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                                 UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                   FORM 10-Q

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(MARK ONE)

     [X]   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
           EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

                  FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2000

                                       OR

     [ ]   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
           SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

               FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM ______ TO ______ .

                       COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 000-26247

                          VERITAS SOFTWARE CORPORATION
             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

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<S>                                            <C>
                   DELAWARE                                      77-0507675
       (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF                        (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
        INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION)                      IDENTIFICATION NO.)
</TABLE>

                              1600 PLYMOUTH STREET
                        MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA 94043
                                 (650) 335-8000
   (ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF REGISTRANT'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES
            AND REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)

                            ------------------------

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes [X]  No [ ]

     The number of shares of the registrant's common stock outstanding as of
July 31, 2000 was 401,991,185 shares.

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                          VERITAS SOFTWARE CORPORATION

                                     INDEX

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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<S>      <C>                                                           <C>
                       PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.................    1
         Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2000
           and December 31, 1999.....................................    1
         Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the
           Three Months and Six Months Ended June 30, 2000 and
           1999......................................................    2
         Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six
           Months Ended June 30, 2000 and 1999.......................    3
         Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements........    4
Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
           and Results of Operations.................................    9
Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market
           Risk......................................................   28

                        PART II: OTHER INFORMATION

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.........   30
Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K............................   30
Signature............................................................   31
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                         PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                          VERITAS SOFTWARE CORPORATION

                     CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)

                                     ASSETS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                               JUNE 30,      DECEMBER 31,
                                                                 2000            1999
                                                              -----------    ------------
                                                              (UNAUDITED)
<S>                                                           <C>            <C>
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents.................................  $  423,759      $  148,244
  Short-term investments....................................     520,809         544,137
  Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful
     accounts of $6,088 at June 30, 2000 and $5,693 at
     December 31, 1999......................................     138,545         132,180
  Deferred income taxes.....................................      23,803          23,803
  Other current assets......................................      16,024          13,381
                                                              ----------      ----------
          Total current assets..............................   1,122,940         861,745
Long-term investments.......................................      56,138          65,036
Property and equipment, net.................................     106,525          76,958
Goodwill and other intangibles, net.........................   2,757,674       3,226,749
Other non-current assets....................................      34,267           2,789
                                                              ----------      ----------
          Total assets......................................  $4,077,544      $4,233,277
                                                              ==========      ==========

                          LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
  Accounts payable..........................................  $   37,108      $   30,229
  Accrued compensation and benefits.........................      52,181          35,560
  Accrued acquisition and restructuring costs...............      19,903          24,202
  Other accrued liabilities.................................      46,534          42,323
  Income taxes payable......................................         322           6,804
  Customer advances.........................................       1,996           5,208
  Deferred revenue..........................................     126,119          86,979
                                                              ----------      ----------
          Total current liabilities.........................     284,163         231,305
Convertible subordinated notes..............................     456,587         451,044
Deferred income taxes.......................................     136,834         157,867
Stockholders' equity:
  Common stock..............................................   4,073,821       3,926,945
  Accumulated deficit.......................................    (879,098)       (532,374)
  Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).............       5,237          (1,510)
                                                              ----------      ----------
          Total stockholders' equity........................   3,199,960       3,393,061
                                                              ----------      ----------
          Total liabilities and stockholders' equity........  $4,077,544      $4,233,277
                                                              ==========      ==========
</TABLE>

     See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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                          VERITAS SOFTWARE CORPORATION

                CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                    (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
                                  (UNAUDITED)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                THREE MONTHS ENDED         SIX MONTHS ENDED
                                                     JUNE 30,                  JUNE 30,
                                              ----------------------    ----------------------
                                                2000         1999         2000         1999
                                              ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------
<S>                                           <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>
Net revenue:
  User license fees.........................  $ 224,851    $  93,296    $ 429,167    $ 149,082
  Services..................................     50,585       21,352       90,909       37,470
                                              ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------
          Total net revenue.................    275,436      114,648      520,076      186,552
Cost of revenue:
  User license fees.........................      8,199        2,827       19,977        4,782
  Services..................................     20,165        8,254       38,464       14,781
  Amortization of developed technology......     15,553        5,006       30,948        5,006
                                              ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------
          Total cost of revenue.............     43,917       16,087       89,389       24,569
                                              ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------
Gross profit................................    231,519       98,561      430,687      161,983
Operating expenses:
  Selling and marketing.....................    106,109       44,572      193,692       71,395
  Research and development..................     39,205       20,550       74,318       34,366
  General and administrative................     17,595        7,122       32,506       10,411
  Amortization of goodwill and other
     intangibles............................    219,758       71,557      439,517       71,557
  Acquisition and restructuring costs.......         --       11,000           --       11,000
  In-process research and development.......         --      103,100           --      103,100
                                              ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------
          Total operating expenses..........    382,667      257,901      740,033      301,829
                                              ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------
Loss from operations........................   (151,148)    (159,340)    (309,346)    (139,846)
Interest and other income, net..............     12,777        3,148       24,040        6,179
Interest expense............................     (7,525)      (1,409)     (15,048)      (2,842)
                                              ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------
Loss before income taxes....................   (145,896)    (157,601)    (300,354)    (136,509)
Provision for income taxes..................     26,445        4,728       46,370       12,237
                                              ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------
Net loss....................................  $(172,341)   $(162,329)   $(346,724)   $(148,746)
                                              =========    =========    =========    =========
Net loss per share -- basic.................  $   (0.43)   $   (0.59)   $   (0.87)   $   (0.61)
                                              =========    =========    =========    =========
Net loss per share -- diluted...............  $   (0.43)   $   (0.59)   $   (0.87)   $   (0.61)
                                              =========    =========    =========    =========
Number of shares used in computing per share
  Amounts -- basic..........................    400,787      275,467      397,645      245,493
                                              =========    =========    =========    =========
Number of shares used in computing per share
  Amounts -- diluted........................    400,787      275,467      397,645      245,493
                                              =========    =========    =========    =========
</TABLE>

     See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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                          VERITAS SOFTWARE CORPORATION

                CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)
                                  (UNAUDITED)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 SIX MONTHS ENDED
                                                                     JUNE 30,
                                                              -----------------------
                                                                2000          1999
                                                              ---------    ----------
<S>                                                           <C>          <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net loss..................................................  $(346,724)   $ (148,746)
  Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by
     operating activities:
     Depreciation and amortization..........................     19,639         7,888
     Amortization of goodwill and other intangibles.........    439,517        71,557
     Amortization of developed technology...................     30,948         5,006
     In-process research and development....................         --       103,100
     Restructuring costs....................................         --           948
     Amortization of original issue discount on convertible
      notes.................................................      7,016            --
     Deferred income taxes..................................    (26,967)       (7,922)
     Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
       Accounts receivable..................................     (6,365)       (2,521)
       Other assets.........................................     (7,286)        3,250
       Accounts payable.....................................      6,879          (629)
       Accrued compensation and benefits....................     16,621         2,356
       Accrued acquisition and restructuring costs..........     (4,299)       (7,287)
       Other liabilities....................................      4,211           490
       Income taxes payable.................................     (6,482)        5,447
       Customer advances and deferred revenue...............     35,928        18,682
                                                              ---------    ----------
          Net cash provided by operating activities.........    162,636        51,619
Cash flows from investing activities:
  Purchases of investments..................................   (448,444)     (164,926)
  Investment maturities.....................................    480,670       100,557
  Purchases of property and equipment.......................    (48,076)      (23,670)
  Cash acquired from Seagate Software.......................         --         1,044
  Cash acquired from TeleBackup.............................         --         1,493
  Strategic investments in businesses.......................    (12,000)           --
  Purchase of businesses and technologies...................     (2,520)       (1,325)
                                                              ---------    ----------
Net cash used in investing activities.......................    (30,370)      (86,827)
Cash flows from financing activities:
  Proceeds from issuance of common stock....................    145,403        16,668
                                                              ---------    ----------
          Net cash provided by financing activities.........    145,403        16,668
Effect of exchange rate changes.............................     (2,154)         (561)
                                                              ---------    ----------
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents........    275,515       (19,101)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period............    148,244       139,086
                                                              ---------    ----------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period..................  $ 423,759    $  119,985
                                                              =========    ==========
Supplemental disclosures:
  Cash paid for interest....................................  $   6,947    $    2,625
  Cash paid (received) for income taxes.....................  $  (2,088)   $    6,133
Supplemental schedule of noncash investing and financing
  transactions:
  Issuance of common stock for business acquisitions........  $      --    $3,557,953
  Issuance of common stock for conversion of notes..........  $   1,473    $       --
</TABLE>

     See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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                          VERITAS SOFTWARE CORPORATION

              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                  (UNAUDITED)

 1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

     The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have
been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for
interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article
10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information
and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for annual
financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting
only of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair
presentation have been included. The results for the interim periods presented
are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any
future period. The following information should be read in conjunction with the
consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the VERITAS
Software Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 1999.

 2. USE OF ESTIMATES

     The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the condensed consolidated
financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from
those estimates.

