Symantec and Ernst & Young, LLP Offer Webcast on Policy Compliance

Toronto, ONT. - February 24, 2004 - Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC), the world leader in Internet security, and Ernst & Young, LLP, one of the world's largest professional services firms, today announced that they will co-host a Webcast on policy compliance. The Webcast, titled "The Case for Implementing Policy Compliance and The Value to Your Business," will be held on Thursday, February 26 at 9:00 a.m. PT. Attendees can register at http://enterprisesecurity.symantec.com/content/webcastinfo.cfm?webcastid=94.

Mark Ungerman, a director of product management at Symantec who leads the development and delivery of Symantec Enterprise Security Manager (ESM), and Keith Mozena, senior manager at Ernst & Young, LLP, will explore the business value of policy compliance. They will also present the tools and strategies available to help organizations maintain compliance with established security policies, and examine the typical costs other organizations are incurring as a result of non-compliance.

About Ernst & Young
Ernst & Young, a global leader in professional services, is committed to restoring the public's trust in professional services firms and in the quality of financial reporting. Its 103,000 people in more than 140 countries around the globe pursue the highest levels of integrity, quality, and professionalism to provide clients with solutions based on financial, transactional, and risk-management knowledge in Ernst & Young's core services of audit, tax, and corporate finance. Ernst & Young practices also provide legal services in those parts of the world where permitted. Further information about Ernst & Young and its approach to a variety of business issues can be found at www.ey.com/us/perspectives. Ernst & Young refers to all the members of the global Ernst & Young organization.

About Symantec
Symantec, the world leader in Internet security technology, provides a broad range of content and network security software and appliance solutions to individuals, enterprises and service providers. The company is a leading provider of client, gateway and server security solutions for virus protection, firewall and virtual private network, vulnerability management, intrusion detection, Internet content and e-mail filtering, remote management technologies and security services to enterprises and service providers around the world. Symantec's Norton brand of consumer security products is a leader in worldwide retail sales and industry awards. Headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., Symantec has worldwide operations in 36 countries. For more information, please visit www.symantec.com.

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