Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) today announced the further expansion of its R&D and technical operations in India with the inauguration of its Centre of Innovation at Chennai.

Unveiled  by  Thiru. Dayanidhi Maran, Hon'ble Minister for Communications & Information  Technology, Government of India and John W. Thompson, chairman and  CEO,  Symantec,  the  Chennai  centre will play a critical role in the development  of  Symantec's  next  generation  of security and availability products and solutions for enterprises and consumers the world over.

Lauding  Symantec's initiative at Chennai, Honorable Thiru. Dayanidhi Maran said  "We are in an era of online collaboration and interactions, where the entire world is getting connected and touching our lives in different ways. In  this milieu, Symantec's Centre of Innovation at Chennai will play a key role  in  developing  new solutions and enabling an environment of safe and secure computing for enterprises and consumers in India and globally."

The  Centre  of  Innovation at Chennai is Symantec's second R&D facility in India  with  plans  for accommodating more than 1,000 employees. Symantec's Centre  of Innovation in Pune has more than 2,100 employees today and works on  high-end  product  development in the security, storage, and compliance domains.

Speaking  on the occasion of the centre inauguration, John W. Thompson said "Chennai is a major commercial and industrial city with a rich talent pool, good  infrastructure  and  excellent educational institutions.  This center will  further augment our already existing R&D and engineering strengths in India. We leverage these capabilities to maintain and extend our technology and  product  leadership  globally.   Our  focus is also to be the solution provider of choice in a rapidly 'Connected India".

Providing  a preview of the work to be done out of the Chennai Centre, Anil Chakravarthy,   vice   president,   India  Technical  Operations,  Symantec Corporation  said,  "The  Chennai  centre  will  play a significant role in developing innovative products and services across Symantec's portfolio. In the   coming   year   the  centre  will  focus  extensively  on  developing next-generation  `Security 2.0' products including the distinguished Norton product line."

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