 3. STOCK SPLIT

     On January 27, 2000, the Company announced a three-for-two stock split in
the form of a stock dividend paid on March 3, 2000 to stockholders of record on
February 18, 2000. All share and per share data in prior periods have been
restated to give retroactive effect to this stock split.

 4. NET LOSS PER SHARE

     Basic net loss per share is computed using the weighted-average number of
common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income per share is
computed using the weighted-average number of common shares and dilutive
potential common shares outstanding during the period. However, dilutive
potential common shares outstanding are not included in the denominator for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2000 as their effect would be anti-dilutive.
Potential common shares consist of employee stock options using the treasury
stock method and common shares issuable upon conversion of the convertible
subordinated notes. The following table sets forth the computation of basic and
diluted net income loss per common share (in thousands, except per share data):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                        THREE MONTHS ENDED         SIX MONTHS ENDED
                                             JUNE 30,                  JUNE 30,
                                      ----------------------    ----------------------
                                        2000         1999         2000         1999
                                      ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------
<S>                                   <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>
Numerator:
  Net loss..........................  $(172,341)   $(162,329)   $(346,724)   $(148,746)
                                      =========    =========    =========    =========
Denominator:
  Denominator for basic net loss per
     share -- weighted-average
     shares outstanding.............    400,787      275,467      397,645      245,493
  Common stock equivalents..........         --           --           --           --
                                      ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------
  Denominator for diluted net income
     loss per share.................    400,787      275,467      397,645      245,493
                                      =========    =========    =========    =========
Basic net loss per share............  $   (0.43)   $   (0.59)   $   (0.87)   $   (0.61)
                                      =========    =========    =========    =========
Diluted net loss per share..........  $   (0.43)   $   (0.59)   $   (0.87)   $   (0.61)
                                      =========    =========    =========    =========
</TABLE>

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                          VERITAS SOFTWARE CORPORATION

        NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
                                  (UNAUDITED)

     Common stock equivalents included in the denominator for purposes of
computing diluted net loss per share do not include 10,349,675 shares issuable
upon conversion of the outstanding 5.25% convertible subordinated notes and
12,996,684 shares issuable upon conversion of the outstanding 1.856% convertible
subordinated notes, as their effect would be anti-dilutive for all periods
presented. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2000, common stock
equivalents included in the denominator for purposes of computing diluted net
loss per share do not include 36,866,696 and 39,812,006 potential common shares
respectively, all related to employee stock options, as their effect would be
anti-dilutive.

 5. COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

     The following are the components of comprehensive loss (in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                        THREE MONTHS ENDED         SIX MONTHS ENDED
                                             JUNE 30,                  JUNE 30,
                                      ----------------------    ----------------------
                                        2000         1999         2000         1999
                                      ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------
<S>                                   <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>
Net loss............................  $(172,341)   $(162,329)   $(346,724)   $(148,746)
Other comprehensive income (loss),
  net of tax:
  Foreign currency translation
     adjustments....................     (1,011)        (318)      (2,154)        (561)
  Unrealized gain on marketable
     securities.....................      8,901           --        8,901           --
                                      ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------
Comprehensive loss..................  $(164,451)   $(162,647)   $(339,977)   $(149,307)
                                      =========    =========    =========    =========
</TABLE>

 6. SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF SUBSIDIARY

     VERITAS and its wholly-owned subsidiary, VERITAS Operating Corporation, are
co-obligors on VERITAS' 5.25% convertible subordinated notes due 2004 and 1.856%
convertible subordinated notes due 2006. VERITAS and VERITAS Operating
Corporation are unconditionally and jointly and severally liable for all
payments under the notes. In accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 53,
Financial Statement Requirements in Filings Involving the Guarantee of
Securities by the Parent, VERITAS provides the following unaudited consolidated
summary financial information with respect to VERITAS Operating Corporation. As
a result of a reorganization of VERITAS' corporate structure completed on June
30, 2000, the consolidated financial information of VERITAS Operating
Corporation is identical to the consolidated financial information of VERITAS,
its parent company. Prior periods have been restated to reflect this
reorganization of the Company's subsidiaries under common control (in
thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                        THREE MONTHS ENDED         SIX MONTHS ENDED
                                             JUNE 30,                  JUNE 30,
                                      ----------------------    ----------------------
                                        2000         1999         2000         1999
                                      ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------
<S>                                   <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA:
Total net revenue...................  $ 275,436    $ 114,648    $ 520,076    $ 186,552
Amortization of developed
  technology........................     15,553        5,006       30,948        5,006
Amortization of goodwill and other
  intangibles.......................    219,758       71,557      439,517       71,557
Acquisition and restructuring
  costs.............................         --       11,000           --       11,000
In-process research and
  development.......................         --      103,100           --      103,100
Loss from operations................   (151,148)    (159,340)    (309,346)    (139,846)
Net loss............................   (172,341)    (162,329)    (346,724)    (148,746)
</TABLE>

