Symantec Announces 2008 Government Visionary Award Winners

WASHINGTON, DC, Jul 31 (MARKET WIRE) --
Symantec Government Symposium 2008 -- Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) today
announced the 2008 Government Visionary Award winners at Symantec
Government Symposium 2008, Symantec's annual event dedicated to the
public sector and its partners. The Visionary Awards recognize government
IT thought leaders for their innovative use of Symantec products and
services to protect their critical assets and data. These organizations
have developed policies and systems to effectively protect and manage the
information that is critically important to them. Representing state,
local, and federal government, the winners are IT leaders from the United
States Postal Service, the State of Michigan and Fairfax County, Virginia.

"Our public sector customers share the enormous responsibility of
protecting sensitive information while simultaneously ensuring its
availability as dictated by freedom of information requirements," said
John W. Thompson, Chairman and CEO, Symantec Corp. "These Government
Visionary Award recipients have successfully implemented Symantec
solutions to meet these dual requirements while lowering the total cost
of ownership of their information systems. They can serve not only as
role models for other government agencies but also for the business
sector."

Four years ago, Symantec developed the Visionary Awards program to
recognize IT leaders from around the world for their innovative use of
technology to drive tangible value results. The Visionary Awards winners
will be recognized by John W. Thompson, Chairman of the Board and CEO,
Symantec Corp., following his lunchtime keynote.

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:
Gina Sheibley
Symantec Corp.
917/297-8988
gina_sheibley@symantec.com

Mike Arnone
Connect Public Relations
703/234-5498
mikea@connectpr.com

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