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The Motley Fool April 19, 2006 Tim Beyers	A Billion Reasons to Avoid Symantec? The antivirus maker has a taxing problem. For its part, Symantec says it isn't in error and plans to take the Feds to tax court, but it's not certain how much investors may lose if the IRS is right.
The Motley Fool May 16, 2006 Rich Smith	Symantec Still Flat An earnings beat isn't all it's cracked up to be. Symantec is continuing to post ugly numbers, and may do so until it has fully digested Veritas. Investors, take note.
InternetNews May 30, 2006 Roy Mark	Symantec Patches Antivirus Vulnerability Symantec said today it has fixed a vulnerability in its antivirus software suite that potentially could open a backdoor to hackers.
The Motley Fool January 22, 2004 Rich Smith	Symantec Buys Itself Symantec reports great profits and a debatable share buyback decision.
The Motley Fool December 17, 2004 Rich Smith	Symantec Slammed Symantec plus Veritas equals minus $1.5 billion. When Microsoft makes goo-goo eyes at a market, it's the current suitors that get the shivers.
InternetNews May 26, 2006 Ed Sutherland	Symantec Denies 'Highly Severe' Antivirus Flaw Could Symantec's antivirus software, which guards company and government computers, include a backdoor allowing hackers access to corporate data?
The Motley Fool July 22, 2004 Rich Smith	Symantec's Simply Terrific The Internet security company continues to post impressive numbers. Investors will want to continue to monitor Symantec's performance, and to pay special attention when (or if) the dilution rate appears to slow later this year.
InternetNews November 17, 2008 Richard Adhikari	Symantec CEO John Thompson to Step Down John W. Thompson, the CEO of antivirus and security software company Symantec, will retire from the post as of the end of the company's fiscal year, the company announced today.
The Motley Fool July 28, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Software Strengthening Like a Virus With security threats rampant, it's no wonder McAfee grew its quarterly earnings.
InternetNews April 18, 2006 Clint Boulton	Symantec's $1B Tax Bill Security software giant Symantec said in a Securities and Exchange filing that it owes the government $1 billion in unpaid taxes, mostly relating to an audit of its purchase of Veritas Software.
The Motley Fool December 20, 2004 Seth Jayson	Redmond Giveth; Redmond Taketh Away Microsoft's Hotmail beats McAfee, sends Trend Micro soaring. The whole virus-protection biz looks a bit investor-unfriendly.
PC World July 26, 2006 Narasu Rebbapragada	Security Software Expands Protection Symantec, McAfee, and AOL add backup and antiphishing tools to suites.
The Motley Fool April 2, 2011 Stephen J. Marini	Symantec: A Growth Opportunity in the Mobile Market Security could be a great opportunity to take advantage of the mobility trend.
InternetNews August 14, 2006 Andy Patrizio	Microsoft OneCare Jumps Out To A Big Start Aggressive pricing puts Microsoft at number two in the security market.
The Motley Fool May 9, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Symantec Boots Up The security software maker reports fiscal fourth-quarter 2006 earnings today after close of market. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 27, 2005 Rich Duprey	Digital River Dry on Outlook Despite record third-quarter results, this e-commerce company plunges 19% on its 2006 outlook. Is now the time to buy?
The Motley Fool January 13, 2005 Tom Taulli	Software Firms Struggle With Upload Despite lots of communication with investors, the Symantec-Veritas combo is still generating unease.
InternetNews April 30, 2004 Sean Michael Kerner	Symantec Sideswipes Second Patent Dispute The Internet security firm settles with Clearswift after fixing its argument with Aladdin, and reports record revenues.
InternetNews November 2, 2005 Paul Shread	Symantec Stumbles on Warning Symantec fell after the company warned that its results will come in below expectations... The broader market fared much better... Priceline jumped after beating estimates... Mercury Interactive plunged... etc.
The Motley Fool May 19, 2004 Rich Smith	Symantec's Trojan Buyback The software company is raking in the cash and distributing it to insiders.
The Motley Fool January 30, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: How Safe Is Symantec? What should worry Symantec investors was the company's December announcement that it is restating its statement of cash flows for the first half of fiscal 2006. Investors need to keep a sharp eye on this for the next few quarters.
InternetNews December 21, 2005 Sean Michael Kerner	Symantec Antivirus Users At Risk The Symantec AntiVirus RAR Archive Decompression Buffer Overflow has been found to have a highly critical vulnerability for which there is currently no patch.
The Motley Fool January 28, 2010 Anders Bylund	Is Security the Next Cloud Computing Play? Symantec has a slow quarter, but looks to brighter days ahead.
BusinessWeek March 21, 2005 Sarah Lacy	Symantec's Thompson: "I Can't Wait To Compete..." As the CEO finalizes his deal for Veritas, war with Microsoft looms.
The Motley Fool October 29, 2008 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Symantec Shoots for Two In advance of earnings, analysts expect sales to grow at computer security expert Symantec, and profits to grow even more.
InternetNews September 7, 2006 Ed Sutherland	Microsoft Investigates Word 2000 Trojan Microsoft said it has launched an investigation into reports of a new Trojan horse targeting Word 2000.
