Symantec Vice President to Speak at SecurE-Biz CXO Security
Summit
CUPERTINO,
Calif.--(
BUSINESS WIRE)--June 9,
2004--Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq:SYMC), the global leader in
information security, today announced that Ann Marie Beasley,
Symantec's vice president of global strategies and
solutions, will participate in a
panel discussion at the SecurE-Biz CXO Security Summit. The
panel discussion, titled "Establishing an Effective IT Security
Program," will take place on June 10, at 9:15 a.m. at the
Marriott Metro Center in Washington, D.C.
Panel participants will describe criteria and strategies for
implementing security programs that manage a broad array of risks
facing information systems in commercial and public sector
organizations. Beasley will discuss the advantages of taking an
integrated approach to security, spanning network protection,
systems management and storage recovery.
Laptop Battery The SecurE-Biz CXO Security Summit was established in 1999 by
the Office of the Secretary of Defense as an educational forum for
technology practitioners to share best practices and lessons
learned in conducting secure online commerce and
communications.
Bill Robbins is senior vice president of The Americas geography, responsible for driving Symantec sales and operations in the United States, Canada and Latin America. Most recently Robbins served as senior vice president of the Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) geography, responsible for driving Symantec's sales and business development across more than 17 countries. In this role he served as the senior leader for the overall Symantec business in Asia Pacific and Japan.
Thinkpad Beasley is an information security expert with more than 20
years in the industry. At Symantec, she is responsible for
strategic programs across product development, planning and market
intelligence.
"In order for Internet security solutions to be effective, they must keep pace with the rapidly evolving threat environment, " said Enrique Salem, senior vice president, security products and solutions, Symantec Corp. "By being able to deliver product updates such as these, we are providing our users with the assurance that their Symantec security solutions have the latest technology needed to keep them safe and secure online."
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"With information and technology as the cornerstones of businesses today, the need for comprehensive, continuous data protection is a priority for our customers, " said Jeremy Burton, senior vice president, enterprise security and data management, Symantec Corp. "Symantec is pleased to receive the magazine's Editor's Choice award for Backup Exec as the preferred CDP solution for Windows environments, and to be selected as the winner among a large group of competitive solutions."
Laptop Computers Symantec is the global leader in information security providing
a broad range of software, appliances and services designed to help
individuals, small and
mid-sized businesses, and large
enterprises secure and manage their IT infrastructure.
Symantec's Norton brand of products is the worldwide leader in
consumer security and problem-solving solutions. Headquartered
in Cupertino, Calif., Symantec has operations in more than 35
countries. More information is available at
http://www.symantec.com.
Before joining Symantec, Salem was president and CEO of Brightmail, spam software that was successfully acquired by Symantec in 2004. Before Brightmail, he served as senior vice president of products and technology at Oblix Inc., where he spearheaded corporate strategy and development by leading the company's engineering, product management, and technology groups. Before Oblix, he was vice president of technology and operations at Ask Jeeves Inc., where he was responsible for the engineering group and the company's entire IT operation. Prior to that, he led the security business unit at Symantec, helping to grow the unit's revenue from $200 million to $460 million over a three year period.
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"It's great to see our work with BMC Software's Remedy Help Desk and Action Request System come to fruition with two strong, integrated security solutions that help enterprises ensure compliance with security policies and track security events from start to finish, " said Stephen Cullen, senior vice president, Security Products and Solutions at Symantec. " breed IT and security solutions to our mutual enterprise customers."
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