Symantec to Webcast Quarterly Earnings Call

Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) will webcast its quarterly earnings conference call on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008, at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT to discuss the results of its fiscal third quarter 2008, ended Dec. 28, 2007.

All interested parties are invited to listen to Symantec's chairman and chief executive officer, John W. Thompson, and chief financial officer, James Beer, present the quarterly earnings results, highlights and guidance.

Investors will have the opportunity to listen to the conference call and the replay over the Internet through Symantec's Investor Relations Web site at http://www.symantec.com/invest . To listen to the live call, please go to the Web site at least 15 minutes early to register, download and install any necessary audio software. For those who cannot listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available on this site shortly after the call.

About Symantec

Symantec is a global leader in infrastructure software, enabling businesses and consumers to have confidence in a connected world. The company helps customers protect their infrastructure, information and interactions by delivering software and services that address risks to security, availability, compliance and performance. Headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., Symantec has operations in more than 40 countries. More information is available at www.symantec.com .

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