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10 December 2003
Symantec Survey Finds Small Businesses Fed Up with Spam, Willing to Take Action

28 October 2003
Symantec Enterprise Security Manager 6.0 Offers Comprehensive Policy Compliance and Assessment

22 October 2003
Symantec Ghost 8.0 Provides Customers Comprehensive PC Management Solution

2 October 2003
Symantec Internet Security Threat Report Sees Increase in Blended Threats, Vulnerabilities and Internet Attacks

23 September 2003
Symantec Early Warning System Provides Most Comprehensive, Multi-Dimensional View of Global Internet Attack Activity Available

17 September 2003
Symantec Introduces New Line of Firewall Appliances With Integrated Security Offering Multi-Gigabit Performance

9 September 2003
Symantec Unveils Norton SystemWorks 2004 With New Password Management Tool for Easier, Safer Computing

9 September 2003
Symantec's Norton Internet Security 2004 Provides Comprehensive Protection Against Online Threats Including Spyware and Spam

9 September 2003
Symantec's New Norton AntiSpam 2004 Automatically Filters Unwanted Email

26 August 2003
Symantec Protects Wireless Users With New 2004 AntiVirus For PCs And Handhelds

19 August 2003
Symantec Security Response Upgrades W32.Welchia.Worm to Level 4 Threat

13 August 2003
Symantec Sees Decrease in New W32.Blaster.Worm Infections

1 July 2003
Symantec Antivirus Compatible with Citrix Metaframe Access Suite

30 June 2003
Symantec Releases Incident Manager 2.0

26 June 2003
Symantec Delivers Accelerated Problem Resolution with pcAnywhere 11.0

26 June 2003
Symantec Announces Enhanced Mail Security Solution for Microsoft Exchange

25 June 2003
Symantec Launches New Internet Security and Problem Solving Solutions for Macintosh Users

5 June 2003
Symantec Introduces New Vulnerability Assessment Solution

20 May 2003
UK Small and Medium Businesses Risk False Sense of Security

19 May 2003
Symantec Survey Highlights Value of Consumer Education in Fighting Spam

12 May 2003
Symantec Launches Integrated Antivirus and Content Filtering Solution with Centralised Management of Multiple Servers

29 April 2003
Symantec Introduces New Multi-layered Approach For Combating Enterprise Spam

29 April 2003
Symantec Client Security Earns Microsoft Certification

24 April 2003
Symantec Closes Fiscal Year 2003 with Record Revenues and Earnings

16 April 2003
Symantec Education Services Promotes Safe Employee Security Practices with New Corporate Awareness Program

20 March 2003
Symantec Expands Global Managed Security Services with a New Security Operations Centre in Australia.

14 March 2003
Symantec Appoints Garry Sexton, Vice President Asia Pacific, to Strategic Global Position in US Headquarters

11 March 2003
Symantec Announces Manhunt Smart Agent for Symantec Host IDS

7 March 2003
Symantec Donation To Establish Ground Breaking Security Initiatives At The University of Auckland Business School

13 February 2003
Symantec Supports Leading Security Vendors' Products and Solutions

11 February 2003
Symantec Internet Security Threat Report Sees Sharp Increase in Reported Vulnerabilities but Drop in Overall Attack Activity

20 January 2003
Ghosts and Clones at the Telecom Shed

16 January 2003
Symantec Reports 29 Per Cent Revenue Growth in Fiscal Third Quarter

11 December 2002
Safe Surfing is 'Paramount'

11 December 2002
Safe Surfing is 'Paramount'

2 December 2002
Symantec's New Norton Internet Security 2003 Professional Edition Delivers Unsurpassed Protection Against Multiple Online Threats to Small Businesses/Professionals

19 November 2002
Symantec Introduces Centralised, Open Information Security Management

15 November 2002
Symantec Unveils New Intrusion Detection and Prevention Solutions Strengthening Enterprise Security Measures

14 November 2002
Symantec Expands Lead as World's Largest Security Software Provider

17 October 2002
Symantec Reports 34 Percent Revenue Growth in Fiscal Second Quarter

16 September 2002
Symantec's New Norton Internet Security 2003 Automatically Protects PC Users Against Online Security Threats

6 September 2002
Symantec's New Norton SystemWorks 2003 Delivers Web Optimisation Tools and Enhanced Virus Protection

26 August 2002
Get Safe Online and Lend a Helping Hand to New Zealand Charities

26 August 2002
Symantec Launches Charity Promotion

23 August 2002
Symantec's New Norton AntiVirus 2003 Provides Consumers Automatic Protection from Multitle Threats

19 August 2002
Symantec Acquisitions of Riptech and Recourse Technologies Completed

14 August 2002
Symantec Enterprise Security Manager Application Application Modules Extend Policy Enforcement and Security Assessment

