Symantec Study Reveals Green IT Now Essential IT Practice

CUPERTINO, CA, May 27 (MARKET WIRE) --
Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) today announced the findings of its 2009
Green IT Report, a follow up to the Green Data Center report released in
late 2007. According to survey data, senior-level IT executives report
significant interest in green IT strategies and solutions, attributed to
both cost reduction and environmental responsibility. The data points to
a shift from implementing "green" technologies primarily for cost
reduction purposes, to a more balanced awareness of also improving the
organization's environmental standing.

Ninety-seven percent of respondents state they are at least discussing a
green IT strategy, while 45 percent have already implemented green IT
initiatives. IT decision makers are increasingly justifying green IT
solutions by more than cost and IT efficiency benefits. Respondents cited
key drivers as reducing electricity consumption (90 percent), reducing
cooling costs (87 percent), and corporate pressure to be "green" (86
percent). Furthermore, 83 percent of respondents are now responsible or
cross-charged for the electricity consumed in the data center -- bringing
visibility and accountability to bear on the ultimate consumer of these
resources.

"Over the past 12 months, IT has emerged as a new driving force in
implementing green initiatives -- not only for energy savings benefits,
but also as a result of widespread desire to implement environmentally
responsible practices," said Jose Iglesias, vice president of Global
Solutions at Symantec Corporation. "The pendulum has swung both ways and
IT is now taking a balanced approach that is more integral to an
organization's 'green' strategy, proven by the fact that the vast majority
of respondents are now responsible for the energy costs of their data
center."

Budgets, Spending on 'Green' Solutions Increase

IT executives report a significant increase in green IT budgets.
Seventy-three percent expect an increase in green IT budgets over the next
12 months, while 19 percent expect increases of more than 10 percent. The
typical respondent reported spending $21 to 27 million on data center
electricity.

At the same time, IT is willing to pay a premium for energy efficient
products. Two-thirds of respondents said they would pay at least 10
percent more, while 41 percent are willing to pay at least 20 percent
more. Additionally, 89 percent of respondents said IT product efficiency
is either important or very important.

IT Central to Enterprise Green Efforts

As organizations continue to adopt programs and practices to drive
environmental responsibility throughout the enterprise, IT is increasingly
important to the broader enterprise "green" efforts. Perhaps the strongest
indicator, 83 percent of IT departments report they are now responsible or
cross-charged for electricity, providing a strong motivator for IT to
reduce energy costs.

Furthermore, 89 percent think IT should play a very or extremely
significant role in "green" efforts and 94 percent have a corporate green
advocate, with more than one-fifth focusing exclusively on IT initiatives.

Core Green IT Initiatives

IT professionals are regularly deploying several key initiatives for green
IT purposes. Replacing old equipment was the most popular strategy, with
95 percent reporting new energy efficient equipment as part of their
strategy, followed by monitoring power consumption (94 percent), server
virtualization (94 percent), and server consolidation (93 percent).
Additionally, more than half (57 percent) of respondents see
software-as-a-service offerings as "green" solutions.

About Symantec's Green IT Report

Symantec's Green IT Report is the result of research conducted in March
2009 by Applied Research, which surveyed enterprise IT executives,
including vice presidents, directors, and C-level IT executives. The
report was designed to gauge respondents' interest in and plans for
deploying strategies and solutions to help reduce e-waste associated with
computer hardware, software, facilities, and planning, and ultimately
reduce the organization's footprint. The study included 1,052 respondents
in the United States, Canada, France, Italy, the U.K., Brazil, Mexico,
Australia, India, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, New Zealand,
and China.

Symantec helps IT decision makers to reduce energy consumption and
increase space utilization by providing solutions that increase desktop,
server, and storage efficiencies. Symantec software enables IT
organizations to undertake server and storage consolidation and
utilization initiatives while providing a software infrastructure that
enables IT managers to select the server and hardware of their choice. By
increasing storage utilization and by helping customers with
storage-tiering to reduce the need for power-hungry premium storage
hardware, this software helps organizations reduce power consumption and
floor space. Additionally, data deduplication technology can reduce the
disk-based requirements for backup, while other software helps to manage
server consolidation and storage resources. Power management software
provided by Symantec enables IT professionals to better control desktops'
energy usage by enabling power-down settings. Finally, Symantec offers
services to help companies optimize and streamline their data center
through data center design consulting services.

Relevant Links

To read additional key findings or obtain information on recent Symantec
research or Symantec's green IT initiative and green solutions, visit the
following resources:

-- Symantec 2009 Green IT Report

-- Symantec 2009 Green IT Report online press kit

-- Symantec's green IT
initiative and solutions

-- Symantec's Green Data Center
Guide whitepaper

-- Symantec's second annual State of the Data Center report

-- Podcasts on the State of the Data Center

-- Symantec's 2007 Green Data Center report

-- Symantec's 2008
Corporate Responsibility report

About Symantec

Symantec is a global leader in providing security, storage and systems
management solutions to help consumers and organizations secure and manage
their information-driven world. Our software and services protect against
more risks at more points, more completely and efficiently, enabling
confidence wherever information is used or stored. More information is
available at www.symantec.com.

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CONTACTS:

Jerry Gowen
Symantec Corp.
+1 (503) 690-4714
jerry_gowen@symantec.com

Amanda Jones
Connect Public Relations
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