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                          VERITAS SOFTWARE CORPORATION

        NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
                                  (UNAUDITED)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              JUNE 30,     DECEMBER 31,
                                                                2000           1999
                                                             ----------    ------------
<S>                                                          <C>           <C>
BALANCE SHEET DATA:
Working capital............................................  $  838,777     $  630,440
Goodwill and other intangibles, net........................   2,757,674      3,226,749
Total assets...............................................   4,077,544      4,233,277
Long-term obligations......................................     456,587        451,044
Accumulated deficit........................................    (879,098)      (532,374)
Stockholders' equity.......................................   3,199,960      3,393,061
</TABLE>

 7. SEGMENT INFORMATION

     The Company operates in one segment, storage management solutions. The
Company's products and services are sold throughout the world, through direct,
original equipment manufacturer, reseller and distributor sales channels. The
Company's chief operating decision maker, the chief executive officer, evaluates
the performance of the Company based upon stand-alone software product and
service revenue by product channels and revenues by geographic regions of the
segment and does not receive separate, discrete financial information about
asset allocation, expense allocation or profitability from the Company's storage
products or services.

     Geographic information (in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           THREE MONTHS ENDED       SIX MONTHS ENDED
                                                JUNE 30,                JUNE 30,
                                          --------------------    --------------------
                                            2000        1999        2000        1999
                                          --------    --------    --------    --------
<S>                                       <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>
User license fees(1):
  United States.........................  $165,609    $ 71,528    $318,410    $114,756
  Europe(2).............................    34,619      15,750      75,008      24,667
  Other(3)..............................    24,623       6,018      35,749       9,659
                                          --------    --------    --------    --------
          Total.........................   224,851      93,296     429,167     149,082
                                          --------    --------    --------    --------
Services(1):
  United States.........................    43,658      16,726      76,615      29,304
  Europe(2).............................     5,641       3,527      11,727       6,206
  Other(3)..............................     1,286       1,099       2,567       1,960
                                          --------    --------    --------    --------
          Total.........................    50,585      21,352      90,909      37,470
                                          --------    --------    --------    --------
          Total net revenue.............  $275,436    $114,648    $520,076    $186,552
                                          ========    ========    ========    ========
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              JUNE 30,     DECEMBER 31,
                                                                2000           1999
                                                             ----------    ------------
<S>                                                          <C>           <C>
Long-lived assets(4):
  United States............................................  $2,843,967     $3,289,545
  Europe(2)................................................      15,728         11,918
  Other(3).................................................       4,504          2,244
                                                             ----------     ----------
          Total............................................  $2,864,199     $3,303,707
                                                             ==========     ==========
</TABLE>

---------------
(1) License and services revenues are attributed to geographic regions based on
    location of customers.

(2) Europe includes the Middle East and Africa.

(3) Other includes Canada, Latin America, Japan and the Asia Pacific region.

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                          VERITAS SOFTWARE CORPORATION

        NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
                                  (UNAUDITED)

(4) Long-lived assets include all long-term assets except those specifically
    excluded under SFAS No. 131, such as deferred income taxes and long-term
    investments. Reconciliation to total assets reported (in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                              JUNE 30,     DECEMBER 31,
                                                2000           1999
                                             ----------    ------------
<S>                                          <C>           <C>
Total long-lived assets....................  $2,864,199     $3,303,707
Other assets, including current............   1,213,345        929,570
                                             ----------     ----------
          Total consolidated assets........  $4,077,544     $4,233,277
                                             ==========     ==========
</TABLE>

No customer represented 10% or more of the Company's net revenue for the three
or six months ended June 30, 2000. One customer accounted for approximately
$12.6 million, or 11%, of the Company's net revenue for the three months ended
June 30, 1999 and $21.5 million, or 12%, for the six months ended June 30, 1999.