6 August 2002
Symantec Acquisition of SecurityFocus Completed

6 August 2002
IDC names Symantec as the world's leading Internet security software provider

1 August 2002
Symantec introduces industry's first integrated security solution for network clients and remote users

17 July 2002
Symantec to Acquire SecurityFocus

17 July 2002
Symantec to Acquire Recourse Technologies

17 July 2002
Symantec to Acquire Riptech

17 July 2002
Symantec Reports 39 Percent Revenue Growth in Fiscal First Quarter

17 June 2002
Symantec launches new software license program

21 May 2002
Symantec announces new Firewall and VPN Appliance offering enhanced speed and integrated high availability load balancing

9 May 2002
Security expert warns Kiwis against sending nasty Mother's Day cards

9 May 2002
Symantec gives customers free time

26 April 2002
Symantec Security Response track W32.Klez as one of the fastest spreading viruses to date

23 April 2002
Symantec Leads Industry With First Integrated Gateway Security Appliance

4 April 2002
Symantec Announces the First Complete Line of Internet Security and Problem Solving Products Designed Specifically For Mac OS X

4 March 2002
Symantec Introduces Plug-And-Protect Security Appliances for Small Businesses and Branch Offices

25 February 2002
Symantec unveils Norton Internet Security 2002 Professional Edition and Norton AntiVirus 2002 Professional Edition.

18 January 2002
Symantec Ghost 7.5 offers it administrators increased management capabilities and "Designed for Windows XP" Logo Certification.

8 January 2002
Symantec To Launch Integrated Antivirus And Filtering Product For Microsoft Exchange 2000

22 November 2001
Symantec Is Only Vendor To Detect 100% Of Both Standard And In-The-Wild Viruses In Recent Virus Bulletin Tests

November 15, 2001
Symantec Announces New Version of Secure Remote Control Solution

September 25, 2001
Symantec Sees Trend Toward Sophisticated Fast Spreading Email and Web-Based Internet Security Threats

September 20, 2001
Symantec Provides Comprehensive Protection Against W32.NIMDA.A@MM

September 4, 2001
Symantec Targets New Market with Launch Of VelociRaptor -Top Line Security Firewall/VPN Appliance

August 30, 2001
Symantec announces Windows XP Compatible Versions of Trusted Security Products

August 30, 2001
Symantec Launches New Problem Solving Products to Support Windows XP

July 13, 2001
Symantec Announces New Account Manager for New Zealand Office

July 9, 2001
This Friday, July13th… look out for black cats, don't walk under ladders and ensure your virus protection is up-to-date!

June 13, 2001
Symantec First To Offer Full-Featured Firewall And Native Anti-Virus For Mac OS X

May 16, 2001
Symantec New Zealand offers customers a snap-happy camera deal

May 16, 2001
Symantec New Zealand offers customers a snap-happy camera deal

1 May 2001
Reuters signs multi-million dollar Internet security contract with Symantec

26 April 2001
Symantec Ghost 7 provides enhanced PC deployment & increased management capabilities

26 April 2001
Symantec announces record fourth quarter and fiscal year end 2001 results

18 April 2001
Symantec Appoints Express Data New Zealand As National Distributor

22 March 2001
Symantec Launches Ghost AntiVirus Migration Toolkit V6.5

22 February 2001
Symantec announces pcAnywhere 10.0, newest release of Best-of-Breed Remote Control product

9 February 2001
Symantec announces new director of public relations and communications for Asia Pacific

31 January 2001
Symantec Secures NT, AIX, OS400 & Solaris Environments With Nort on Antivirus For Lotus Notes/Domino

23 January 2001
Symantec brings leading Norton Internet Security & Norton Personal Firewall to Mac Platform

16 January 2001
Automated enterprise-wide virus protection announced with Symantec's Norton AntiVirus Corporate Edition 7.5

19 December 2000
Symantec Merger With AXENT Technologies Approved By Shareholders

19 December 2000
W32.Kriz Mutation Attempts to Wipe Out Computer Systems on Christmas Day

30 November 2000
Symantec introduces award-winning Norton SystemWorks suite for Mac

06 November 2000
Symantec introduces Norton SystemWorks 2001 for Windows NT, 2000 and Millennium systems

03 November 2000
Symantec announces new versions of industry-leading anti-virus an d utility products for Mac

16 October 2000
Symantec adds new talent to it sole offshore development site in the world

12 October 2000
Symantec announces Norton AntiVirus 2001, Norton Utilities 2001 and Norton CleanSweep 2001

29 September 2000
Symantec launches Desktop Firewall 2.0 to protect remote users & corporate networks from security breaches

