Symantec and Clearswift Settle Pending Litigation; Clearswift Agrees to Intellectual Property License

Business Wire, April 30, 2004

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 30, 2004

Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq:SYMC), the global leader in information security, today announced that it has reached a settlement agreement with Clearswift Limited in the case involving Symantec's U.S. Patent No. 5,319,776, which covers in-transit scanning for malicious code.

As part of the agreement, Clearswift obtained a non-exclusive patent license from Symantec for Clearswift's content security products. The terms of the settlement are confidential. This agreement resolves all pending litigation between the two companies.

Symantec purchased the patent in August 2003 as part of a settlement in Hilgraeve, Inc. v. Symantec Corp. and therefore became the plaintiff in the pending litigation against several defendants including Clearswift (see Aug. 18, 2003 press release).

About Clearswift Limited

Clearswift is the world's leading provider of software for managing and securing electronic communications. Clearswift solutions ensure business compliance through safe messaging, secure boundaries and best practice in electronic communications. Clearswift delivers the capabilities for organizations to protect themselves against email and web-based threats, meet legal and regulatory requirements, implement productivity-saving policies and manage intellectual property passing through their network. Clearswift's software portfolio includes Clearswift ENTERPRISEsuite(TM), a software infrastructure for managing e-policies in complex environments and Clearswift MIMEsweeper(TM), a product family for email and web e-policies. More information about Clearswift, its products and services is available at www.clearswift.com

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 www.symantec.com.

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