Cecil Perez Named Vice President, Symantec's Latin America Region; Industry Veteran to Manage Growth of Latin America Enterprise/Consumer Security Market for Symantec.Business Editors CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 2, 2001 Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq:SYMC SYMC Symantec Corporation (stock symbol) ) today announced it has named Cecil Perez vice president of Symantec's Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. region. The former director of Central/South America and Caribbean Sales and Marketing for Symantec, Perez will manage Symantec marketing operations in the growing Latin America enterprise and consumer security marketplace. Symantec currently has offices in Miami, Colombia, Venezuela, El Salvador El Salvador (ĕl sälväthōr`), officially Republic of El Salvador, republic (2005 est. pop. 6,705,000), 8,260 sq mi (21,393 sq km), Central America. , Argentina, Chile, Brazil and Mexico to serve the increasing needs of the flourishing Latin America region. "Latin America enterprise and consumer computer users across the region continue to embrace Symantec security products at an extraordinary rate," said Perez. "I look forward to helping expand Symantec's presence throughout this rapidly expanding market by leveraging the unique expertise of our experienced personnel together with the most effective solutions available for securing both personal and enterprise assets." Perez, a native of Latin America, has more than 15 years of experience in sales management Sales Management Role and Goal Importance of sales management is critical for any commercial organization. Expanding business in not possible without increasing sales volumes, and effective sales management goal is to organize sales team work in such a manner that ensures a in the computer industry, including positions as international product manager for Internet and Mobile Computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings at Apple Computer and as marketing manager for Reseller Channels at Microsoft. Since joining Symantec in 1996, Perez has been instrumental in advancing the company's leadership position across the region. As a frequent guest speaker, Perez has presented at Comdex Mexico, Fenasoft Brazil, NetCom Miami, Compuferia Guatemala, and MacWorld Mexico. About Symantec Symantec, a world leader in Internet security ''This article or section is being rewritten at Internet security is the process of protecting data and privacy of devices connected to internet from information robbery, hacking, malware infection and unwanted software. technology, provides a broad range of content and network security solutions to individuals and enterprises. The company is a leading provider of virus protection, vulnerability assessment A Department of Defense, command, or unit-level evaluation (assessment) to determine the vulnerability of a terrorist attack against an installation, unit, exercise, port, ship, residence, facility, or other site. , intrusion prevention See IPS and IDS. , Internet content and e-mail filtering Email filtering is the processing of e-mail to organize it according to specified criteria. Most often this refers to the automatic processing of incoming messages, but the term also applies to the intervention of human intelligence in addition to artificial intelligence, and to , remote management technologies and security services to enterprises around the world. Symantec's Norton brand of consumer security products leads the market in worldwide retail sales and industry awards. Headquartered in Cupertino, Symantec has worldwide operations in 37 countries. For more information, please visit our Web site at www.symantec.com. Note to Editors: If you would like additional information on Symantec Corporation and its products, please view the Symantec Press Center at http://www.symantec.com/PressCenter/ on Symantec's Web site. All prices noted are in U.S. dollars and are valid only in the United States. Symantec, the Symantec logo, AXENT, AXENT Technologies, and the AXENT logo are trademarks or registered trademarks, in the United States and certain other countries, of Symantec Corporation or its subsidiaries. Additional company and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the individual companies and are respectfully acknowledged. |
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