12 September 2000
Performance Earns Norton Antivirus West Coast Labs' Checkmark Level Two Certification

1 August 2000
Symantec NZ protects consumer PC users against Internet threats and privacy intrusions

28 July 2000
Symantec Strengthens Security Leadership With Acquisition of AXENT

13 July 2000
Norton Internet Security 2000 2.0 offers total Internet protection for PC users

22 June 2000
Symantec announces strategy to secure enterprise organisations

20 June 2000
Symantec detects a fast-spreading polymorphic computer worm

13 June 2000
"Certified" classification identifies pcANYWHERE as enterprise tool for lowering Total Cost of Ownership

19 April 2000
Secure Computing Millennium Awards Confirms Symantec's Norton AntiVirus is The Winning Solution and Honours Symantec Expert 4.1 as Finalist

4 April 2000
Symantec's Procomm Plus 4.8 Provides Faster, Accurate Communications with Reliable Connections

13 March 2000
Symantec's WinFax PRO 10.0 provides small businesses with the most advanced, easy-to-use professional fax software

21 February 2000
Research Reveals Internet Security Is A Major Issue For New Zealand Businesses

15 February 2000
Symantec Acquires L-3 Network Security's Vulnerability Assessment Solutions & Security Consulting Business

14 February 2000
Symantec Ghost Leads Tech Pacific NT Rollout

10 February 2000
Symantec promotes Terry Sullivan to worldwide position as Director of Consumer Marketing

28 January 2000
Symantec and Harvey Norman launch back-to-school Internet deal for families and schools

12 January 2000
Norton Ghost for Netware reduces total cost of ownership on Netware servers

8 December 1999
Unique Computer Virus Can Be Continually Updated By Virus Writer From Central Location

6 December 1999
Destructive Y2K virus infects PCs via email, reformats hard drives and changes home page setting to site containing adult content

1 December 1999
Peace on Earth and Goodwill To Your PC

29 November 1999
Symantec Scoops Prestigious 2000 New Zealand PC World Readers Choice Awards

18 November 1999
Symantec announces Norton AntiVirus Enterprise Solution 4.0

16 November 1999
New computer virus attacks Windows NT file security settings

18 October 1999
Symantec first to provide cure for Melissa variant computer worm

21 September 1999
New Zealand developed Norton Ghost 6.0 Reduces Time To Recover, Install And Maintain PCs Across Enterprise

20 September 1999
"Damn computer!"... When computer problems push users to the limit

20 September 1999
Norton SystemWorks 2000 sets the pace for Utilitiy Suites

10 August 1999
Symantec introducts first utility to completely optimise Windows NT volumes online

27 July 1999
Symantec announces WinFax for Palm Computing devices

22 July 1999
Symantec announces New Zealand developed Norton Ghost 5.1 Personal Edition

22 July 1999
Symantec announces Internet Centric Strategy Focused on Content Security and Remote Device Management

14 July 1999
Symantec's Mobile Essentials 2.0 decreases costs of supporting mobile professionals, increases productivity across the organisation

28 June 1999
Symantec Norton 2000 Corporate Edition 2.0 Eases Management Through Enhanced Administration, Improved Database Options

18 June 1999
Symantec announces new Global Licence Program (GLP)

16 June 1999
Chernobyl virus predicted to trigger on 26 June 1999

11 June 1999
Symantec products compatible with Microsoft Office 2000

10 June 1999
New malicious worm discovered - Worm.ExploreZip

8 June 1999
Symantec offers value-for-money solutions for end of financial year Value Solutions bundles key business features together at substantial cost savings

27 May 1999
Symantec appoints Country Manager for New Zealand

26 May 1999
Symantec unveils Digital Immune System strategy for unprecedented level of managed, intelligent protection and control

19 May 1999
Symantec guards groupware environments with Norton AntiVirus 2.0 for Lotus Notes/Domino

11 May 1999
Symantec appoints Leigh Costin to regional corporate product manager position

6 May 1999
Norton AntiVirus for OS/2 detects, eliminates virus threats on OS/2 workstations

15 April 1999
Symantec corporation appoints John W. Thompson,Senior IBM Executive, as President, CEO and Chairman

1 April 1999
Symantec Posts New Virus Definitions to Guard Against Variants of Melissa Virus

26 March 1999
Independent research shows Norton AntiVirus 5.0 is able to detect and repair 100 per cent of in-the-wild viruses

