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Symantec President to Participate on FTC Spyware Panel CUPERTINO, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- April 16, 2004 -- Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq:SYMC), the global leader in information security, today announced that John Schwarz, Symantec's president and chief operating officer, will participate on a panel discussing spyware and its ramifications as part of a workshop hosted by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The panel discussion, entitled "Industry Responses to Spyware: Industry Best Practices and Working With the Government," is scheduled for Monday, April 19, 2004, from 2:30 - 3:30 p.m., ET, at the FTC's Conference Center, located at 601 New Jersey Ave., NW, Washington, D.C.Schwarz's comments will focus specifically on the impact spyware and similar software has on the information security industry and best practices to address spyware as a cyber threat. Additional information about the entire workshop, entitled "Monitoring Software On Your PC: Spyware, Adware and Other Software," can be accessed via the FTC's Web site at http://www.ftc.gov. The event is open to the public. About Symantec Symantec is the global leader in information security providing a broad range of software, appliances and services designed to help individuals, small and mid-sized businesses, and large enterprises secure and manage their IT infrastructure. Symantec's Norton brand of products is the worldwide leader in consumer security and problem-solving solutions. Headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., Symantec has operations in more than 35 countries. More information is available at http://www.symantec.com. NOTE TO EDITORS: If you would like additional information on Symantec Corporation and its products, please view the Symantec Press Center at http://www.symantec.com/PressCenter/ on Symantec's Web site. All prices noted are in US dollars and are valid only in the United States. Symantec and the Symantec logo are trademarks or registered trademarks, in the United States and certain other countries, of Symantec Corporation. Additional company and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the individual companies and are respectfully acknowledged. |
