| Date | Title | | | 05/07/13 | Symantec Reports Record Revenue and Double Digit Non-GAAP EPS Growth| MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/07/13 --
Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC)
Highlights:
Initiating cash dividend of $0.15 per share equivalent to a 2.5% dividend yield
Organic revenue growth in constant currency of 4% in Q4 and 3% in FY13
Expansion of constant currency non-GAAP operating margin of 140 basis points in Q4 and 60 basis points in FY13
FY13 content, maintenance, and subscription revenue growth of 5% in constant cur... |
|  | | 04/18/13 | Symantec Announces Global Strategic Partner Excellence Awards at Vision 2013| New Awards Recognize Continued Excellence and Ongoing Commitment to Supporting Symantec and Its Customers
LAS VEGAS, NV -- (Marketwired) -- 04/18/13 --
Symantec Vision 2013 -- Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) today announced the winners of the Global Strategic Partner Excellence Awards. The awards, which were presented during the 2013 Symantec Vision conference in Las Vegas, recognize partners for their commitment to driving business success and positively contributing to customers, the partner ... |
| | | 04/16/13 | Symantec Internet Security Threat Report Reveals Increase in Cyberespionage -- Including Threefold Increase in Small Business Attacks| LAS VEGAS, NV -- (Marketwired) -- 04/16/13 --
Symantec Vision 2013 -- Symantec Corp.'s (NASDAQ: SYMC) Internet Security Threat Report, Volume 18 (ISTR) today revealed a 42 percent surge during 2012 in targeted attacks compared to the prior year. Designed to steal intellectual property, these targeted cyberespionage attacks are increasingly hitting the manufacturing sector as well as small businesses, which are the target of 31 percent of these attacks. Small businesses are attractive targets t... |
| | | 04/03/13 | Symantec Solutions Achieve Rigorous Foreign Government Certifications| MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 04/03/13 --
Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) today announced Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition (12.1) has achieved Russian government certification from the Federal Service for Technical and Export Control (FSTEC), adding it to the list of the other Symantec security products it has previously certified: Symantec Data Loss Prevention, Symantec Endpoint Protection, and Symantec Control Compliance Suite.
In addition, Norton PC Checkup, Symant... |
| | | 04/02/13 | Symantec to Webcast Quarterly Earnings Call| MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 04/02/13 --
Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) will webcast its quarterly earnings conference call on Tuesday, May 7, 2013, at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT to discuss the results of its fiscal fourth quarter and fiscal year 2013, ended March 29, 2013.
All interested parties are invited to listen to Symantec's president and chief executive officer, Steve Bennett, and chief financial officer, James Beer, present the quarterly earnings results, highlights and guidance.
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| | | 03/28/13 | Healthcare Practice Trusts Symantec Cloud-Managed Solutions to Protect Sensitive Information| MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- (MARKETWIRE) -- 03/28/13 --
Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) today announced that The Cardiac and Vascular Institute (TCAVI) is entrusting the protection of their sensitive information to Symantec, utilizing Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition 2013 and Symantec Backup Exec.cloud. Because the healthcare practice has multiple locations, and employees are using a variety of remote endpoints, it was important to implement a flexible security and backup solution th... |
| | | 03/27/13 | More Than 25 State Government Entities Choose Symantec eDiscovery| MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- (MARKETWIRE) -- 03/27/13 --
Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) today reported that 25 distinct state government customers have purchased the Clearwell eDiscovery Platform, now from Symantec, including the state of Alaska, the state of Ohio and the state of Delaware.
Many of these customers have found divergent purposes and use cases for the versatile solution. In the state of Alaska, the attorney general and the Department of Law are using the Clearwell eDiscovery Platform for... |
| | | 03/06/13 | Symantec Corporation Named One of the World's Most Ethical Companies for 2013| Company Recognized for Sixth Consecutive Year for Demonstrated Leadership in Business Ethics, Including Corporate Social Responsibility and Investment in Innovation and Sustainable Business Practices
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- (MARKETWIRE) -- 03/06/13 --
Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) has been named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute, a leading international think-tank dedicated to the creation, advancement, and sharing of best practices in business ethics, corporat... |
| | | 02/25/13 | Symantec Commits More Than $1 Million to STEM and Literacy Education Worldwide| Efforts Include Teach For America, Science Buddies, NPower, Room to Read and World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- (MARKETWIRE) -- 02/25/13 --
Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) today celebrates International Corporate Philanthropy Day by announcing over $1 million in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) and literacy education grants to non-profit organizations around the globe, including Teach For America, Science Buddies, NPower, Room to Read and the W... |
| | | 02/21/13 | Symantec and G&D to Partner on Protected Security Applications for Smartphones and Tablets| MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA and MUNICH, GERMANY -- (MARKETWIRE) -- 02/21/13 --
Symantec (NASDAQ: SYMC), a global leader in security, backup and availability solutions, and Giesecke & Devrient (G&D), a global leader in mobile security, today announced that they have signed an agreement to collaborate on the development of protected security applications on smartphones and tablets.