24 March 1999
Symantec announces Norton SystemWorks 2.0

23 March 1999
Symantec announces Norton Utilities 4.0 - the most effective, intelligent problem-solving tool available

19 March 1999
Symantec Raises Profile in New Zealand with Norton Ghost Product Manager and Corporate Account Manager

17 March 1999
Symantec introduces CleanSweep, the #1 award-winning disk cleaning utility, as part of trusted Norton family

11 February 1999
Symantec AntiVirus Research Centre identifies a real virus in an old hoax

8 February 1999
Symantec boosts channel presence with appointment of Terry Sullivan

27 January 1999
Symantec introduces free Bonus Pack with Norton SystemWorks

20 January 1999
IBM to remarket Symantec's Norton AntiVirus product line

13 January 1999
Symantec names senior positions in local and regional marketing team

15 December 1998
Symantec appoints John Donovan to position of General Manager, Australia & New Zealand

30 November 1998
Symantec Norton 2000 protects small businesses and consumers by pinpointing Y2K problems on desktops and laptops

20 November 1998
Symantec completes tender for Quarterdeck

18 November 1998
Symantec addresses number one PC customer need with Norton CrashGuard 4.0

23 October 1998
Symantec to offer premiere-level integration of Norton AntiVirus into Tivoli Enterprise and Tivoli IT Director

16 October 1998
Symantec to acquire Quarterdeck

1 October 1998
Norton Utilities for Macintosh now PowerPC Native, HFS+ compatible

6 October 1998
Symantec's Norton Web Services easiest way to address recent security issue involving Microsoft Outlook and Netscape Communicator

2 October 1998
Michelle Amery, general manager, Symantec Australia & New Zealand, promoted to Director of Latin America

1 October 1998
Symantec and PLATINUM technology, inc. announce strategic business alliance

29 September 1998
Symantec buys Intel's anti-virus business

22 September 1998
Symantec ships Norton AntiVirus for Microsoft Exchange

21 September 1998
Symantec ships first telecommuting productivity solution

18 September 1998
Symantec protects desktops, servers with launch of Norton 2000

18 September 1998
Symantec provides first anti-virus administration solution for the Microsoft Management Console

8 September 1998
Unparalleled small business solution, TalkWorks PRO 2.0 from Symantec

7 September 1998
Symantec's next generation of the world'sbest-selling fax software package - WinFax PRO 9.0

7 September 1998
Symantec Announces Norton SystemWorks

25 August 1998
Symantec Supports OS/2 Customers With New AntiVirus Product

2 July 1998
Ministry of Health Defends Virus Threats With Norton AntiVirus

25 June 1998
Kiwi Company's Ghost Goes Global

24 June 1998
Symantec Offers All-In-One Desktop Solution

23 June 1998
Symantec Brings New Version Of Macintosh Antivirus Software Into Norton Family Of Products

22 June 1998
Symantec Products Compatible With Microsoft Windows 98

17 June 1998
Symantec Mobile Update Keeps Mobile Users Up-To-Date Away from the office

8 June 1998
Symantec Offers Four Times The Protection

4 June 1998
Symantec Partners With DIGITAL To Provide Worldwide Support For Norton Mobile Essentials Customers

3 June 1998
Symantec's New Norton Mobile Essentials Maximises Mobility of Professionals

27 April 1998
New ACT! 4.0 Now Available

18 February 1998
Symantec Expands Its Popular Norton Anti-Virus Range

18 February 1998
Symantec Combats Unknown Boot-Sector Viruses With Exclusive New Technology

15 December 1997
Symantec Announces Another Local Product Initiative - Norton Utilities Gold Edition

11 December 1997
New National Sales Manager, Corporate/Government Appointed for Symantec Australia & New Zealand

29 September 1997
Symantec Announces Version 4.0 Of Its Successful Norton Antivirus Gold Edition

22 September 1997
pcANYWHERE32 Responds To Customers' Remote Control Needs With Version 8.0

19 September 1997
Symantec Ranked as Number One Selling Security Software Provider in June Quarter

9 September 1997
Symantec Announces Visual Page For Windows

7 August 1997
Internet Research Highlights Home Virus Risk

6 August 1997
Symantec Launches the Symantec Anti-Virus Research Centre for Asia Pacific

15 July 1997
Symantec Announces Norton Utilities for the Macintosh 3.5

07 April 1997
Symantec Announces WinFax PRO 8.0

24 February 1997
Symantec Announces New Anti-Virus Technology

06 February 1997
Symantec Announces Norton Utilities for Windows NT 4.0

05 February 1997
Symantec Announces Macro Virus Protection for Microsoft Office 97

14 January 1997
Symantec Posts WinFax PRO Trial Versions on Internet

21 August 1996
Symantec Announces Norton AntiVirus 2.0 for Win95