Symantec Provides Power Users Fast and Effective Solution to Optimise Windows NT Volumes

Norton Speed Disk 5.0 for Windows NT Workstations is the Only Solution to Provide Complete Optimisation-Including Master File Table and Meta Data-in Real Time

Toronto, Ont. - October 25, 1999 - Symantec Canada today announced the availability of the consumer version of Norton Speed Disk 5.0 for Windows NT Workstations, the fastest and most effective disk optimisation tool to help power users keep their workstations running at peak performance. The first utility to completely optimise Windows NT volumes online without a system reboot and without turning off other services such as anti-virus software, Norton Speed Disk 5.0 for Windows NT Workstations improves system uptime, increases productivity, and limits future fragmentation. Norton Speed Disk 5.0 for Windows NT Workstations is now available for purchase via Internet download at the Symantec web site, ca.symantecstore.com.

"Norton Speed Disk for Windows NT revolutionises the NT disk drive utility market just as Norton Utilities' Speed Disk utility did for Windows 95/98 environments," said Enrique Salem, vice president of Symantec's Security and Assistance Business Unit. "By offering power users the first disk utility to go beyond simple defragmentation and also intelligently optimise volumes, Symantec is continuing its 15-year tradition of delivering best-of-breed solutions for maximising system performance and end-user uptime."

Traditional disk utilities are limited to defragmenting Windows NT volumes, rearranging the order in which file content is organised, so that the data in each file is stored in contiguous disk clusters. Norton Speed Disk 5.0 for Windows NT Workstations goes a critical step farther and optimises drives, arranging defragmented files so that the most important or frequently accessed files are at the beginning. Consequently, these files are more quickly accessible, which saves the power user valuable time and results in significant improvements in system performance.

Norton Speed Disk 5.0 for Windows NT Workstations optimises highly fragmented drives as well as drives that have as little as three percent free space. Norton Speed Disk 5.0 for Windows NT Workstation is the only disk utility to optimise the entire hard drive, including the directories, Master File Table (MFT), page files, and meta data.

After its initial run to arrange a drive's contents in the most optimal order, Norton Speed Disk 5.0 for Windows NT Workstation completes each subsequent optimisation quickly and efficiently, and without having to complete additional passes required by traditional disk defragmentation tools. Not only are competitors' disk utilities unable to optimise the MFT and meta data, but they also require that systems go offline through a reboot and/or halt services, such as anti-virus programs, during defragmentation.

Norton Speed Disk 5.0 for Windows NT Workstations defragments and optimises online without a system reboot and without affecting anti-virus software. As a result, Norton Speed Disk 5.0 for Windows NT Workstations provides the most comprehensive optimisation capabilities in the most secure and reliable manner.

Pricing and Availability
Norton Speed Disk 5.0 for Windows NT Workstations is available now for download via the Symantec web site at www.symantecstore.com. Norton Speed Disk 5.0 for Windows NT Workstations is priced at $74.95 (CDN). An upgrade offer is available to current users of Norton Utilities 4.0, Norton Utilities 2000, Norton Utilities NT 2.0, Norton NT Tools, Norton System Works 2.0, Norton System Works 2000 and beta download testers of Norton Speed Disk 5.0 for $44.95 (CDN).

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENT:
This press release contains forward-looking statements. There are certain important factors that could cause Symantec's future development efforts to differ materially from those anticipated by some of the statements made above. Among these are the anticipation of the growth of certain market segments, the positioning of Symantec's products in those segments, the competitive environment in the software industry, dependence on other products, changes to operating systems and product strategy by vendors of operating systems, and the importance of new Symantec products. Additional information concerning those and other factors is contained in the "Risk Factors" section of the company's annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 2, 1999.

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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