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POSITIONED FOR GROWTH
I believe Symantec is uniquely positioned for long-term growth. Our history is in protecting
infrastructure and information. As businesses evolve to include more numerous and
complex interactions, we’ll be participating in those markets on a global basis. In addition,
we will leverage our over
60,000
partners to better serve our large enterprise customers
as well as focus more attention on small and medium enterprise businesses.
For more than
20
years we have been protecting our customers from threats, system
failures, user errors, data loss, and disasters. In fact, we protect more people and more
companies from more online threats and risks than anyone in the world.
We have thrived over the years due in no small part to our commitment to operating our
company in a manner that builds trust among our customers, employees, investors, and
communities. This year, we signed the United Nations Global Compact to reinforce the
connection between our values, our business strategy, and our actions. We are undertaking
specifi c, targeted initiatives to reduce our environmental impacts, engage with our commu-
nities, and improve the economic value that we deliver to our stakeholders. I believe that
corporate responsibility and accountability will continue to be a key driver of our success.
There is no doubt that there will be more challenges ahead. However, I believe we have
made the right changes in our business to address them. Furthermore, we have built a very
strong team that will continue to drive our leadership position in the industry. On behalf
of the board, I extend our gratitude to our outstanding employees, partners, and customers
around the globe. We are exceptionally grateful to our investors as we realize it has been
a challenging year. As always, we are looking forward to continuing to build shareholder
value through keen strategic insight and solid business execution.
Sincerely,
John W. Thompson
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Offi cer
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