“Symantec and VERITAS have been trusted vendors for LandAmerica for the past several years. We understand the tight synergy between information security and data protection and expect the merger will result in a single entity that can better meet our business and technology requirements, while reducing the complexity of our infrastructure.”
-Robert Kuntz Jr., Director of Infrastructure Services, LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc.

“The rationale behind the Symantec-VERITAS merger is solidly in line with Holland & Knight’s focus on information integrity, that is, the importance of an integrated approach to security and availability. We look forward to having a single vendor that can provide the full range of products and services we need for enterprise-wide information integrity.”
-Travis Abrams, IT Systems Manager, Holland & Knight LLP

“BankAnnapolis receives excellent support from both VERITAS and Symantec. I look forward to the continued technology leadership coming out of the combined company, which will give us a peace of mind that the data sent from our branch offices to our central data center is secure.”
-Mike Haske, Vice President of Technology, BankAnnapolis

“Reduced complexity is an objective that is always front and center for us. The merger of Symantec and VERITAS, two strategic technology providers for us, is sure to play into this objective. In addition, as there are various synergies between the two product lines, we look forward to an integrated suite of products that deliver on our very aggressive information management and security requirements.”
-David Pikelny, Network Manager, Berdon LLP

“The commodities and futures markets are fiercely competitive and both VERITAS and Symantec have helped keep the Chicago Board of Trade ahead of the competition. From a leadership perspective, we have a great deal of confidence in the merger of these two companies. The integration of the two product lines and management teams will better meet our needs as an enterprise customer and we look forward to working with Symantec to help secure and manage our most critical data.”
-Mark Dixon, Vice President of Technical Services, Chicago Board of Trade

“Both Symantec and VERITAS look to deliver solutions that meet our business requirements. With the merger of the two, we get a strategic advisor with greater scale and an integrated product line.”
-Robert Graham, Senior Vice President, Information Systems, Farmers and Merchants Bank

“Symantec is no longer a security company; it is a growing information integrity enterprise. This recent acquisition of VERITAS is an effort to create convergence between two logical components, one being security of the core information and the other the availability and reliability of that important core data.”
-David Jordan, Chief Information Security and Privacy Officer, Arlington County

“VERITAS Backup Exec and Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition give me the protection I need. Because both are easy to manage, I can grow my business without growing my IT staff.”
-Wayne Martinez, President, NAVAJO Company

“As one of the most competitive and successful teams in Formula One racing, the Renault F1 Team welcomes the merger between VERITAS Software and Symantec. The combined organization will enable the team to secure car and race information, make it available and ensure its integrity. We believe that information integrity provides the most cost-effective, responsive way to keep the team ahead in the face of system failures, Internet threats or other unplanned outages.”
-Graeme Hackland, IT Manager, Renault F1 Team (UK, France)

“The new Symantec will continue to assist us in meeting regulatory compliance for data availability and ensure business continuity in the face of system failure. Both Symantec and VERITAS have helped us to deliver a high standard of service to all of our customers. We look forward to the merger of these two companies to provide us with great automated capabilities.”
-Christopher Perrault, IT Operations Open-Systems Procurement Manager, T-Systems France

“Tieliikelaitos is the main contractor for the development and maintenance of Finland’s traffic network. The long-standing relationship with VERITAS Software has been like our roads: smooth, no nasty bumps and a clear vision for the future. That relationship is set to become even stronger following the merger with Symantec. Besides reducing the cost of managing our information and security infrastructure, it will streamline vendor management and help ensure information integrity. It’s a ‘win-win’ story for all parties.”
-Petri Pehkonen, IT Architect, Tieliikelaitos (The Finnish Roads Enterprise)

“As Turkey’s largest automotive manufacturer and the country’s second largest exporting company, you can imagine how much we rely on VERITAS Software every day to ensure the continual, uninterrupted delivery of information. That process will become even easier now, following the merger of VERITAS Software and Symantec. For the first time, Ford Otosan will have world-class information security and availability solutions from one unified organization.”
-Kurtulus Ozturk, Systems Administration Team Leader, Ford Otosan (Turkey)

“Seamless, continual and high-quality communication is a hallmark of the Hilton International brand and for this reason we vigorously endorse the merger between VERITAS Software and Symantec. We believe it will assist Hilton International in delivering information security and availability across all of our platforms, in all of our hotels.”
-Julian Daniel, Director Infrastructure and Technology, Hilton International

