AdvizeX Earns Symantec Certification; Ohio Company Implements and Manages Integrated Security Solutions as a Symantec Enterprise Solutions Partner.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 19, 2002

Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq:SYMC), the world leader in Internet security, today announced that AdvizeX Technologies, LLC, an Enterprise Solutions Partner in the Symantec Partner Program and premier systems integrator, has earned the Symantec Certified Security Engineer (SCSE) certification. By completing certification in vulnerability management, AdvizeX demonstrated a high-level understanding of vulnerability management solutions and specific Symantec products.

Vulnerability management is a proactive measure, according to Andrew Brinkhorst, director of the IT Security Practice at AdvizeX. "Our understanding of vulnerability management enables us to help companies close avenues of attack before they can be exploited. We're seeing a lot of customers who are realizing they can't rely only on firewall and antivirus solutions anymore, they recognize that they need a more holistic approach to security."

Symantec is the only Internet security company that offers a complete range of integrated security solutions so partners can protect customers at the gateway, server or the client against blended threats and other prevalent network attacks.

"Our partnership with Symantec enables us to offer best-of-breed solutions to every client," stated Brinkhorst. "To take it further, our Symantec certification gives our clients a high comfort level that they're dealing with a company equipped to manage their entire security infrastructure."

Allyson Seelinger, vice president, North American Enterprise and Consumer Channels at Symantec, concurred with the value of security training: "With the current shortage of qualified security professionals, AdvizeX's certification enables the firm to provide needed expertise to customers."

Greg Goodman, AdvizeX consultant, earned the credential as a Symantec Certified Security Engineer (SCSE) by completing comprehensive, hands-on training including several classroom and self-study hours along with technology- and product-specific exams. To achieve SCSE status with certification in vulnerability management, Goodman demonstrated overall knowledge in security planning, deployment and utilization along with product proficiency on Symantec Enterprise Security Manager and Symantec NetRecon.

The Symantec Certification Program provides fee-based online and instructor-led technical training and includes courses in firewall and VPN technologies, vulnerability management, intrusion detection and virus protection and content management. A passing grade on the appropriate certification exams enables partners to earn Symantec certification credentials at four different levels:

-- Symantec Product Specialist (SPS): focuses on a single Symantec security product and its functionality in an overall security system;

-- Symantec Technology Architect (STA): focuses on vendor-neutral security knowledge of how to design, plan, deploy and manage security solutions within a specific focus area such as vulnerability management;

-- Symantec Certified Security Engineer (SCSE): has, in addition to product specific training and certification, a high level understanding of and the ability to design, plan, deploy and manage security solutions within a specific focus area such as vulnerability management; and

-- Symantec Certified Security Practitioner (SCSP): is a senior consultant with in-depth knowledge and expertise across the complete range of security disciplines who has achieved SCSE certification in all security categories.

For more information on the Symantec Partner Program visit www.symantecpartner.com.

About AdvizeX Technologies

With headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio, AdvizeX Technologies, LLC is a leading information technology provider of infrastructure and application solutions. The AdvizeX solution encompasses best-of-breed hardware and software and technical consultants with the highest levels of training and certifications. As a value-added reseller of open-systems information technology, AdvizeX has built key partnerships with vendors Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Oracle Corporation, EMC Corporation, Veritas, Symantec and Cisco Systems. For more information, please visit www.advizex.com.

About Symantec

Symantec, the world leader in Internet security technology, provides a broad range of content and network security software and appliance solutions to individuals, enterprises and service providers. The company is a leading provider of client, gateway and server security solutions for virus protection, firewall and virtual private network, vulnerability management, intrusion detection, Internet content and e-mail filtering, remote management technologies and security services to enterprises and service providers around the world. Symantec's Norton brand of consumer security products is a leader in worldwide retail sales and industry awards. Headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., Symantec has worldwide operations in 38 countries. For more information, please visit www.symantec.com.

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