CSUSM Office of Extended Studies Will Hold Two-day Seminars in Internet-ready "Smart" Classrooms

TORONTO - March 16, 1999 -- Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ: SYMC) and the California State University at San Marcos (CSUSM) Office of Extended Studies today announced its series of VisualCafé for Java Training Seminars, featuring the state-of-the-art VisualCafé development environment. Students at CSUSM, site of Symantec's first academic authorised VisualCafé Java Training Centre, will learn Java using VisualCafé Database Edition version 3.0 within a "smart" classroom equipped with advanced computer and electronics technology and fully wired for the Internet. The seminar is open to the public as well.

Established in August, 1998, Symantec's Academic Partnership Program already has 300 colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada participating in its Education Curriculum License Agreement program. Through the program, 25,000 students have access to VisualCafé through their schools' computer laboratories.

"It's a pleasure to see the Computer Science Department at CSU San Marcos taking advantage of the Academic Partnership Program and doing such a remarkable job of offering leading-edge resources to its students," remarked Mansour Safai, Vice President of Symantec's Internet Tools Division. "Forward-thinking professors like Dr. Wang are instrumental in the advancement of Java education for budding professionals, and we're proud that Symantec VisualCafé is a key part of that strategy."

"Over the past year and a half, CSU San Marcos has been using Symantec VisualCafé for various projects, and we continue to be impressed at the way it speeds the students' path to proficiency," said Dr. Stanley Wang, Associate Professor of Computer Science at the California State University San Marcos. "We are extremely pleased to be working with Symantec to provide such excellent training in Java technology to our CSU students, both graduate and undergraduate."

ABOUT THE CSUSM VISUALCAFÉ FOR JAVA TRAINING SEMINARS
The VisualCafé for Java Training Seminars will be held in the University Hall, room 260 on the CSU San Marcos Campus from 8:00 a.m. until 4:45 p.m. The seminars are being held as part of the Symantec Academic Partnership Program, of which CSUSM is a partner along with other educational institutions such as San Francisco State University and the University of Washington Business School. The seminar will cover the following areas:

Day One:

• Overview of Symantec VisualCafé for Java
• VisualCafé GUI Components and Interactive Wizards
• Programming and Debugging in VisualCafé for Java
• Lab Exercise: Creating a Complete GUI Project

Day Two:

• A Walking Tour for Creating and Executing a Database Project
• Database Programming with VisualCafé Database Edition
• Data-aware JFC/Swing Components and Databinding
• Lab Exercise: Building Your Own Database Project

The cost of the seminar is (US)$995, which includes two days of training, lunch for both days, along with VisualCafé trialware. Special seminar lodging rates per person will be arranged at the Quail's Inn in Lake San Marcos, California. For more details, call (800) 500-9377.

ABOUT THE SYMANTEC ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM
Symantec Corporation offers membership in the Academic Partnership Program to all accredited educational institutions. Partnership includes the free classroom use of Symantec VisualCafé to support full-time Java curricula. In addition, the company is establishing academic training centres to facilitate advanced Java education. Special consideration will be given to the institutions when beta programs for future releases of VisualCafé are offered; other feedback and suggestion forums will also be established.

To apply for the program, representatives of accredited colleges or universities are invited to send email to professordirect@symantec.com; or to call (800) 598 8662.

ABOUT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN MARCOS
Found in 1989 as the 20th campus in the California State University system, the San Marcos campus continues to develop and grow. Students are taught with a 17:1 student:faculty ratio by a diverse faculty, most of whom hold Doctoral or Terminal degrees. The College of Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, and Education offer a broad range of academic disciplines. Students can choose from among 19 undergraduate and 8 graduate program, as well as 15 teacher credential programs. Student support services, small class sizes, close interaction with peers and faculty members, and innovative academic programs are just a few of the reasons students are attracted to CSU San Marcos. In addition, students have a unique opportunity to impact the creation of academic programs and services, student governance systems, and campus activities. For more information, visit CSUSM's Web site at www.csusm.edu.

ABOUT SYMANTEC'S INTERNET TOOLS DIVISION
The Symantec Internet Tools Division pioneered the Java development tools market by delivering the first integrated development environment for Java™ in March 1996. Since then, the division has continued to develop, market and support a complete line of Java development tools, including Visual Page, VisualCafé Standard Edition, VisualCafé Professional Edition, and VisualCafé Enterprise Edition. Symantec VisualCafé has won virtually every award and honour available for Java development tools and more than any other Java development tool on the market. For more information on VisualCafé, visit the Web site at www.visualcafe.com.

About Symantec in Canada:
With 250 employees, Symantec's Canadian operations are headquartered in Toronto with offices in Montreal, Ottawa and Vancouver. For information on Symantec products or current promotions, contact the Canadian office at (416) 441-3676 or access Symantec's Canadian Web Site. Symantec is an active member of the Canadian Alliance Against Software Theft (CAAST).

About Symantec
Symantec is the world leader in utility software for business and personal computing. Symantec products and solutions help make users productive and keep their computers safe and reliable anywhere and anytime. Symantec offers a broad range of solutions and is acclaimed as a leader in both customer satisfaction and product brand recognition. Symantec is traded on Nasdaq under the symbol SYMC. More information on the company and its products can be obtained at www.symantec.com.

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