Category Archives: Symantec

This Metric Says You’re Smart to Own Symantec

There’s no foolproof way to know the future for Symantec or any other company. However, certain clues may help you see potential stumbles before they happen — and before your stock craters as a result. A cloudy crystal ball In … Continue reading

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This Metric Says You’re Smart to Own Symantec

There’s no foolproof way to know the future for Symantec (Nasdaq: SYMC  ) or any other company. However, certain clues may help you see potential stumbles before they happen — and before your stock craters as a result. A cloudy crystal … Continue reading

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Symantec advances mobile productivity with new Android and iOS protection capabilities – Nation

Building on its success of facilitating mobility initiatives for enterprise customers, Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced significant mobile portfolio updates to enable secure mobile email deployments, mobile application initiatives and Bring Your Own Device programs. With these updates, Symantec … Continue reading

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Cloud Computing: Symantec Dumps Its CEO – SYS

Symantec Wednesday pushed its CEO and president of three years Enrique Salem out and installed its chairman, former Intuit CEO Steve Bennett, in his place. Shares rose a cheery 13.5% to $14.96 on the news. “While progress has been made … Continue reading

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Symantec replaces CEO, successor promises turnaround

Symantec Corp’s board has fired Chief Executive Enrique Salem and replaced him with Chairman Steve Bennett, who launched a strategic review in a bid to turn around the security software company whose stock has languished for years. Shares of Symantec … Continue reading

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Symantec ousts chief executive

Symantec, the largest maker of computer-security software, ousted CEO Enrique Salem and passed the reins to chairman Steve Bennett. Symantec’s assets are strong yet the company lags, Bennett said. The stock is down 16 percent this year as sales slow … Continue reading

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Symantec Changes Executive Leadership

Enrique Salem, president and chief executive officer of Symantec has stepped down effective immediately. Steve Bennett has been appointed president and chief executive officer in his place in addition to his continued role as chairman of the board. PRESS RELEASE … Continue reading

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Market Lacks Direction as Earnings Are Mixed

Whipsawed by strong earnings from some companies and weak ones from others, like the once infallible Apple, the stock market lacked direction on Wednesday. The Standard Poor’s 500-stock index slipped 0.42 points, or 0.03 percent, to 1,337.89, extending the broad … Continue reading

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Daily Cuppa: Mountain Lion release, Symantec’s CEO swap

Welcome back to Daily Cuppa, where we get you up to speed with what happened overnight. Apple released OSX 10.8 Mountain Lion, which will set Aussies back AU$20.99. We’ve got everything you need to know here. An iOS app developer … Continue reading

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Symantec ousts CEO Salem in favor of chairman; shares soar

Click photo to enlarge Symantec, the world’s largest maker of computer-security software, ousted CEO Enrique Salem and passed the reins to Chairman Steve Bennett, saying the company wasn’t performing well enough. Bennett, former CEO of Intuit (INTU), also will take … Continue reading

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