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Fujitsu and Symantec to Expand Global Strategic Partnership

Delivering integrated solutions to better serve customers

Fujitsu Limited,Symantec Corporation

Tokyo, February 02, 2010

Fujitsu (TSE: 6702) and Symantec Corporation (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced that they intend to expand their global strategic partnership and better serve their customers in the areas of data protection, storage management, and information security.

Under this arrangement, Fujitsu plans to combine its high-performance and highly reliable ETERNUS storage systems and PRIMERGY servers with Symantec's industry-leading data management and storage management software products including NetBackup, Backup Exec, Backup Exec System Recovery and Storage Foundation, and its global de facto security solution, Symantec Endpoint Protection. Fujitsu and Symantec will jointly identify and provide solutions integrating both companies' products and services to help customers streamline datacenter management and fully utilize their existing IT investments. Both companies aim to help a wide range of customers — from medium-sized companies to large enterprises — reduce their costs, and better meet their diverse information and risk management needs.

While building on each company's strengths and increasing synergies between the two, Fujitsu and Symantec aim to further expand their businesses worldwide with the possibility of joint product development targeting the global market.

Corporate Senior Executive Vice President Masami Yamamoto stated, "By combining Fujitsu's strengths in storage and server products with Symantec's leading software for storage/server management and data protection, I am confident that we will be able to offer a more competitive range of solutions to our customers."

Fujitsu is currently extending its infrastructure business in global markets, developing unified global brands, product lines and services for server and storage infrastructures.

"Our customers continue to face flat or decreasing budgets in light of exponential information growth," said Enterprise Products Group President Greg Hughes of Symantec. "With this enhanced relationship, Fujitsu and Symantec intend to more tightly integrate our solutions and services to help customers improve hardware utilization, reduce complexity, and improve operational visibility."

Symantec aims to maximize the value of its solutions for its customers through its alliances with key global partners, including the leading hardware vendors and systems integrators. With this expanded relationship with Fujitsu, Symantec will be able to help customers further reduce their costs, minimize risk and more effectively secure and manage the information that drives their businesses.

About Fujitsu

Fujitsu is a leading provider of IT-based business solutions for the global marketplace. With approximately 175,000 employees supporting customers in 70 countries, Fujitsu combines a worldwide corps of systems and services experts with highly reliable computing and communications products and advanced microelectronics to deliver added value to customers. Headquartered in Tokyo, Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 4.6 trillion yen (US$47 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009. For more information, please see: www.fujitsu.com.

About Symantec

Symantec is a global leader in providing security; storage and systems management solutions to help consumers and organizations secure and manage their information-driven world. Our software and services protect against more risks at more points, more completely and efficiently, enabling confidence wherever information is used or stored. More information is available at www.symantec.com.

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Date: 02 February, 2010
City: Tokyo
Company: Fujitsu Limited, Symantec Corporation, , , ,