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RDATE:24062008

CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced that
an updated version of Vontu Data Loss Prevention is now available
featuring enhanced management and support of native SQL database
scanning. Data loss prevention (DLP) solutions help organizations
prevent the loss of confidential or proprietary information wherever it
is stored or being used. The Vontu Data Loss Prevention suite enables
businesses to find and protect exposed confidential data across the
entire enterprise. Continuing its track record of innovation, this is
the second DLP product release since Symantec's acquisition of Vontu in
December 2007.

With the Vontu DLP update, businesses can better manage SQL database
scans when performing content discovery. With native support for SQL
databases, such as Oracle, SQLServer or DB2, companies can now perform
systematic enterprise-scale audits of thousands of databases as part of
their data loss prevention strategy to quickly inventory databases as
part of an audit or locate sensitive data which may have been
improperly stored.

Companies often use data loss prevention technology on their data at
rest to perform data clean-up projects or inventory critical
information. Sharp HealthCare, for example, utilized Vontu Network
Discover from Symantec to quickly create an inventory of confidential
data files residing on servers and in databases, locate the data owners
to work with them on appropriate controls and destroy unused and
unnecessary confidential data. By doing so, Sharp HealthCare was able
to mitigate the risk of accidental or malicious activity as well as
establish ongoing controls and reporting to ensure future regulatory
compliance with legislation such as the Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

"The proliferation of sensitive data across thousands of storage
locations across an enterprise is one of the root causes of the data
loss problem," said Starla Rivers, information security architect at
Sharp HealthCare. "Our databases literally hold millions of patient and
employee names with associated private data so we constantly assess our
infrastructure to ensure that this data is properly protected."

Market Growth for Storage DLP Solutions

An April report from Gartner[1] on growth trends in the data loss
prevention market predicts that "data discovery will be the single
fastest-growing segment of the CMF/DLP space in 2008 and beyond."
Symantec has observed this trend in action with more than 100 customers
currently deploying Vontu Network Discover to identify sensitive data
at rest and protect it.

"Approximately two-thirds of new customers purchase our data-at-rest
products as part on their initial DLP investment, and we have led the
DLP market in the number of data-at-rest deployments since we first
shipped our solution in September of 2005," said Steve Roop, senior
director of marketing for data loss prevention solutions at Symantec.
"Our clients clearly recognize the need for a mature, full-featured
solution to discover sensitive content as part of a comprehensive
strategy to prevent data loss."

Storage DLP solutions help companies address the challenges of
compliance audits, investigations, data clean-up and data
classification. With enhanced deep scanning support for SQL databases,
Symantec extends its lead with the industry's most comprehensive
coverage of enterprise data repositories. Vontu DLP supports native
scanning of all six classes of content repositories-- including file
servers, distributed laptops and desktops, databases, document and
records management systems (such as Documentum and SharePoint), email
repositories, and Web sites (including intranets and extranets).

For optimal scalability, Vontu DLP delivers three discovery approaches.
Agent-based scanning provides benefits when scanning large number of
endpoints to enable simultaneous discovery on thousands of machines.
Vontu DLP server agents perform distributed scanning of data
repositories across remote regional offices and centralized scanning to
investigate massive, centralized repositories with millions of
documents or database records.

In a recent white paper "DLP Content Discovery: Best Practices for
Stored Data Discovery and Protection," by Rich Mogull, Securosis,
Mogull reiterates the importance of content discovery as part of a full
data loss prevention plan.

According to Mogull, "Content discovery is likely more effective at
reducing enterprise risks than network monitoring alone and is one
reason organizations should consider full DLP suites over
single-channel products."

Vontu Data Loss Prevention Enhancements

Vontu Data Loss Prevention now supports native SQL database scanning
that can be fully controlled from within the Vontu Enforce Platform
with integrated features to manage the scheduling, throttling and
filtering of SQL database scans. In addition, Vontu's Endpoint DLP
solution has enhanced operating system coverage for Windows Server 2003
and Windows Vista, and can perform parallel scanning of thousands of
systems by leveraging the Vontu Endpoint DLP agent architecture.

About Symantec

Symantec is a global leader in infrastructure software, enabling
businesses and consumers to have confidence in a connected world. The
company helps customers protect their infrastructure, information and
interactions by delivering software and services that address risks to
security, availability, compliance and performance. Headquartered in
Cupertino, Calif., Symantec has operations in more than 40 countries.
More information is available at www.symantec.com.

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