----Symantec Corp. To meet this need, we've expanded our lab facilities and
furnished this new lab with state-of the-art equipment," says Steve Adam, vice
president, Patent Intelligence at Chipworks.chipworks.

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"Over the years, viruses, worms and spyware have evolved
considerably, making detection by traditional antivirus software
increasingly difficult and time-consuming," said Nachenberg."
"This patent is part of a strategic portfolio that allows Symantec
to continue to set the standard for innovation in the information
security industry, " said Michael Schallop, director of Intellectual
Property for Symantec.

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. "The capital expansion is only
one side of our systems growth. Visit http://www.

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The technology was developed and patented by Carey Nachenberg,
chief architect with Symantec Research Labs. "The diversity of our intellectual property
assets reflects Symantec's focus and commitment to researching the
various types of technologies necessary to develop the
industry-leading security and information integrity solutions that our
customers need to protect themselves from today's cyber threats."
Symantec maintains a diverse portfolio of intellectual property ,
such as copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and technological
know-how.

Chipworks expands systems analysis capabilities - Invests significantly in new lab facilities

Our new
systems lab gives our engineers the tools to handle the ever-expanding
workload.

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Symantec currently owns 121 patents in a variety of
areas including antivirus, intrusion detection/prevention, firewall,
security and software management, storage and imaging, software
distribution, compression/encryption, anti -spam, anti-spyware and
virtual private network security.

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Symantec has been granted U.

Symantec and the Symantec logo are trademarks or registered
trademarks , in the United States and certain other countries, of
Symantec Corporation.
"Chipworks' goal is to become the supplier of choice for the IP community
for systems intelligence, as well as circuit intelligence," says Julia
Elvidge, Chipworks' president. Now, they're telling us that they need our
expertise in supporting patents at the system and software levels.

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This marks the sixteenth
information security-related patent awarded to Nachenberg in the last
eight years., (Chipworks) the industry
leader in reverse engineering and analysis of semiconductor chips and systems,
today announced a significant investment in new lab facilities to support
increasing customer demand for system analysis services."
For more than 13 years, Chipworks has specialized in reverse engineering
on a literally microscopic scale, providing circuit, process and system
intelligence for leading law firms, intellectual property groups, and R+D
groups within semiconductor companies the world over.

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"More and more customers are using Chipworks' system level analysis and
expertise to support their patent portfolios while keeping an edge on their
competition.

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The technology, "data driven detection of viruses," is
employed throughout Symantec's portfolio of industry-leading
information security solutions at the desktop, server, and gateway for
both consumers and enterprises.symantec.

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By establishing a mechanism that enables
researchers to write simple detection scripts to allow for complex
scanning and emulation of executable files, complex threats such as
self-mutating viruses, worms, and spyware can be detected. Additional company and product names may be
trademarks or registered trademarks of the individual companies and
are respectfully acknowledged.

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Furthermore, researchers are able to aim an antivirus scanner at
specific regions of each file for inspection, rather that having to
scan larger regions of files and slowing down the operation of a
computer.

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For more than 13 years, Chipworks has helped semiconductor and
electronics organizations achieve their goals by supporting research and
development efforts and patent portfolio management.

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More information is
available at http://www . Now with customers
facing an increasingly competitive market, Chipworks helps them protect their
software patents through systems analysis while maximizing their intellectual
property's revenue potential on a much larger scale.

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We've also added people with system level
expertise to provide leading-edge intelligence on systems analysis. Headquartered in Ottawa,
Canada, the Company has offices worldwide.

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patent number 6,851,057 for a
system that enables the detection of complex viruses, worms, and
spyware .,
Symantec has operations in more than 35 countries. Chipworks develops high value,
meticulously researched, on-time reports presented in a format that is easy to
understand and tailored to customer needs.

The subset of Genetic Resources covers two broad areas of concern about intellectual property: aspects which impact on knowledge about the medical uses of genetic resources and those that impact on knowledge about their use for food and agriculture.

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Symantec Granted Patent for Key Information Security Technology; Newly Patented Technology is Fundamental Throughout Industry-Leading Symantec Solutions

(Nasdaq:SYMC), the global leader in information security, today
announced that it has been granted a new patent for antivirus
technology by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The invention represents a fundamental component of modern threat
detection software, and is applicable to all operating systems and
classes of malicious code. In particular, Symantec frequently applies for patents in
the United States and internationally to protect its inventions
through patents ."

About Chipworks

Chipworks is an internationally recognized technical services company
that analyzes the circuitry and physical composition of semiconductor chips
and electronics systems for applications in patent licensing support and
competitive study. Chipworks' technical experts use sophisticated lab
facilities and a rich library of in-house semiconductor data and expertise to
conduct detailed chip and system analyses.

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All prices noted are in US dollars and are valid only in the United
States.

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NOTE TO EDITORS: If you would like additional information on
Symantec Corporation and its products, please view the Symantec Press
Center at http://www.

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symantec. OTTAWA, June 28 - Chipworks Inc. "We direct our business based on what our
customers tell us they need.

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"This
invention fundamentally reduces the complexity of detecting malicious
software and shortens the response time needed to address new threats
without the need for new product updates or patches. Symantec's Norton brand of
products is the worldwide leader in consumer security and
problem-solving solutions.

This has become a global issue with the coming into force of the World Trade Organisation and its Agreement on the Trade Related aspects of Intellectual Property rights (TRIPs ) and especially its controversial Article 27.