“The integration of the world leader in storage software and the world leader in security software is great news for LogicaCMG. In the telecommunications sector, we are continually striving to reduce the complexity of securing and managing information. The new Symantec organization will help us to balance the need to both secure information and make it available, thus ensuring its integrity.”
-Peter Broekroelofs, VP Marketing and Strategy The Netherlands, LogicaCMG (The Netherlands)

“Luton Borough Council welcomes the merger between Symantec and VERITAS Software. We believe that it will assist this leading UK local authority in enhancing the security and availability of its information, while driving down the cost of managing the IT infrastructure. For the first time, we will benefit from best practice security and storage solutions across all platforms—all delivered from a single vendor.”
-Chris Kadwill, ICT Manager, Luton Borough Council (UK)

“Medway Council congratulates VERITAS Software and Symantec on the news of the merger. As one of the largest unitary authorities in England, the Council is continually looking to achieve operational efficiencies, deliver great service to citizens and comply with growing compliance legislation. The new unified organization will help us achieve those goals while reducing the cost and complexity of managing an expanding IT infrastructure.”
-Dave Williams, ICT Project Manager, Medway Council (UK)

“As a long-time user of Symantec products as well as products that have been acquired by Symantec, we find it very beneficial that products that need to work seamlessly work together—as is the case with information security and availability solutions—are integrated into solutions from one single vendor. We use Symantec and VERITAS solutions at the moment, so the merger of these two companies will make our IT lives even easier.”
-Steffen Pohlenz, Associate Director of IT, Morphosys (Germany)

Both Symantec and VERITAS look to deliver solutions that meet our business requirements. With the merger of the two, we get a strategic advisor with greater scale and an integrated product line.”
-Karl Clare, Technical Services Manager, Norwich Union Central Services (UK)

“Having already achieved a complete return on our VERITAS Enterprise Vault investment in only four months, we perceive VERITAS Software to be a trusted advisor to this leading British retailer. The merger with Symantec will bring significant additional value by maintaining tight security, helping Somerfield comply with all regulatory requirements and helping us to operate within our existing budget constraints.”
-Colin Clark, Corporate Cost Audit Manager, Somerfield Stores Ltd

“The integration of the world leader in storage software and the world leader in security software is great news for Belgacom. In the telecommunications sector, we are continually striving to reduce the complexity of securing and managing information. The new Symantec organisation will help us to balance the need to both secure information and make it available, thus ensuring its integrity.”
-Luc Eraly, Team Lead for Oracle Projects, Belgacom (Belguim)

“Hyundai Department Store has a very sophisticated IT infrastructure, and we are always looking for ways to increase efficiency. The combination of VERITAS and Symantec will provide us a single vendor who can meet all of our information security and data management needs. As a result, Symantec will help us reduce complexity in our data center and drive down the cost of managing our systems.”
-Jong-Soon Kim, CIO, Hyundai Department Store (South Korea)

“We have strong relationships with both Symantec and VERITAS and are in full support of the merger, as we believe that the combined entity can bring the strengths of both organizations to the table. We can see the benefits of working with one customer account team across this space and are confident that Lend Lease will be well looked after throughout the transition period and over the longer term.”
-Julian Doyle, Head of Shared Technology Services, Information and Communications Technology, Lend Lease (Australia)

“The merger of Symantec and VERITAS, two strategic vendors we work with, is going to be positive for the simple reason that we can deal with one technology partner instead of two. The benefits of working with one international company for all our security and storage management and recovery needs will provide many benefits over time, of which the most importance being that of simplification of the business solution implementation process for this suite of products.”
-Colin Sunckell, IT Infrastructure Manager, Pumpkin Patch (New Zealand)

“The merger of Symantec and VERITAS holds significant potential for enterprise customers such as SMART Communications. While only a VERITAS customer today, we see the integrated product roadmap and greater product breadth as a real plus moving forward.”
-Wilhelmina D. Cruz, CIO, SMART Communications, Inc. (Philippines)

“StarHub and Symantec have worked in partnership to build an integrated security infrastructure to protect and manage and StarHub’s critical information assets. We are looking forward to Symantec's merger with VERITAS and the increased breadth of products and services that the new company will bring – we expect that our relationship will only be enhanced.”
-James Woo, Vice President, Information Technology, StarHub (Singapore)

“Resiliency is a critical concern for ICICI Bank. Subsequent to the merger of Symantec and VERITAS, we are keenly awaiting their integrated product roadmaps. We hope that this will provide customers like ourselves a single source bouquet of products and services that will help us mitigate vulnerabilities, prevent attacks, recover quickly from any unfortunate disasters and improve our day-to-day operations.”
-Pravir Vohra, Senior GM & Head Technology Management Group, ICICI Bank (India)