Symantec Provides Security and Availability Solutions for Microsoft SQL Server 2005

Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) today
announced the availability of industry-leading solutions for application
performance management, archiving, backup and recovery, storage management,
clustering, and security for Microsoft SQL Server 2005. Symantec's i3 for
SQL Server, Backup Exec, NetBackup, LiveState Recovery, Storage Foundation
High Availability (HA) for Windows, Enterprise Security Manager, and
AntiVirus solutions have all been developed to work with SQL Server 2005.
Symantec's solutions enable IT organizations to deliver enterprise-class
security, availability, and performance for SQL Server 2005 environments.

"A growing number of enterprises are deploying SQL Server to support their
mission critical applications," said Kris Hagerman, senior vice president,
Storage and Server Management Group, Symantec. "Symantec offers SQL Server
2005 customers a broad suite of trusted, market-leading solutions that will
help ensure their SQL Server 2005 data is secure, available, protected, and
recoverable."

SQL Server 2005 is the next version of Microsoft's flagship database. It
will focus heavily on enhancing three key areas, including enterprise data
management, developer productivity, and business intelligence. This new
version provides significant performance improvements over previous
versions of SQL Server.

"One of the key objectives for SQL Server 2005 is to enable enterprises to
have more control over their data management," said Paul Flessner, senior
vice president for SQL Server at Microsoft. "Symantec and Microsoft have
collaborated for years on the SQL Server platform. Symantec's solutions
for SQL Server 2005 will provide security, availability and data management
solutions that enhance the performance, security, and availability of the
data center for large enterprise customers."

Application Performance Management

VERITAS i3 for SQL Server software, now from Symantec, is the first
application performance management solution to support SQL Server 2005
databases. As enterprises increasingly adopt SQL Server 2005, i3 for SQL
Server software will provide IT managers with a comprehensive set of
end-to-end performance and service management tools to proactively monitor,
analyze, and fine-tune their applications and maintain performance and
availability levels for their organizations. The latest i3 for SQL Server
offerings enable IT managers to set and maintain service levels for .Net
applications and web services running on SQL Server 2005 databases.

Backup and Recovery

When it comes to SQL Server backup and recovery, NetBackup, Backup Exec,
and LiveState Recovery software simplify database backup while increasing
availability. VERITAS NetBackup, now from Symantec, delivers comprehensive
data protection for SQL Server 2005. Organizations can centrally manage all
aspects of backup and recovery for SQL Server database and non-database
files through intuitive, graphical user interfaces (GUIs), allowing
consistent, enterprise-wide backup policies. Additionally, Symantec Backup
Exec delivers fast and dependable protection on 32- and 64-bit servers.
Symantec LiveState Recovery helps ensure complete system and application
recovery, including SQL Server databases.

Storage Management and High Availability

VERITAS Storage Foundation High Availability (HA) for Windows, now from
Symantec, is an integrated stack of storage management, replication, and
clustering software available today for Microsoft Windows environments.
Symantec's integrated solution enables IT organizations to dynamically
manage complex storage environments, seamlessly increase or reclaim unused
storage capacity, and virtually eliminate application downtime through
on-line storage management. Moreover, Storage Foundation HA for Windows
helps ensure the continuous availability of mission-critical Windows-based
systems, applications, and databases. In the event of an outage, Storage
Foundation HA for Windows helps ensure that those systems are quickly and
safely recoverable.

Security

Symantec AntiVirus (SAV) and Enterprise Security Manager (ESM) provide
industry-leading security and compliance solutions for SQL Server, helping
to ensure that an enterprise's data is protected from threats. ESM
enables organizations to define, measure, and report on the compliance of
information systems against security policies, standards, and government
regulations -- all from a single console. Symantec ESM also integrates
with Symantec Security Information Manager 9500 Series for patent-pending
dynamic correlation of compliance information and security intelligence
from Symantec DeepSight Threat Management System to help organizations
proactively resolve issues before they become a threat to customer privacy
and data integrity.

Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition provides real-time virus and spyware
for Exchange Server and SQL Server environments, along with protection for
enterprise workstations and network servers, to enable enterprise-wide
system uptime. This comprehensive solution combines award-winning
technologies and Symantec's global response infrastructure to provide
effective protection at every network tier, reduce overall cost of
ownership, and help ensure data integrity. The solution uses a side-effect
repair system to keep systems operational during security disruptions,
while automatically detecting and repairing the effects of spyware, adware,
viruses, and other malware.

About Symantec

Symantec is the world leader in providing solutions to help individuals and
enterprises assure the security, availability, and integrity of their
information. Headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., Symantec has operations
in more than 40 countries. More information is available at
www.symantec.com.

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CONTACT:
Linda Smith Munyan
Symantec Corporation
415.738.2686
linda_munyan@symantec.com
Mike Bradshaw
Connect PR
801.373.7888
mikeb@connectpr.com
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