Symantec Corporation provides software and services for information security, availability, compliance, information technology, and systems performance. It operates in four segments: Consumer Products, Security and Data Management, Data Center Management, and Services. The Consumer Products segment focuses on delivering the company’s Internet security, personal computer (PC) tuneup, and backup products to individual users and home offices. This segment offers consumer security software products under Norton brand name that provides protection from malicious attacks for Windows and Macintosh platforms. The Security and Data Management segment focuses on providing businesses with solutions for compliance and security management, endpoint security, messaging management, and data protection management software solutions that allows customers to secure, provision, backup, and remotely access their laptops, PCs, mobile devices, and servers. Its solutions include virus protection and content filtering, antispam, endpoint security, firewall and virtual private networking, intrusion protection, policy compliance, security management, managed security services, and early warning services. The Data Center Management segment provides storage and server management, data protection, and application performance management solutions across storage and server platforms. The Services segment assists organizations in managing information technology risk in the areas, including security, availability, performance, and compliance, as well as provides customers with maintenance and technical support, consulting, education, and business critical services. The company offers its services to enterprises, governments, small and medium-sized businesses, and consumers worldwide. Symantec was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.