Symantec Completes Acquisition of BindView

<p>Combined Company to Provide Comprehensive, Flexible End-to-End Solution for Policy Compliance and Vulnerability Management</p>
<p>CUPERTINO, Calif. – Jan. 9, 2006 – Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced that it completed its acquisition of BindView Development Corporation, a global provider of agent-less IT security compliance software, effective at the end of the day on Jan. 6, 2006. The acquisition agreement between Symantec and BindView was announced on Oct. 3, 2005.</p>
<p>Agent-based and agent-less policy compliance solutions are complementary capabilities in the IT environment, and they address different customer needs. Symantec’s agent-based technology architecture offers full-featured compliance and vulnerability management and is well-suited for enterprises that have complex and heterogeneous IT environments. BindView’s agent-less architecture, which is less IT staff-intensive, is ideal for organizations faced with managing a large number of systems that are not centrally located, such as Windows desktop machines deployed throughout the enterprise.</p>
<p>Together, Symantec and BindView offer companies a choice of industry-leading agent-based or agent-less solutions that will enable them to define, control, and sustain their IT compliance requirements. The combined companies expect to offer the most comprehensive end-to-end solution for policy and vulnerability management from a single vendor. About Symantec</p>
<p>Symantec is the world leader in providing solutions to help individuals and enterprises assure the security, availability, and integrity of their information. Headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., Symantec has operations in more than 40 countries. More information is available at www.symantec.com.</p>
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