 8. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

  Facilities lease commitments

     During the first quarter of 2000, the Company amended its existing lease
agreement, originally signed in the second quarter of 1999, for new corporate
campus facilities in Mountain View, California. These facilities will replace
certain facilities that the Company currently leases in Mountain View. The new
corporate campus facilities will be developed in one phase for a total of
425,000 square feet and will provide space for sales, marketing, administration
and research and development functions. The lease term for these facilities is
five years beginning in March 2000, with an option to extend the lease term for
two successive periods of one year each. The total approximate minimum lease
payments for these facilities for the next five years will be $0 for 2000, $5.7
million for 2001, $11.4 million for 2002 and $11.1 million for 2003 and 2004.
The minimum lease payments will fluctuate from time to time depending on short
term interest rates and one of the Company's quarterly financial ratios. The
Company has an option to purchase the property (land and facilities) for $139.4
million or, at the end of the lease, to arrange for the sale of the property to
a third party with the Company retaining an obligation to the owner for the
difference between the sales price and the guaranteed residual value up to
$123.8 million if the sales price is less than this amount, subject to certain
provisions of the lease. The Company anticipates occupying the new corporate
campus facilities and beginning the lease payments in the second quarter of
2001. The lease agreement requires the Company to maintain specified financial
covenants such as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization
(EBITDA), debt on EBITDA and quick ratio, all of which the Company was in
compliance with as of June 30, 2000.

     During the first quarter of 2000, the Company signed a lease agreement for
its existing facilities in Roseville, Minnesota. The Company will improve and
expand its existing facilities of 62,000 square feet and will develop adjacent
property adding 260,000 square feet to the campus, with the first phase of
142,000 square feet being completed in the second quarter of 2001. The
facilities will provide space for research and development functions. The lease
term for these facilities is five years beginning in March 2000, with an option
to extend the lease term for two successive periods of one year each. The total
approximate minimum lease payments for these facilities for the next five years
will be $0.6 million in 2000, $2.0 million in 2001 and $3.1 million in 2002,
2003 and 2004. The minimum lease payments will fluctuate from time to time
depending on short term interest rates and one of the Company's quarterly
financial ratios. The Company has an option to purchase the property (land and
facilities) for $40 million or, at the end of the lease, to arrange for the sale
of the property to a third party with the Company retaining an obligation to the
owner for the difference between the sales price and the guaranteed residual
value up to $34.3 million if the sales price is less than this amount, subject
to certain provisions of the lease. The Company anticipates occupying the new
campus facilities and beginning the lease payments in the second quarter of
2001. The lease agreement requires the Company to
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                          VERITAS SOFTWARE CORPORATION

        NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
                                  (UNAUDITED)

maintain specified financial covenants such as earnings before interest, taxes,
depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), debt on EBITDA and quick ratio, all of
which the Company was in compliance with as of June 30, 2000.

 9. POTENTIAL TRANSACTION

     On March 29, 2000, the Company, Seagate Technology, Inc. and Suez
Acquisition Company (Cayman) Limited, a corporation founded by an investor group
including some of the members of Seagate Technology's management, announced a
transaction in which the Company will effectively acquire all of the shares of
its common stock, certain other securities and cash held by Seagate Technology.
The transaction is structured as a leveraged buyout of Seagate Technology
pursuant to which Seagate Technology will sell all of its operating assets to
Suez Acquisition Company and Suez Acquisition Company will assume and indemnify
Seagate Technology and the Company for substantially all liabilities arising in
connection with those operating assets. At the closing, and after the operating
assets and liabilities of Seagate Technology have been transferred to Suez
Acquisition Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company will merge with
and into Seagate Technology, following which Seagate Technology will become a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The Company will issue to the Seagate
Technology stockholders approximately 109.3 million shares of its common stock
to obtain through the merger approximately 128.1 million shares of its common
stock held by Seagate Technology. In addition, the Company will issue shares of
its common stock to the Seagate Technology stockholders to obtain certain other
securities held by Seagate Technology at the closing date and, at its election,
the Company may also issue shares of its common stock to the Seagate Technology
stockholders to obtain up to $750 million in retained cash at the closing date.
The Company is not acquiring Seagate Technology's disc drive business or any
other Seagate Technology operating business. The transaction is intended to
qualify as a tax-free reorganization.

10. SUBSEQUENT EVENT

     During the third quarter of 2000, the Company signed a lease agreement for
the lease of 65 acres of land and subsequent improvements for new corporate
campus facilities in Milpitas, California. The Company will develop the site in
two phases, adding a total of 990,990 square feet, with the first phase of
466,000 square feet being completed in the fourth quarter of 2002. The Company
expects to complete the second phase of 524,990 square feet in the second
quarter of 2003. The facilities will provide space for research and development
functions. The lease term for the first phase is five years beginning in July
2000, with an option to extend the lease term for two successive periods of one
year each. The total approximate minimum lease payments for the first phase
facilities for the next five years will be $0 in 2000 and 2001 and $14.6 million
in 2002, $19.4 million in 2003 and 2004. The minimum lease payments will
fluctuate from time to time depending on short term interest rates and one of
the Company's quarterly financial ratios. The Company has an option to purchase
the property (land and first phase facilities) for $243 million or, at the end
of the lease, to arrange for the sale of the property to a third party with the
Company retaining an obligation to the owner for the difference between the
sales price and the guaranteed residual value up to $220 million if the sales
price is less than this amount, subject to certain provisions of the lease. The
Company anticipates occupying the new campus facilities and beginning the lease
payments in the second quarter of 2002 for the first phase and second quarter of
2003 for the second phase. The Company expects to start negotiating the
financing terms of the second phase in the second quarter of 2001.