The cooperation leverages the highly secure Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) on smart mobile devices. The innovat... |
| | | 02/19/13 | Symantec Mobility Survey Reveals That Good Things Come to Those Who Don't Wait| Innovators Seeing Higher Revenue and Profit Growth, Competitive Advantages, Positive Brand Impact and Happier Customers
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- (MARKETWIRE) -- 02/19/13 --
Two distinct types of organizations emerge from Symantec Corp's. (NASDAQ: SYMC) recent 2013 State of Mobility Survey -- "Innovators," who readily embrace mobility, and "Traditionals," who are reluctant to implement it. Eighty four percent of innovators are moving ahead with mobility, motivated by business drivers, and they are... |
| | | 02/13/13 | Symantec's Website Security Solutions Advance the Future of Trust and Protection on the Internet| New SSL Algorithms and Web Security Products Prepare Enterprises for the Hyper-Connected Internet and New Encryption Requirements
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- (MARKETWIRE) -- 02/13/13 --
Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) unveiled new updates to its Website Security Solutions portfolio with innovative and comprehensive capabilities to meet the increasing security and performance needs for connected businesses. The WSS strategy focuses on protecting companies, meeting compliance requirements, improving per... |
| | | 02/06/13 | Symantec Study Shows Employees Steal Corporate Data and Don't Believe It's Wrong| Companies Failing to Adequately Train Employees in Intellectual Property Theft Awareness
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- (MARKETWIRE) -- 02/06/13 --
Half of employees who left or lost their jobs in the last 12 months kept confidential corporate data, according to a global survey from Symantec (NASDAQ: SYMC), and 40 percent plan to use it in their new jobs. The results show that everyday employees' attitudes and beliefs about intellectual property (IP) theft are at odds with the vast majority of company ... |
| | | 01/31/13 | Symantec Statement Regarding New York Times Cyber Attack| MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- (MARKETWIRE) -- 01/31/13 --
As a follow-up to a story run by the New York Times on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013 announcing they had been the target of a cyber attack, Symantec (NASDAQ: SYMC) developed the following statement:
"Advanced attacks like the ones the New York Times described in the following article, (http://nyti.ms/TZtr5z), underscore how important it is for companies, countries and consumers to make sure they are using the full capability of security solutions. T... |
| | | 01/23/13 | Symantec Splits Chairman and CEO Position| MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- (MARKETWIRE) -- 01/23/13 --
Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) today announced that it has split the roles of chairman of the board and chief executive officer. The board of directors has elected director Dan Schulman to the position of non-executive chairman while Steve Bennett remains president and chief executive officer.
Click to Tweet: Dan Schulman to be named chairman of #Symantec: http://bit.ly/VSk0Tp
Click to Tweet: Steve Bennett president and chief executive of #Sym... |
| | | 01/23/13 | Symantec Delivers Record Revenue in Fiscal Third Quarter 2013| MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- (MARKETWIRE) -- 01/23/13 --
Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) today reported the results of its third quarter of fiscal year 2013, ended Dec. 28, 2012. GAAP revenue for the fiscal third quarter was $1.79 billion, up 4 percent year-over-year and up 5 percent after adjusting for currency.
Click to Tweet: #SYMC posts record third quarter results: http://bit.ly/YlGfo4
"We continue to deliver better than expected results," said Steve Bennett, president and chief executive officer... |
| | | 01/23/13 | Symantec Announces New Strategy for Returning Cash to Shareholders| MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- (MARKETWIRE) -- 01/23/13 --
Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) today announced an enhanced capital allocation strategy that over time is expected to return approximately 50% of free cash flow to shareholders through a combination of dividends and share repurchases while still enabling the company to invest in its future.
Click to Tweet: #SYMC offers capital allocation program, plans to initiate company's first cash dividend http://bit.ly/Vp0YTp
The company's capital allocat... |
| | | 01/23/13 | Symantec Announces New Strategy| MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- (MARKETWIRE) -- 01/23/13 --
Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) today announced a new strategy that will streamline and simplify the company so it can deliver significantly improved performance for customers and partners.
Click to Tweet: #Symantec announces new corporate strategy and product focus areas http://bit.ly/ViCEqb
Strategy
"Symantec's strategy is clear: We want to enable people, businesses and countries to focus their energies and time on achieving their aspirations,... |
| | | 01/16/13 | Symantec Global Survey Reveals Upsurge in Rogue Clouds and Other Hidden Costs| MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- (MARKETWIRE) -- 01/16/13 --
Organizations are widely migrating to the cloud to gain competitive advantages around speed, agility and flexibility according to Symantec Corp's. (NASDAQ: SYMC) recent Avoiding the Hidden Costs of Cloud 2013 Survey. In fact, more than 90 percent of all organizations are at least discussing cloud, up from 75 percent a year ago. Other key survey findings showed enterprises and SMBs are experiencing escalating costs tied to rogue cloud use, comple... |
| | | 01/10/13 | Symantec's 2012 Information Retention and eDiscovery Survey Reveals Improvement in Planning but More Failures in Policy Implementation| Substantial Gap Remains Between Beliefs and Practices in Retention Policies
Jan 10, 2013 (Marketwire via COMTEX) --Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) today announced the findings of its 2012 Information Retention and eDiscovery Survey which examined how enterprises manage their ever-growing volumes of electronically stored information (ESI) and prepare for the eventuality of an eDiscovery request. The study found the percentage of organizations without a formal information retention plan dropped b... |
| | | 01/09/13 | IT and the Business Don't See Eye to Eye When It Comes to Mobile Innovation| New Study From Symantec and Economist Intelligence Unit Highlights Importance of Mobile Development to Competitiveness
Jan 09, 2013 (Marketwire via COMTEX) --Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) today announced the results of the study "Fonts of Innovation - Mobile Development in the Business," exploring the topic of mobile innovation within an organization in EMEA. According to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), who wrote the report, as more business is conducted using smart mobile technologies... |
| | | 01/03/13 | Symantec to Webcast Strategic Direction and Quarterly Earnings Call| Jan 03, 2013 (Marketwire via COMTEX) --Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) today announced that it will Webcast its strategic direction and fiscal third quarter earnings results on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013, from 4:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. PT to 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT from its headquarters in Mountain View, CA. Steve Bennett, Symantec's chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer, and James Beer, chief financial officer, will present the company's strategic direction, operational plan, ... |
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