Symantec Adds Norton PartitionMagic 8.0 to Its Award-Winning Family of Products.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 1, 2004 The Industry's Best-Selling best·sell·er also best seller n. A product, such as a book, that is among those sold in the largest numbers. best PC Disk Partitioning See partition. Software Earns Coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. PC Magazine Editors' Choice Award Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq:SYMC SYMC Symantec Corporation (stock symbol) ), the global leader in information security, today announced Norton PartitionMagic 8.0, the newest addition to Symantec's family of award-winning solutions for consumers. Norton PartitionMagic 8.0, which Symantec obtained through the acquisition of PowerQuest Corporation, has been a worldwide leader in the partitioning utility category since its introduction in 1995 and recently earned the coveted PC Magazine Editors' Choice designation for partitioning solutions in the June 8, 2004, issue of the publication. Norton PartitionMagic 8.0 lets users create, resize Verb 1. resize - change the size of; make the size more appropriate size - make to a size; bring to a suitable size rescale - establish on a new scale , move, split, merge, undelete To restore the last delete operation that has taken place. There may be more than one level of undelete, allowing several or all previous deletions to be restored. Files in Windows and Mac can generally be undeleted because they are only moved to the recycle bin or trash can when they are and convert disk partitions See partition. quickly and easily while protecting the integrity of their data. Now Symantec customers can benefit from the product's power to separate and protect user data and system files, optimize PC performance and run multiple operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. . Users also benefit with larger partition support, which gives them the ability to create partitions up to 300 GB when the partition is less than 90 percent full. "Hard drive partitioning is an essential part of system maintenance. It prevents conflicts, protects data, improves efficiency and increases performance," said Don Kleinschnitz, vice president of product delivery, enterprise administration, Symantec Corp. "The addition of Norton PartitionMagic 8.0 to Symantec's line of solutions strengthens our commitment to protecting and improving consumers' computing experience." Disk partitioning reduces the risk of data loss if the system crashes as each partition works just like a separate hard drive. Separating data into smaller partitions also helps improve a computer's efficiency and simplifies backups. Norton PartitionMagic 8.0's ability to divide the data and OS portions of a computer's hard drive makes maintenance functions, such as disk scanning and defragmenting, run much faster. The user interface offers an easy-to-use file browser See file browsing. that allows users to browse, copy or move files and folders from one partition or OS to another. Users can also manage files in hidden partitions. A step-by-step wizard provides a guide to performing partitioning tasks and viewing pending operations before implementing them. Norton PartitionMagic 8.0 supports various file systems (NTFS (NT File System) An optional file system for Windows NT, 2000 and XP operating systems. NTFS is the more advanced file system, compared to FAT32. It improves performance and is required in order to implement numerous security and administrative features in the OS. , FAT 32, FAT, Linux Ext2 and Linux Ext3), allowing users to load and run multiple operating systems, or even multiple versions of the same operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. , on the same computer without conflict. This is a helpful tool for those who want to try a new operating system without giving up their old OS. A helpful wizard walks users through the process of setting up another OS. BootMagic, a tool included in Norton PartitionMagic 8.0, lets users choose which OS the computer will boot up in the next time the system starts up. Pricing and Availability Norton PartitionMagic 8.0 is available now at www.SymantecStore.com and at select retailers for an estimated retail price of $69.95. Users of PartitionMagic 7.0 or earlier may upgrade to Norton PartitionMagic 8.0 for an estimated retail price of $49.95 through a $20 mail in rebate. About Symantec Symantec is the global leader in information security providing a broad range of software, appliances and services designed to help individuals, small and mid-sized businesses, and large enterprises secure and manage their IT infrastructure. Symantec's Norton brand of products is the worldwide leader in consumer security and problem-solving solutions. Headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., Symantec has operations in more than 35 countries. More information is available at http://www.symantec.com. NOTE TO EDITORS: If you would like additional information on Symantec Corp. and its products, please view the Symantec Press Center at http://www.symantec.com/PressCenter/ on Symantec's Web site. 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