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ITEM 2: MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS

     The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial
statements and accompanying notes, which appear elsewhere in this Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q. The following discussion contains forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, that involve risks and
uncertainties. These forward-looking statements include statements that reflect
our plans, estimates and beliefs, based on information available to us at the
time of this report. We assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking
statements. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the
forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such
differences include, but are not limited to, those detailed from time to time in
our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and those discussed
below and elsewhere in this Form 10-Q, particularly in "Factors That May Affect
Future Results."

     Unless expressly stated or the content otherwise requires, the terms "we",
"our", "us" and "VERITAS" refer to VERITAS Software Corporation and its
subsidiaries.

OVERVIEW

     VERITAS is a leading independent supplier of storage management software
for the data availability market. Storage management software has grown
significantly in importance and market impact during the last few years. Over
time the information technology operations of an enterprise have moved from just
being a piece of their computing infrastructure to providing competitive
advantage through their providing highly available mission critical data that is
accessible at all times. Our products help our customers manage complex and
diverse computing environments efficiently and cost-effectively, by making sure
that their data is protected, can be accessed at all times, and can be managed
and used in compliance with business policies. Our products help to improve the
levels of centralization, control, automation and manageability in computing
environments, and they allow information technology, or IT, managers to be
significantly more effective with constrained resources and limited budgets. Our
products offer protection against data loss and file corruption, allow rapid
recovery after disk or computer system failure, enable IT managers and end users
to work efficiently with large numbers of files, and make it possible to manage
data distributed on large networks of computer systems without harming
productivity or interrupting users. These products provide continuous
availability of data in clustered computer systems that share disk resources to
maintain smooth business operations and are highly scalable in order to keep up
with the rapid growth of data and technologies deployed in businesses.

     We recently announced our strategy for continued expansion of our business,
focusing on data availability, which is a broader market category that includes
storage management software. To support this strategy, we have initiated a
comprehensive worldwide branding campaign to grow awareness of our name and
position ourselves as a data availability company. We are also undertaking a
number of new business initiatives, including dividing our internal product
development and product marketing groups according to the computing platforms on
which our products operate. Each of these new business initiatives is being
driven by a dedicated group of employees focused on that initiative's success,
and will require the devotion of substantial employee resources and management
attention. To the extent these initiatives are not successful, our business and
results of operations would be adversely affected.

     We develop and sell products for most popular operating systems, including
versions of UNIX and Windows NT. Our software solutions are used by customers
across a broad spectrum of industries, including many leading global
corporations and e-commerce businesses. We also provide a full range of services
to assist our customers in planning and implementing their storage management
solutions.

     We market our products and services to original equipment manufacturers and
end user customers through a combination of direct sales and indirect sales
channels such as resellers, value-added resellers, hardware distributors,
application software vendors and systems integrators.

     We derive user license fee revenue from shipments of our software products
to end-user customers through direct sales channels, indirect sales channels and
original equipment manufacturer customers. Our

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original equipment manufacturer customers either bundle our products with the
products licensed by such original equipment manufacturers or offer them as
options. Some original equipment manufacturers also resell our products. We
receive a royalty each time the original equipment manufacturer licenses to a
customer a copy of the original equipment manufacturer's products that
incorporates one or more of our products. Our license agreements with our
original equipment manufacturer customers generally contain no minimum sales
requirements and we cannot assure you that any original equipment manufacturer
will either commence or continue shipping operating systems incorporating our
products in the future. When we enter into new agreements with original
equipment manufacturer customers and resellers, a significant period of time may
elapse before we realize any associated revenue, due to development work that we
must generally undertake under these agreements and the time needed for the
sales and marketing organizations within these customers and distributors to
become familiar with and gain confidence in our products.

     Our services revenue consists of fees derived from annual maintenance
agreements, from consulting and training services and from porting fees.
Original equipment manufacturer maintenance agreements covering our products
provide for technical and emergency support and minor unspecified product
upgrades for a fixed annual fee. Maintenance agreements covering products that
are licensed through channels other than original equipment manufacturers
provide for technical support and unspecified product upgrades for an annual
service fee based on the number of user licenses purchased and the level of
service subscribed. Porting fees consist of fees derived from porting and other
non-recurring engineering efforts when we port, or adapt, our storage management
products to an original equipment manufacturer's operating system and when we
develop new product features or extensions of existing product features at the
request of a customer. In most cases, we retain the rights to technology derived
from porting and non-recurring engineering work and therefore generally perform
this work on a relatively low, and sometimes negative, margin.

