Symantec 2009 Annual Report Download - page 4

improving our ability to cross sell, up sell and drive solution sales, we can offer tremendous upside for
our customers and for Symantec.
For fiscal 2010, I have established four key product focus areas for our team.
Strengthen our leadership and win in security across our enterprise and consumer
segments.
We are the security market leader, and this year we expect to extend our lead in security.
Our Norton 2009 products have earned more than 130 awards globally and we’re including leading-
edge reputation-based technology that’s already getting rave reviews in the 2010 beta releases.
PC
Magazine
called the products “record breakingly effective.” On the enterprise side, we are well on our
way to regaining our traction in the industry with our security solutions, particularly with the launch of
Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition and the Symantec Protection Suites in May 2009.
The suites create an endpoint and messaging environment that is secure against today’s complex
malware, data loss and spam threats, and is quickly recoverable in the event of failure, thereby
controlling costs and managing risk. Moreover, the suites are easy to deploy and simple to use, saving
customers time and costs associated with securing their IT environment. These new releases along
with an increased focus on cross-selling our portfolio will allow us to accelerate our security business.
Capitalize on the migration to next generation data protection . We expect to solidify our
leadership in data protection during the transition to a new generation of technologies which include
disk-based backup, virtualization support, continuous data protection, and de-duplication. We expect
to sell more of these next generation technologies as NetBackup 5.0 customers continue to transition
to NetBackup 6.5 which enables more disk-based options. Additionally, in February 2009, we merged
backup and archiving under the same business leader. We will leverage our technology strength in
backup and archiving to simplify administration and reduce costs for our customers. For example, our
next release of Backup Exec will have built in de-duplication and an archive option powered by
Enterprise Vault.
Scale and extend our Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) business . We acquired MessageLabs,
the leader in SaaS messaging security, in November 2008. Our integration is going smoothly, and we
plan to utilize our existing technology and the MessageLabs platform to create new SaaS offerings to
include archiving, DLP, backup, and many other services. Our goal is to offer customers the flexibility
to manage their businesses using online services, onsite software, or hybrid onsite and online
solutions. This is especially attractive in the current macroeconomic environment as SaaS is a delivery
method that enables many companies to improve the efficiency of their IT spending.
Enable our customers to simplify their heterogeneous environments and reduce costs
by helping to commoditize their IT infrastructure. The world builds proprietary stacks, whether
it be HP, IBM or Cisco. This creates an opportunity for Symantec to help IT buyers commoditize that
infrastructure. Buyers don’t want to be locked into any one vendor. They want to have choice. And
Symantec’s competitive advantage is to provide our customers that choice. By creating software that
works across any combination of hardware and operating system, we give our customers the flexibility
to get the best value out of their other IT suppliers.
CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY
We continue to focus on corporate responsibility priorities such as Green IT and the environment,
data protection and privacy, and online safety. Core business priorities such as tracking and responding
to cyber attacks, providing clients with software to help them save energy and reduce carbon
emissions, promoting the advancement of women in technology, and teaching parents how to keep
their children safe online, speak to our commitment to social and environmental issues.
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