Symantec 2008 Annual Report Download - page 5

at the endpoint. Over time, as endpoints evolve to incorporate a range of computing and delivery
models — local or streamed applications within physical or virtual desktops — Symantec will
provide solutions that support and manage this complexity. Our recent acquisition of AppStream,
whose capabilities are already incorporated into our Software Virtualization Services products,
builds on our endpoint management and virtualization portfolio.
Software-as-a-Service. In mid-February, we launched two services from the Symantec Protection
Network, which is our new Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) business designed to provide small- and
medium-sized customers with a suite of online data protection and security solutions. Symantec
Online Backup provides data protection services for servers, desktops and laptops online, while
Symantec Online Storage for Backup Exec provides a disaster recovery service for mid-sized
customers. These solutions are designed to provide best-in-class protection for our customers’
mission critical business data. We expect to deliver additional SaaS offerings in areas where we
have market-leading products such as endpoint security, archiving and messaging.
Consumer Services. We will continue to expand our market leadership in the consumer
business by introducing innovative products and services. We are driving incremental revenue
per customer as they migrate from point products to suites and begin consuming value added
services such as our expert installation, system checks and PC performance tune-up offering.
Customer feedback has been strong and we believe that our consumer services will underpin our
growth objective for the business this year.
We are additionally focused on meeting our stakeholder’s expectations for continued leadership
in good governance; the greening of IT; and advocacy for privacy, data protection, and online
safety. These priorities, along with other areas of corporate responsibility such as our work to
promote employee diversity and our outreach to local communities, go beyond “nice to have”
initiatives. Rather, they are intertwined with our core business objectives and can have a real and
significant impact on financial performance and our company’s long-term success in the market.
We have taken several important steps this past year to advance our corporate responsibility
performance. The Nominating and Governance Committee of our Board of Directors amended
its charter to include oversight of corporate responsibility issues. We completed our first global
greenhouse gas inventory in preparation for setting carbon dioxide reduction targets. We are
using our products internally to reduce energy consumption and assisting our customers in
reducing their own energy needs. We adopted the Calvert Women’s Principles and reiterated our
support for the Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact. These actions, and many
more, speak to our commitment to larger social and environmental issues. We are eager to
continue this work and invite our stakeholders to partner with us.
CONFIDENCE IN OUR FUTURE
In closing, let me underscore my confidence in our business and our future. Symantec is a great
company with superb brands and a very talented team. More than ever, our customers and
partners look to Symantec to help them secure and manage their information across the full
spectrum of information technology platforms. In the face of an ever changing technological
landscape, we are confident that our business is well-positioned as we enter the new fiscal year.
We look forward to delivering on those expectations and have no doubt we will succeed.
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