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Symantec Corporation (Symantec) (NASDAQ: SYMC)is a global provider of security, storage, and systems management solutions that help businesses and consumers secure and manage their information and identities. Symantec conducts the business in three geographic regions: Americas, which consist of the United States, Canada, and Latin America; Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and Asia Pacific Japan.

The Company has five operating segments: Consumer, Security and Compliance, Storage and Server Management, Services, and Other. It provides customers with software and services that protect manage and control information risks related to security, data protection, storage, compliance, and systems management. It also maintains important relationships with a number of Original Equipment Manufacturers, Internet Service Providers, and retail and online stores.

During the fiscal year ended April 1, 2011, Symantec acquired GP Corporation.On January 22, 2010, it acquired Gideon Technologies, Inc. and October 31, 2009, it acquired SoftScan.

Company Website: www.symantec.comCorporate Responsibility Website: Corporate Responsibility at Symantec

Symantec Celebrates International Women's Day

Mar 10, 2010 9:29 AM CST

(Justmeans.com / CSR News) - On March 8th, nations around the world celebrated International Women’s Day, a global event recognizing the economic, political, and social achievements of women past, present, and future.

To commemorate this year’s celebration of women, Symantec is sponsoring the UN Global Compact’s and UNIFEM’s Equality Means Business event on March 9th. In addition to honoring International Women’s Day, the event will launch the Women’s Empowerment Principles and explore their practical relevance for business. Symantec’s Corporate Responsibility Director Cecily Joseph will be in attendance at the event.

Improving opportunities for women at Symantec

In October 2007, Symantec adopted the Calvert Women’s Principles™ as part of its Diversity & Inclusion initiatives. The Principles are the first global code of corporate conduct focused exclusively on women’s issues.

Symantec has also forged relationships with a number of organizations focused on women in the technology sector, including Catalyst, Women in Technology International, Society of Women Engineers, Anita Borg Institute for Women & Technology, and Women’s International Networking.

Improving opportunities for women around the globe

In addition to focusing on women at Symantec, the company strives to contribute to the health, safety, and development of women around the world. The company’s philanthropic activities include projects such as:

Working with Global Fund for Women to provide microenterprise loans to women in India and China wanting to start their own businesses
Partnering with CARE to fund a project in India focused on ensuring young girls have access to school
Providing four-year scholarships, via the Pune-based Lila Poonawalla Foundation, to low-income girls in order that they might study engineering
Executing many community-based projects designed to expose young girls and women to the various career options available in the technology sector

To learn more about Symantec’s women’s initiative and other diversity programs, visit the Diversity & Inclusion page on Symantec’s website. For more information on Symantec’s corporate responsibility strategy, visit the Corporate Responsibility page on Symantec’s website.

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