Symantec Online Support Site Named Among Best In U.S.A.

Symantec Web Support Site One of Ten to Win Association of Support Professionals Accolade

Cupertino, Calif, August 10, 1999 - Symantec Corporation's (Nasdaq: SYMC) technical support website has been recognized as one of the nation's ten best by the Association of Support Professionals (ASP) at a recent awards ceremony.

ASP judges reviewed entries for performance, usability, content, navigation, appearance, and other factors. Other companies recognized included Intel Corporation, Cisco Systems, Microsoft Corporation and Dell Computer. In 1998, Symantec's technical support site, located at http://www.symantec.com/techsupp, won an ASP award for The Best Use of Knowledge Bases.

"We are very pleased that the Association of Support Professionals would recognize our efforts in this area," said Dana Siebert, Symantec executive vice president, sales, marketing and support. "We now handle over 70 percent of technical support inquiries via our web site. This award recognizes the company's focus on customer needs and the innovative thinking of our technical support teams."

Symantec's technical support site features capabilities and services that are widely viewed as some of the most robust and user-friendly in the high technology industry. One of these user- friendly services has enabled more than 350,000 site visitors to "personalize" the Symantec support service to their specific needs. This eliminates the need to navigate through Symantec's site and makes accessing the latest news, tips, and services for their product much easier.

A robust set of site features

Some of the most popular Symantec site features include:

• More than 50 searchable and browsable product Knowledge Bases, with more than 40,000 public articles

• An interactive Knowledge Base - designed for customers not comfortable with keyword searching - that employs a decision-tree to quickly locate specific information and guidance

• Web-based discussion groups that serve greater numbers of customers and leverage a collective body of shared information

• Technical newsletters delivered directly - and free -- to the desktops of more than 250,000 Symantec customers

• An extensive library of file and update downloads

• The ability for customers to personalize their support page, ensuring quick and simple access to information focused on the products they own.

• Real-time chat with Symantec online support technicians*

*only fee-based service offered online

About the Association of Support Professionals
The Association of Support Professionals is a national organization dedicated to the advancement of the software support profession. Its web site is located at www.asponline.com.

About Symantec
Symantec is a world leader in Internet security technology and technology solutions that help companies manage and support workforces that use laptop computers and other mobile devices.

The company is a leading provider of software products for the consumer market and is rapidly growing its presence as a provider of solutions to enterprise organizations

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