Top 100 Computer Companies

Company News

Cupertino, Calif. April 12, 1999-- Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ:SYMC) today announced that it will join Hewlett-Packard Company's Covision Internet solutions program. The program is aimed at providing businesses and corporations integrated Internet-ready solutions through select channel partners. The alliance will provide HP's partners and customers with Symantec's VisualCafé Enterprise Suite, a best-of-breed tool to Internet enable applications, tools and legacy systems.

VisualCafé Enterprise Suite is the industry's premier Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for the creation of distributed Java technology-based applications. VisualCafé Enterprise Suite features unique technology intelligently automates many development tasks, such as configuring applications for interoperability across different platforms and across multiple application servers. Designed using an open approach, VisualCafé Enterprise Suite gives users the flexibility to choose best-of-breed tools for their tasks and to leverage existing resources and platforms. As part of the HP Covision program, VisualCafé is now among those key technologies necessary to build and deploy Internet and Intranet applications for electronic commerce and business information systems.

HP Covision solutions are formed at the channel and targeted at companies ranging in size from small businesses that are just getting connected to the Internet, to enterprises that are building sophisticated intranets and extranets. The Covision program combines leading Internet applications; services from certified Internet-ready resellers, systems integrators and Internet service providers (ISPs); and HP computer technology, including servers, desktops, printers and scanners.

"We are excited to partner with innovative Internet technology companies such as Symantec," said Greg Mihran, head of Internet business development for HP's Personal Systems Group. "VisualCafé will provide Internet developers with productive solutions for building, deploying and maintaining sites for corporate intranets."

"As a member of the HP Covision program, we are providing international customers with VisualCafe Enterprise Suite, which provides the technology breakthrough many companies have been waiting for to implement Java applications that are most critical to their business," said Mansour Safai, vice president of Symantec's Internet Tools Division.

About Symantec

Symantec is the world leader in utility software for business and personal computing. Symantec products and solutions help make users productive and keep their computers safe and reliable anywhere and anytime. Symantec offers a broad range of solutions and is acclaimed as a leader in both customer satisfaction and product brand recognition. Symantec is traded on Nasdaq under the symbol SYMC. More information on the company and its products can be obtained at www.symantec.com.

About Symantec's Internet Tools Division

The Symantec Internet Tools Division pioneered the Java development tools market by delivering the first integrated development environment (IDE) for Java in March 1996. Symantec continues a tradition of innovation that distinguishes VisualCafé as the market share leader in Java(TM) development technology. Symantec's suite of Java development tools include VisualCafé Enterprise Suite, VisualCafé Database Edition, VisualCafé Professional Edition, VisualCafé Standard Edition and Visual Page. More information can be obtained at www.visualcafe.com.

NOTE TO EDITORS: If you would like additional information on Symantec Corporation and its products, view the Symantec Press Center at http://www.symantec.com/PressCenter/ on Symantec's web site.

Symantec Contact
Michelle Cunningham
Symantec Corporation
(408) 447-8317
mcunningham@symantec.com

Suggestions, comments,  questions? Contact us

Copyright ©1995-1999, InternetValley Inc.