Norton software adds value to customer service by offering comprehensive troubleshooting and repair services

Toronto, ON. June 7, 1999 - Symantec Corporation (Nasdaq: SYMC), the world leader in utility software for business and personal computing, today announced an exclusive deal with the Tech Centres of The Business DEPOT™. The Business DEPOT locations nation-wide will now use Norton SystemWorks™ exclusively in their Tech Centres, offering customers comprehensive troubleshooting and repair services for their computing needs.

The Business DEPOT has 120 Tech Centres across Canada. The Tech Centres offer upgrade services to customers as well as PC software diagnostics. Each technician will use the Norton SystemWorks package, and its Norton AntiVirus™ program to scan a customer's PC system before and after servicing to ensure the machine is free from viruses.

"By utilising the troubleshooting expertise of the Norton products, we are adding value to the wide array of technical service and support options we offer our customers," says Akbar Husein, category manager at The Business DEPOT. "We chose Norton SystemWorks because it offers a comprehensive one-stop solution comprising five Symantec utilities that work together to fix and prevent system problems."

At The Business DEPOT Tech Centres, customers can take advantage of the Norton SystemWorks package which features:

• Norton Anti-Virus - the world's most popular and most powerful anti-virus capabilities
• Norton Utilities™ - the industry leader in finding and preventing computer problems
• Norton CleanSweep™ - the most complete PC hard drive clean-up software on the market
• Norton CrashGuard™ - protects against system crashes and screen fixes
• Norton Web Services™ - gives users easy access to the latest virus definitions, hardware drivers and software updates

"More than 30 million customers trust the Norton brand name to keep their computers safe and reliable," said Chris Monnette, General Manager, Symantec Canada. "Now customers can get that same reliability whenever they take their computers to any of The Business DEPOT's Tech Centres. With the Norton packages, customers get the best troubleshooting and repair capabilities available on the market today."

About The Business DEPOT
Canada's largest office products retailer was founded in Toronto in 1991. The company is an Every Day Low Price retailer that offers customers the "Best Buys In Office Supplies at Guaranteed Low Prices". Currently, the chain operates 134 stores across Canada under the banners STAPLES (38 Stores), STAPLES Business DEPOT (48 Stores), The Business DEPOT (20 Stores) and BUREAU EN GROS (28 Stores). In addition to the Canadian operation, STAPLES Inc. has stores operating in the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany. Visit The Business DEPOT in the internet at: www.businessdepot.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.

Founded in 1982, the company's global operations span North America, Europe, Japan and several fast growing markets throughout Asia Pacific and Latin America. Traded on Nasdaq under the symbol SYMC, Symantec Corporation is based in Cupertino, Calif., and employs more than 2,000 people. Information on the company and its products can be obtained by calling (800) 441-7234 toll free, (541) 334-6054 or accessed on the World Wide Web.

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