Symantec Positioned in the Leaders Quadrant of Leading Industry Analyst Firm's Magic Quadrant for Content-Aware Data

CUPERTINO, CA, Jun 26 (MARKET WIRE) --
Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) today announced that it has been positioned
by Gartner, Inc. in the Leaders quadrant in the 2009 Magic Quadrant for
Content-Aware Data Loss Prevention.(1) The Magic Quadrant positions
vendors based on their ability to execute and completeness of vision. The
report explains that "leaders have demonstrated good understanding of
client needs and offer comprehensive capabilities in all three functional
areas -- network, discovery, and endpoint -- either directly or through
well-established partnerships and tight integration. They offer
aggressive road maps, and they will need to execute on those road maps,
fully incorporate enhanced features currently in development and address
evolving market needs to remain in the Leaders quadrant." The full report
is available at:
http://www.symantec.com/content/en/us/about/media/industryanalysts/Gartner_DLP_2
09_MQ.pdf

Symantec Data Loss Prevention helps organizations measurably reduce their
risk of data breaches, demonstrate regulatory compliance and safeguard
their customers, brand and intellectual property. Symantec delivers a
unified, content-aware data loss prevention solution that discovers,
monitors and protects confidential data.

According to Gartner, "The market for content-aware data loss prevention
(DLP) continues to show significant market growth despite difficult
worldwide economic conditions. The reasons for the continuing strength of
this market include the growing maturity of the available content-aware
DLP technologies and buyer awareness that these technologies can help
address regulatory compliance requirements, which are actually increasing
in the downturn."

"As the volume of data breaches grows rapidly and increasingly
sophisticated criminals launch attacks to steal sensitive information,
data loss prevention becomes a critical requirement for every
organization's overall security strategy and the future of the
content-aware enterprise," said Francis deSouza, senior vice president of
the Enterprise Security Group at Symantec. "With deployments at the
largest global enterprises, including 1 in 3 Fortune 100 companies,
Symantec has the leading content-aware DLP solution proven to help real
customers prevent real data breaches today and into the future."

About the Magic Quadrant

The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted 2009 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with
permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a
marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's
analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that
marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor,
product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise
technology users to select only those vendors placed in the "Leaders"
quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is
not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all
warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including
any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

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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(1) Gartner, Inc. "Magic Quadrant for Content-Aware Data Loss Prevention,"
by Eric Ouellet and Paul E. Proctor, June 22, 2009

CONTACT:

Pamela Reese
Symantec Corporation
+1 (424) 750-7858
pamela_reese@symantec.com

Breanne Wagner
Connect Public Relations
+1 (415) 344-9632
breannew@connectpr.com

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