided by Symantec through comprehensive OS management, software
streaming, application packaging and virtualization, heterogeneous platform
support, and software and data security."

Symantec offers Altiris Deployment Solution to medium to large-sized
businesses that
require automated deployment for heterogeneous client and server
environments, virtual machine support and integration with a full IT
lifecycle management solution. New features in Deployment Solution
6.9
include:

-- A single management console for both virtual and physical OS
deployment includes enhanced VMware ESX Server scripted installations.
-- Role and scope-based security, based on admin login credentials,
provides granular IT access, more security, ease of use, and less chance
for human error.
-- New platform support: Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008;
VMware ESX Server 3.5; SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10; Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 4.6 and 5.1; Macintosh OS X 10.5 (Leopard); Windows CE 6.0 Thin
Client.
-- Interoperability with Symantec Ghost imaging.
-- Automated, rip and replace blade server provisioning.

Symantec Ghost Solution Suite is the industry's leading imaging tool
andSymantec's preferred offering for small businesses that require easy Windows
endpoint management, while numerous large enterprises leverage Ghost for its
world-class imaging engine. The release of Ghost Solution Suite 2.5 reaffirms
the
product's reputation for powerful and reliable imaging. Ghost Solution Suite
provides imaging speed and flexibility, automated OS deployment and user
migration. New
Ghost Solution Suite 2.5 features are expected to
include:

-- DeployAnywhere hardware-independent imaging automation.
-- Full-disk encryption support.
-- Effortless physical to virtual, and virtual to physical image
creation.
-- Secure disk decommission for data wipe and protection (U.S. Department
of Defense compliant).

Licensing and availability

Deployment Solution 6.9 is available now and is offered at an MSRP of $173
(per managed server) and $47 (per managed client) with volume discounts
available.
Ghost Solution Suite 2.5 is scheduled to be available in calendar Q2 2008 at
an MSRP of $39.20 per license with volume discounts available.

About Symantec

Symantec is a global leader in providing security, storage and systems
management
solutions to help businesses and consumers secure and manage their information.
Headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., Symantec has operations in more than 40
countries. More information is available at www.symantec.com.

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CONTACT:

Rhett Glauser
Symantec Corp.
801 805-1131
rhett_glauser@symantec.com

Clayton Blackham
Snapp Conner PR
801 994-9625
clay@snappconner.com

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