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General Information

Websitesymantec.com
Blogcommunity.norton....
CategorySecurity
Employees
Founded1982
Descriptionsecurity software

Offices

World Headquarters
20330 Stevens Creek Blvd
Cupertino, CA, 95014
USA

Former People

Senior Software Engineer
Web Designer/Content Producer
VP, Publishing

Acquisitions

Total$1.52B
Mi5 Networks, 3/09
MessageLabs, 10/08 $695M
PC Tools, 8/08 $280M
SwapDrive, 6/08 $123M
AppStream, 4/08 $53M
@Stake, 9/04
Brightmail, 5/04 $370M

Investments

LifeLock 8/09
Veracode 1/07

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Symantec

Symantec provides security software for business and individual use. 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 operates in more than 40 countries.

Milestones

  • Invested in LifeLock. (8/5/09)
    Posted 8/6/09 at 10:27am
  • Acquired Mi5 Networks. (3/20/09)
    Posted 4/21/09 at 10:53am
  • Acquired MessageLabs for $695M. (10/9/08)
    Posted 10/10/08 at 1:31pm
  • Acquired PC Tools for $280M. (8/18/08)
    Posted 8/28/09 at 8:55am
  • Acquired SwapDrive for $123M. (6/08)
    Posted 6/10/08 at 2:04pm
  • Acquired AppStream for $53M. (4/9/08)
    Posted 7/4/09 at 10:34pm
  • Invested in Veracode. (1/07)
    Posted 1/3/09 at 8:57am
  • Acquired @Stake. (9/16/04)
    Posted 10/15/08 at 9:44pm
  • Acquired Brightmail for $370M. (5/4/04)
    Posted 8/19/09 at 9:05am
  • Went public with stock symbol SYMC. (6/23/89)
    Posted 4/22/08 at 9:00am
  • Toby DiPasquale, Senior Software Engineer added.
    Posted 9/1/08 at 3:20pm
  • Neill Horsman, Web Designer/Content Producer added.
    Posted 11/28/08 at 12:27am
  • Alice Lankester, VP, Publishing added.
    Posted 10/8/09 at 3:48pm

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Sources

  1. Symantec acquires Mi5, expands security offerings (news.cnet.com) [edit]
  2. Symantec Pays $695M For Anti-spam's MessageLabs (thealarmclock.com) [edit]
  3. Citation Needed [add]
  4. Symantec Buys Online Backup Service SwapDrive For $123 Million (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  5. Symantec to buy AppStream (news.cnet.com) [edit]
  6. Symantec to Acquire @stake (symantec.com) [edit]
  7. Symantec to Acquire Brightmail (symantec.com) [edit]
  8. Symantec helps pump $40M into identity theft protection company Lifelock (venturebeat.com) [edit]
  9. Venture Beat (venturebeat.com) [edit]

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