Symantec Acquires SafeWeb

Plans to Add Clientless VPN Technology to Symantec Gateway Security

CUPERTINO --Calif. - October 21, 2003 -- Symantec, the world leader in Internet security, today announced the acquisition of SafeWeb, Inc., a leading provider of SSL VPN appliances, for US$26 million in cash. The acquisition brings to Symantec SafeWeb's Secure Extranet Appliance technology designed to reduce the cost and complexity of deploying, managing, and maintaining secure access to remote users.

Symantec intends to offer the SafeWeb SSL-based VPN technology on the Symantec appliance platforms as a standalone offering beginning in the first quarter of 2004. In addition, Symantec plans to integrate the clientless VPN capabilities into the next version of the Symantec Gateway Security Appliance series later in 2004.

"IT security professionals and network administrators are faced with an increasingly-complex array of solutions to address today's blended threats," said Gail Hamilton, Symantec's executive vice president of product delivery and response. "By integrating SafeWeb's clientless VPN technology into the Symantec Gateway Security Appliance, we can offer the most comprehensive protection without the need to deploy additional boxes at the gateway or software at the desktop." "Working with Symantec, we can bring the SafeWeb technology to a broad range of customers from small businesses to large enterprises," said Jon Chun, SafeWeb president and CEO. "SSL VPN technology is a critical component in simplifying the challenges of secure remote access and streamlining collaboration across networking boundaries."

SafeWeb's SEA Tsunami is an SSL VPN appliance that enables companies to selectively grant secure remote access to network resources without the need to install additional software on the remote user's computer. Remote users can access virtually any application (Web, terminal, Outlook, Lotus Notes, legacy client/server), as well as email, file servers and printers. In eliminating the need for proprietary VPN client software, the SEA Tsunami drastically reduces the administrative cost and complexity traditionally involved in securing remote access while increasing ease of use and accessibility for end users.

About SafeWeb
SafeWeb designs secure remote access solutions that are effective, economical, and simple. Its mission is to drastically reduce the cost and complexity of securing corporate network resources for remote access. SafeWeb has been developing its award-winning technology since late 1999 and is a pioneer and leading provider of SSL VPN technology. The SEA Tsunami is a SSL-based VPN appliance that enables companies to quickly and easily extend secure remote access to employees, partners and customers anywhere, anytime without having to install any additional software on the user's computer.

About Symantec
Symantec, the world leader in Internet security technology, provides a broad range of content and network security software and appliance solutions to individuals, enterprises and service providers. The company is a leading provider of client, gateway and server security solutions for virus protection, firewall and virtual private network, vulnerability management, intrusion detection, Internet content and e-mail filtering, remote management technologies and security services to enterprises and service providers around the world. Symantec's Norton brand of consumer security products is a leader in worldwide retail sales and industry awards. Headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., Symantec has worldwide operations in 36 countries. For more information, please visit www.symantec.com.au

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