     Our international sales are generated primarily through our international
sales subsidiaries. International revenue, most of which is collectible in
foreign currencies, accounted for approximately 24% of our total revenue for the
three months ended June 30, 2000 and 23% of our total revenue for the three
months ended June 30, 1999, for 24% of our total revenue for the six months
ended June 30, 2000 and 23% for the six months ended June 30, 1999. Our
international revenue increased 151% to $66.2 million for the three months ended
June 30, 2000 from $26.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 1999 and
increased 194% to $125.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2000 from
$42.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 1999. Since much of our
international operating expenses are also incurred in local currencies, which is
the foreign subsidiaries' functional currency, the relative impact of exchange
rates on net income or loss is less than the impact on revenues. Although our
operating and pricing strategies take into account changes in exchange rates
over time, our operating results may be affected in the short term by
fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. Our international subsidiaries
purchase licenses for resale from the parent company resulting in intercompany
receivables and payables. These receivables and payables are carried on our
books in the foreign currency that existed at the time of the transaction. These
receivables and payables are eliminated for financial statement reporting
purposes. Prior to elimination, the amounts carried in foreign currencies are
converted to the functional currency at the then current rate, or "marked to
market", which may give rise to currency remeasurement gains and losses. Such
gains or losses are recognized on our statement of operations as a component of
other income, net. To date, such gains or losses have not been material.

     We believe that our success depends upon continued expansion of our
international operations. We currently have sales and service offices and
resellers located in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America and the
Middle East and a development center in India. International expansion will
require us to establish additional foreign offices, hire more personnel and
recruit new international resellers, resulting in the diversion of significant
management attention and the expenditure of financial resources. To the extent
that we are unable to meet these additional requirements, growth in
international sales will be limited, which would have an adverse effect on our
business, operating results and financial condition. International operations
also subject us to a number of risks inherent in developing and selling products
outside the United States, including potential loss of developed technology,
limited protection of intellectual property rights, imposition of government
regulation, imposition of export duties and restrictions, cultural differences
in the conduct of business, and political and economic instability.

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     On May 28, 1999, we acquired the Network & Storage Management Group
business of Seagate Software, Inc., which we refer to as NSMG. On June 1, 1999
we acquired TeleBackup Systems, Inc., which we refer to as TeleBackup. On August
10, 1999, we acquired certain assets of NuView, Inc., which we refer to as
NuView. In the following paragraphs, all share and per share data applicable to
prior periods have been restated to give retroactive effect to our stock splits
effected as stock dividends through June 30, 2000.

     The NSMG business developed and marketed software products and provided
related services enabling information technology professionals to manage
distributed network resources and to secure and protect enterprise data. Its
products offered features such as system backup, disaster recovery, migration,
replication, automated client protection, storage resource management,
scheduling, event correlation and desktop management. In connection with the
NSMG acquisition, in consideration for the contribution of assets and
liabilities related to the NSMG business by Seagate Technology, Inc., Seagate
Software, Inc., and their respective subsidiaries, and based on the average
closing price of our common stock of $20.26 per share for 5 days before and
after June 7, 1999, the measurement date for the transaction, we issued
155,583,486 shares of our common stock to Seagate Software, Inc. and issued
options to purchase 15,626,358 shares of our common stock to our employees who
were former NSMG employees. We accounted for the NSMG acquisition using the
purchase method of accounting, and we are incurring charges of $221.5 million
per quarter primarily related to the amortization of developed technology,
goodwill and other intangibles over their estimated useful life of four years.
The total NSMG purchase price was $3,464.5 million and included $3,151.4 million
for the issuance of our common stock, $269.7 million for the exchange of options
to purchase our common stock and $43.4 million of acquisition-related costs. The
purchase price was allocated, based on an independent valuation, to goodwill of
$3,015.8 million, distribution channels of $233.8 million, original equipment
manufacturer agreements of $23.4 million, developed technology of $233.7
million, assembled workforce of $12.8 million, trademarks of $22.8 million,
in-process research and development of $101.2 million, net deferred tax
liabilities of $179.5 million, other intangibles of $1.5 million and tangible
net liabilities assumed of $1.0 million. For the three months ended June 30,
2000, we recorded $206.9 million for the amortization of goodwill and other
intangibles, and $14.6 million for the amortization of developed technology
related to this acquisition and for the six months ended June 30, 2000, we
recorded $413.8 million for the amortization of goodwill and other intangibles,
and $29.2 for the amortization of developed technology related to this
acquisition.

