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Letter to Shareholders 2
Product Portfolio 9
Financial Reports 11
Corporate Directory 59
1998 Annual Report
Table of Contents
The desktop.
A one-to-one customer relationship
we build everyday.
Symantec Corporation helps make users
productive and keep their computers safe
and reliable, anywhere and anytime. As the
world leader in utility software for business
and personal computing, Symantec is acclaimed
for both its customer satisfaction and product
brand recognition. The Company offers a
broad range of solutions focused on addressing
customer needs in three main areas: the
Norton product line of anti-virus and PC-
assistance products; products that cater to
remote user productivity; and the Visual Café
product lines in Internet development tools.
Founded in 1982, Symantec Corporation
employs more than 2,300 people worldwide,
with headquarters in Cupertino, California.
The stock is traded on NASDAQ under the
symbol SYMC. Information on the Company
and its products can be obtained by calling
(800) 441-7234 toll free or (541) 334-6054,
or accessed on the World Wide Web at
www.symantec.com.
The following letter and report contain forward-looking statements
that are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Several important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results and percentages and results
anticipated by the forward-looking statements contained in this report. Readers should pay particular attention to the risk factors described in the section entitled “Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” Readers should carefully review the risk factors described in the other documents the Company
files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed by Symantec Corporation June 5, 1998.
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