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Symantec is computer-technology corporation that develops security software. Symantec was founded in 1982 by Gary Hendrix with a National Science Foundation grant. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, United States, Symantec employs 17,500 people worldwide as of 2009. The company is best known for its Norton security software. Symantec is the largest software security software company in the world and the fifth largest US software company.
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| Company information |
| Headquarters |
Sunnyvale, California, United States
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| Primary business sector |
Security Software |
| Secondary business sectors |
Antivirus |
| Type |
Public (NASDAQ: SYMC) |
| Employees |
17,500 |
| Website |
http://www.symantec.com/ |
Wikipedia
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symantec |
Software Top 100 position (2009)
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7
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| Previous Software Top 100 position |
6 |
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Financial information
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| Total revenues 2008 (mln US$) |
6,152 |
| Software revenues 2008 (mln US$) |
5,692 |
| Software revenues 2007 (mln US$) |
5,266 |
| Software revenue growth (%yoy) |
8% |
| Percentage of total revenues |
93% |
Symantec investor relations url
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http://investor.symantec.com |
| Financial year end |
March 31st |
| Financial year correction |
1/4 FY 2008 + Q1/Q2/Q3 FY2009 |
Software revenue calculation
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Total revenues - Services
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| Other research remarks |
Software revenue calculation adjusted from Total Revenues to Total Revenues minus Services |
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http://www.softwaretop100.org |
