Symantec Corporation NASDAQ: SYMC, founded in 1982, is an international corporation which sells computer software, particularly in the realms of security and information management. Headquartered in Cupertino, California, USA, Symantec has operations in more than 40 countries. Symantec first became well-known as the publisher of Q & A, a dual-mode product that was both a word processor and a database. During the 1990s, Symantec switched focus away from development of its own products and towards acquisition of other companies. An early purchase gave Symantec ownership of Norton... Utilities, created in the mid-1980s by software engineer Peter Norton.
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| NASDAQ symbol: | SYMC |
| Founded: | 1982 |
| Founders: | Gary Hendrix |
| Headquarters: | Cupertino, California |
| Legal structure: | Corporation |
| Annual revenue: | $6,149,850,000 |
| Net income: | $-6,728,870,000 |
| Operating income: | $1,331,200,000 |
| Market cap: | $14,000,000,000 |
| Employees: | 17,500 |
| Industries: | Computer software, Computer, Prepackaged Software, Computer security |