Information about Symantec
| Type: | Public |
| Founded: | (1982) |
| Location: | Cupertino, California |
| Revenue: | $1.870 billion USD (period ending April 2004) |
| Employees: | 6,000 (2004) |
| Website: | www.symantec.com |
Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ: SYMC), founded in 1982, is an information security company headquartered in Cupertino, California that now specializes in computer security and antivirus software.
Symantec first became well-known as the publisher of Q & A, an extraordinary 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 the famous Norton Utilities, created in the mid 1980s by software engineer Peter Norton. At one time Symantec was also known for its development tools, particularly the Think Pascal, Think C, and Symantec C++ systems that were particularly popular on the Macintosh platform; they exited this business in the late 90s as competitors such as Metrowerks stole significant market share.
In recent years, Symantec has been primarily known for its Norton-branded antivirus and utility software. Products released under the Symantec name include Norton AntiVirus, Norton Commander, Norton Internet Security, Norton Personal Firewall, Norton SystemWorks (which now contains the venerable Norton Utilities), Norton AntiSpam, Norton GoBack (formerly Roxio GoBack), and Norton Ghost (originally published by Binary Research).
Due to the recent acquisition of PowerQuest, Symantec now produces the newest versions of PartitionMagic, now called Norton PartitionMagic. This is true as well of the Netware partition manager, PowerQuest ServerMagic, now called Symantec ServerMagic. Drive Image has become Norton Ghost, replacing the original program.
The Symantec Security Response organization (formerly Symantec Antivirus Research Center) is one of the foremost antivirus and computer security research groups in the industry.
On December 16, 2004, VERITAS and Symantec announced their plans for a merger. With VERITAS valued at $13.5 billion, it was the largest software industry merger to date.
Symantec's shareholders on June 24, 2005 voted to approve the company's merger with VERITAS, and the deal closed successfully on July 2nd. July 5, 2005 was the first day of business for U.S. offices of the new, combined software company.
Symantec - Extensions & Converters
001 - Ghost Disk Image Span File
ADL - DESQview
AFM - DESQview
ALI - DESQview
BHF - pcAnywhere Host File
BJG - DESQview
CIK - Norton CleanSweep Installation Log
CIL - Norton CleanSweep Installation Log
CIT - Norton CleanSweep Installation Log
CPZ - CP Shrink Archive
CVP - WinFax Cover Page
CVR - WinFax Cover Page
DKB - DataKeeper Backup File
DKS - DataKeeper Configuration File
DV - DESQview Script
DVO - DESQview
DVP - DESQview Program Information
DVR - DESQview
DWM - DESQview
ECF - WinFax Office Add-in File
FXD - WinFax Sent Document
FXM - WinFax Fax
FXR - WinFax Received Document
FXS - WinFax Fax Transmit Graphi
GHO - Ghost Disk Image File
GHS - Ghost Disk Image Span File
GRP - DESQview
IIL - Norton CleanSweep Installation Log
LIVEUPDATE - Norton Anti-Virus Update Settings File
LSZ - WinFax
LYT - DESQview
MRG - DESQview
NRG - Norton Registration Entries
NSD - Norton System Doctor Sensors Configuration
NU4 - Norton Utilities DLL Root File
PB - WinFax Pro Phone Book
PFB - DESQview
PLB - DESQview
PRJ - Visual Café Project
QIF - DESQview Compressed Font Archive
QIP - DESQview Compressed Program Archive
REL - Norton Internet Security 2001 Log File
SNF - DESQview Font
TRI - LiveUpdate Product Update List
USERPROFILE - Live Update User Profile
VCPREF - Live Advisor Preferences
VDB - Norton AntiVirus Update File
VMC - DESQview Video Monitor Configuration
WFA - WinFax Pro Archive
WFX - WinFax Data File
WIPEINFO - Norton Utilities Sendto File
WIPESLACK - Norton Utilities Sendto File
XDB - Norton AntiVirus Update File
XPM - DESQview Macro