The Motley Fool January 20, 2005 Rich Smith	Symantec Better Than Its Word Internet security specialist restrains dilution, beats earnings.
The Motley Fool July 23, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Symantec Sings Management at Symantec digs out its wallet and allocates $2 billion in authorizations for share buybacks.
The Motley Fool May 4, 2005 Rich Smith	Verily, Veritas Did Well Symantec's merger target spruces up. So let's take a quick look at Veritas' numbers, for the Symantec shareholders' sakes, if for no other reason.
InternetNews August 16, 2005 Jim Wagner	Symantec Hardwires Partners The company adds functionality from other developers to expand the reach of its commercial-grade security appliances.
BusinessWeek November 8, 2004 Robert Barker	Not Many Chinks in Symantec's Armor Demand for its Internet firewall and antivirus software programs is so strong that Symantec expects revenues in the fiscal year ending in March to surge 33%, its earnings per share jumping 44%, to $1.54.
InternetNews August 17, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Symantec Adds Piece of Security Puzzle The antivirus maker, Symantec, buys Sygate to fill out its enterprise offerings.
The Motley Fool February 9, 2005 Rich Duprey	Microsoft's Butterfly Effect Software giant's purchase of antivirus software maker has rippling effects, sending the stock prices of antivirus makers McAfee and Symantec down 6% and 8%, respectively.
InternetNews December 16, 2004 Clint Boulton	Symantec to Buy Veritas for $13.5B The marriage of Symantec and Veritas would form one of the largest security and back-up software powers in the market. Should it succeed, Symantec shareholders will own 60% and Veritas shareholders approximately 40% of the combined entity.
The Motley Fool March 1, 2011 Gary Cassady	More Hacking From Inside China, Trading Opportunities Is there a way to profit off of the misfortune of cyberattacks?
InternetNews December 14, 2004 Clint Boulton	Symantec Reportedly in Talks to Acquire Veritas Security software maker Symantec is reportedly in talks to buy back-up software power Veritas Software in a blockbuster deal that, at $13 billion, would be one of the largest of its kind.
InternetNews June 23, 2009 Alex Goldman	Symantec Adds Monitoring for Antivirus Tools The Symantec Managed Endpoint Protection Services, announced today, are a suite of services that help enterprise IT managers protect thousands of PCs.
InternetNews July 28, 2005 Paul Shread	McAfee, Symantec Ride Security Wave McAfee reported pro forma earnings of 31 cents a share... Symantec reported earnings of 27 cents a share... The broader market rose on strong earnings reports... etc.
The Motley Fool May 5, 2005 Rich Smith	Symantec vs. the Taxman If Symantec ultimately had to ante up 51.8% to the taxman, shareholders can take some consolation in the fact that the company made a whole bunch of money first.
InternetNews July 25, 2006 Michael Hickins	Yahoo Helps Symantec Join the Consumer Fray Symantec's expanded deal with Yahoo opens a new channel for the Internet security giant, but consumer adoption remains a question mark.
The Motley Fool September 30, 2009 Tim Beyers	Are Symantec and McAfee Doomed? Mr. Softy decides to take security seriously.
The Motley Fool May 17, 2011 Anders Bylund	Symantec's Growth Vision Is Cloudy If you squint a certain way, Symantec looks like a turnaround story at the moment.
InternetNews September 10, 2009	Symantec Norton 2010 Hinges on Reputation Symantec's latest offering takes a different approach to evaluating files and applications on the fly.
The Motley Fool June 4, 2004 Rich Smith	Symantec's Bizarre Swap After peeling back layers of buybacks, its shareholder dilution is more historic than prospective.
InternetNews November 19, 2008 Richard Adhikari	Microsoft Offers Free Security, Pulls Live OneCare Microsoft today declared its surrender in the war for the retail security software market.
The Motley Fool October 30, 2009 Anders Bylund	Symantec Locking Up Profits (and Customers) Lengthy contracts let companies like Symantec and IBM build their business on solid rock.
InternetNews March 2, 2007 Andy Patrizio	Microsoft OneCare Bombs Out In Antivirus Test Microsoft's Windows Live OneCare antivirus software came in last in an evaluation of 17 antivirus programs in the AV Comparatives Web site's bi-annual software roundup.
InternetNews November 6, 2007 Andy Patrizio	Vontu Buy Puts Symantec At Head Of DLP Field With one $350 million check, Symantec leaped to the front of the loss prevention market. Now it needs to build on what it bought.
The Motley Fool December 14, 2004 Tim Beyers	A $13 Billion Christmas Present? The New York Times reports Symantec is seeking to buy storage software maker Veritas. In thinking about how these companies may be reshaped, the alert investor may find more than one unexpected present for his portfolio.
InternetNews January 6, 2005 Paul Shread	Symantec, Veritas Run Into Skepticism Shares of Symantec and Veritas took a hit Thursday after Wall Street analysts expressed doubts about the companies' proposed merger... DoubleClick raised guidance... Western Wireless may be acquired by Alltel... etc.