Endpoint virtualization has quickly become one of the most exciting areas in information technology today. With undeniable benefits such as increased user productivity and lower IT costs, it's no wonder IT departments are eager to implement endpoint virtualization technology into their environments.

Endpoint virtualization is a set of technologies that virtualize within the workspace and also technologies that virtualize the workspace itself, allowing it to be made portable from device to device or even in the cloud. This provides higher levels of mobility and application delivery, thus enabling users to concentrate on being productive and allowing IT to concentrate on lowering the cost of delivering a portable, customized user experience.

Symantec recently surveyed 300 IT administrators regarding their use of endpoint virtualization technology. Below is a snapshot of some of the key findings:

* 76 percent of respondents said that...

Symantec has been named to the 2008 Dow Jones Sustainability (DJSI) World and North American Indexes. The DJSI is one of the most respected indicies tracking the economic, social and environmental performance of leading companies focused on corporate responsibility. Being added to the DJSI is recognition of the commitment Symantec and its employees have made with respect to sustainability practices around the globe. The underlying value of the DJSI is that Symantec now has a benchmarking tool against which the company's progress can be measured.

Investors practicing socially reasonable investing consider both the return on investment and the broader social implications of holding equities. Recognition as a sustainability leader enhances Symantec's reputation in the eyes of its shareholders and financial analysts.

To learn more about Symantec's sustainability practices...

Last week we released our September State of Spam Report. Among the more interesting trends found is the return of malicious attachments in the spam message.

Here's one example that is particularly disturbing to those of us parents that have just sent young children back to school. The email arrives with a subject lines that reads, "We have hijacked your baby." The body of the email demands a ransom of $50,000 be paid and then tells the parent that a picture of their child has been attached - one of those don't believe us, well looky here enticements. The attachment of course is not a picture but malware.

Cory Edwards

Sept. 9, 2008

Today marks an important milestone as Symantec is releasing its first Corporate Responsibility Report, demonstrating Symantec's current achievements and leadership efforts in critical environmental, social and governance issues. Corporate responsibility at Symantec is intertwined with the company's core purpose of securing and managing our customers' information-driven world. Symantec defines corporate responsibility as the way in which we fulfill our business objectives - by giving full attention and respect to ethical operation, the environment, and commitment to positive social impact.

From instituting Symantec's own green IT technology to enable data center consolidation and save more than 300,000 kWh/month; to donating more than $16 million in cash and software to schools, nonprofit organizations and local communities; to launching a family online safety initiative, Symantec is committed to operating more sustainably and responsibly. Symantec hopes to set...