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8
Competition .
The microcomputer software market is intensely competitive and is subject to rapid changes in technology. It is
influenced by the strategic direction of major microcomputer hardware manufacturers and operating system providers.
Our competitiveness depends on our ability to enhance existing products and to offer successful new products on a
timely basis. We have limited resources and must restrict product development efforts to a relatively small number of
projects.
Examples of key competitors for products of our Security and Assistance unit include:
• VirusScan and Dr. Solomon Anti-Virus Tool-Kit from Network Associates, Inoculan from Computer
Associates International, Inc., Trend Micro, Inc.’s InterScan VirusWall and PC-cillin Corp. Edition, which
compete with our Norton AntiVirus product;
• Virex and McAfee VirusScan from Network Associates, which compete with our Norton AntiVirus for
Macintosh product;
• Uninstaller from Network Associates and WinDelete from IMSI Corporation, which compete with our Norton
CleanSweep product;
• Drive Image Pro from PowerQuest Corporation, RapiDeploy from Altiris, Inc. and Micro House
International’s ImageCast IC3, which compete with our Norton Ghost product;
• McAfee Office from Network Associates, which competes with our Norton SystemWorks product;
• McAfee First Aid 2000 and McAfee Nuts & Bolts from Network Associates, Mijenix Corporation’s Fix-It
Utilities 99, TechTool PRO from MicroMat, Inc. and Executive Software International, Inc.’s Diskeeper,
which compete with our Norton Utilities product;
• PC Clinic from Network Associates and Updates.com from Updates.com, which compete with our Norton
Web Services product;
• TransCentury Office from Platinum Technology IP, Inc., Greenwich Mean Time’s Check 2000 Client Server
and WRQ, Inc.’s Express 2000 Software Manager, which compete with our Norton 2000 Corporate Edition
product; and
• Greenwich Mean Time’s Check 2000, McAfee 2000 Toolbox from Network Associates and Intelliquis’
IntelliFix 2000, which compete with our Norton 2000 product for the consumer.
Examples of key competitors for products of our Remote Productivity Solutions unit include:
• Contact managers, such as GoldMine from GoldMine Software Corporation and Maximizer from Multiactive
Software, Inc. and less directly, personal information managers, such as Organizer from IBM’s Lotus division,
Outlook from Microsoft Corporation and Sidekick 99 from Starfish Software, Inc., which compete with our
ACT! product;
• DynamicAccess from 3Com Corporation and NetSwitcher from NetSwitcher, which compete with our Norton
Mobile Essentials product;
• pcANYWHERE competes with LapLink from Traveling Software, Inc., ReachOut from Stac Software, Inc.,
Carbon Copy from Compaq Computer Corporation and Timbuktu from Netopia, Inc.
• HotFax MessageCenter by Smith Micro Software, Inc., Communicate! PRO and Communicate! by
01Communique, which compete with our TalkWorks PRO product; and
• HotFax MessageCenter from Smith Micro Software and 01Communique’s Communicate! products in the
broader fax and voice messaging market, which compete with our WinFax PRO product.
Examples of key competitors for products of our Internet Tools unit include:
• JBuilder Client/Server from Inprise Corporation, VisualAge for Java Enterprise from IBM and PowerJ from
Sybase, Inc., which compete with our Symantec Visual Café (Database Edition) and Symantec Visual Café
(Enterprise Suite) products;
• Microsoft’s Visual J++, Inprise’s JBuilder Professional, IBM’s VisualAge for Java Professional, SuperCede
by SuperCede Inc. and Sun Microsystems, Inc.’s Java WorkShop, which compete with our Symantec Visual
Café (Professional Edition) product; and