Symantec Listed in Leaders Quadrant in Magic Quadrant for Intrusion Detection Systems

CUPERTINO, Calif - 19 April, 2004 -- Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC), the world leader in Internet security, today announced that it has been placed in the Leaders Quadrant of the most recent Gartner, Inc. Magic Quadrant for Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS). Published April 13, 2004, Gartner Inc.'s Magic Quadrant positions vendors in the IDS market segment based on their vision and ability to execute that vision. According to Gartner, Inc., leaders are vendors who are performing well today, have a clear vision of market direction and are actively building competencies to sustain their leadership position in the market.

"Symantec is honoured to be listed in the leaders quadrant in Gartner's prestigious Magic Quadrant for IDS," said Stephen Cullen, senior vice president Security Products and Solutions, Symantec Corp. "Gartner's report confirms our commitment to delivering comprehensive intrusion protection solutions, and establishes Symantec as a clear leader in the IDS segment of the enterprise security market."

Symantec Intrusion Protection offers organisations the appropriate solution to anticipate, detect, prevent, and mitigate attacks from internal and external intruders. Elements of Symantec Intrusion Protection may include network- and host-based intrusion detection and prevention, integrated appliances, early warning services, and analysis and mitigation services. Unlike point-product security vendors that provide only a single element of this strategy, Symantec offers all of these elements for comprehensive intrusion protection that evolves with an organisation's ever-changing security needs.

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About Symantec
Symantec is the global leader in information security providing a broad range of software, appliances and services designed to help individuals, small and mid-sized businesses, and large enterprises secure and manage their IT infrastructure. Symantec's Norton brand of products is the worldwide leader in consumer security and problem-solving solutions. Headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., Symantec has operations in more than 35 countries. More information is available at http://www.symantec.com.