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By Chad Berndtson , ChannelWeb 6:16 PM EST Tue. Dec. 15, 2009 Symantec has the breadth and depth of product portfolio to stave off the competition, and is poised to grow with the help of the channel as the economy gradually rebounds.

Symantec Corp. today announced its mobile security and management strategy, including three products to help organizations secure and manage data on the rising number of mobile devices in the enterprise.

Norton did have a slick Web-based interface and let you back up files from up to five PCs, however.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. Symantec Corp. today announced that the U.S. Tax Court issued its ruling in favor of the company regarding the Veritas Software tax assessment for 2000 and 2001.

The Federal Government has called in Symantec for consulting advice on forthcoming US-style data breach notification laws aimed at notifying consumers when a business has lost or compromised data linked to them.

Symantec Corp. won a tax decision that could save it about $545 million in back taxes, according to reports Friday.

WHAT: To launch the newest version of Norton Online Backup, today Symantec announced the "Save Your Bacon with Norton" contest, where people can share their stories of data loss to win one of twelve bacon-loaded prize packs.

Symantec Corp. today unveiled a new version of Norton Online Backup which now supports both Windows and Mac on up to five computers, conveniently linked together through the same central account.

" Aptec Holdings, one of the largest technology distributors in the Middle East, Pakistan, Turkey & English speaking sub-Saharan Africa, has announced that it is hosting a one-day seminar on 15th December 2009 in Kuwait on "Symantec Backup Execa System Recovery 2010 The event will be held at Le Meriden, Kuwait from 0900hr - " 1400hrs.

Security software vendor now offering endpoint security and storage foundation apps through Amazon's cloud.

India Gazette Tuesday 8th December, 2009 Bangalore, Dec 8 : Symantec Corp. and Wipro Ltd today announced a new partnership under which Wipro Infotech will offer data loss prevention, and backup and recovery infrastructure consultancy services based on Symantec technology.

Symantec's new CEO, Enrique Salem , used his first official Canadian appearance to urge public sector IT professionals to "operationalize" security and ensure that protecting information helps achieve organizational objectives, rather than gets in their way.

Malicious activities on the Internet have increased with the targets being reputable, high-traffic websites, according to a research done by Symantec.

Ilhavo, Portugal a ' 30/11/2009 a ' SADIF Investment Analytics, announces a new summary due diligence report covering Symantec Corporation .

Cybercriminals are targeting customers accessing websites using Personal Digital Assistant or smart phones by tricking them into purchasing "rogue" software.

Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Friday, November 27, 2009 -- Symantec Corp. today outlined the storage trends to watch for 2010.

New Delhi, Delhi, India, Thursday, November 26, 2009 -- Symantec Corp. today announced the India findings of its annual 2009 Global SMB Disaster Preparedness Survey.

Despite the harsh reality of destructive computer viruses, many small business owners and employees still fail to realize how important virus protection is ... until disaster strikes.

The question is how long will it take hackers to launch attacks in the wild, and will Microsoft have a patch by then? November 24, 2009 By Stuart J. Johnston : Microsoft confirmed late Monday that a zero-day security hole in older versions of Internet Explorer is a real threat that the company is taking seriously.