     Acquisition-related costs consisted of direct transaction costs of $20.0
million, operating lease commitments on duplicative facilities of $8.2 million
and involuntary termination benefits of $15.2 million. Non-cash charges included
in the acquisition-related costs approximated $11.7 million. At June 30, 2000,
$17.8 million in direct transaction costs, $1.1 million in operating lease
commitments on duplicative facilities and $3.2 million in involuntary
termination benefits were paid against the acquisition-related costs accrual and
$11.7 million of non-cash involuntary termination benefits were charged against
the acquisition-related costs accrual. The remaining acquisition-related costs
accrual of $9.6 million is anticipated to be utilized primarily for servicing
operating lease payments or negotiated buyout of operating lease commitments,
the lease terms of which will expire at various times through the year 2013. In
addition, we recorded a restructuring charge of $11.0 million in 1999 as a
result of the NSMG acquisition. This restructuring charge related to exit costs
with respect to duplicative facilities that we plan to vacate, which include
$0.9 million of write-off of redundant equipment and leasehold improvements, and
involuntary termination benefits. Involuntary termination benefits relate to the
salary and fringe benefit expense for terminated employees in research and
development. The involuntarily terminated employees represented 2% of the global
workforce. At June 30, 2000, $0.9 million in severance costs and $0.2 million of
cancellation of facility leases and other contracts were paid against the
restructuring charge accrual and $0.9 million of write-off of redundant
equipment and leasehold improvements had been written off. The remaining
restructuring charge accrual of $9.0 million is anticipated to be utilized
primarily for servicing operating lease payments or negotiated buyout of
operating lease commitments, the lease terms of which will expire at various
times through the year 2012.

     TeleBackup designed, developed and marketed software solutions for local
and remote backup and recovery of electronic information stored on networked,
remote and mobile personal computers. TeleBackup became our wholly-owned
subsidiary in exchange for the issuance of 6,842,795 shares of either our common

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stock, or exchangeable shares exchangeable into our common stock, to the holders
of TeleBackup common shares and the exchange of options to purchase 154,706
shares of our common stock to our employees who were former employees of
TeleBackup. We accounted for the TeleBackup acquisition using the purchase
method of accounting, and we are incurring charges of $9.0 million per quarter
primarily related to the amortization of developed technology, goodwill and
other intangibles over their estimated useful life of four years. Based on the
average closing price of our common stock of $19.60 per share for 5 days before
and after June 1, 1999, the measurement date for the transaction, the total
purchase price for TeleBackup was $143.1 million. The TeleBackup purchase price
included $134.1 million related to the issuance of our common stock, $2.8
million for the issuance of options to purchase our common stock and $6.2
million in acquisition-related costs. The acquisition costs of $6.2 million
consist primarily of direct transaction costs and involuntary termination
benefits. At June 30, 2000, of the total $6.2 million acquisition costs, we paid
$5.7 million in direct transaction costs with the majority of the remaining $0.5
million anticipated to be utilized by August 2000. The purchase price was
allocated, based on an independent valuation, to goodwill of $133.1 million,
distribution channels of $1.0 million, original equipment manufacturer
agreements of $2.1 million, developed technology of $6.6 million, assembled
workforce of $0.3 million, trademarks of $1.3 million, in-process research and
development of $1.9 million, net deferred tax liabilities of $3.0 million and
tangible net liabilities assumed of $0.2 million. For the three months ended
June 30, 2000, we recorded $8.6 million for amortization of goodwill and other
intangibles, and $0.4 million for the amortization of developed technology
related to this acquisition and for the six months ended June 30, 2000, we
recorded $17.2 million for amortization of goodwill and other intangibles, and
$0.8 for the amortization of developed technology related to this acquisition.

     Under an asset purchase agreement, we acquired certain assets of NuView,
including its Windows NT cluster management solution, Cluster X, for a total
cost of approximately $67.9 million. We accounted for the acquisition using the
purchase method of accounting, and we are incurring charges of $4.3 million per
quarter primarily related to the amortization of developed technology, goodwill
and other intangibles over their estimated useful life of four years. The
purchase price included $47.7 million related to the issuance of our common
stock, $0.8 million for the issuance of options to purchase our common stock to
former NuView employees, $0.2 million in acquisition-related costs and $19.2
million payable in cash, of which $12.8 million has been paid. The purchase
price was allocated, based on an independent valuation, to goodwill of $62.6
million, developed technology of $2.4 million, assembled workforce of $0.6
million, trademarks of $0.3 million, covenant-not-to-compete of $0.9 million and
in-process research and development of $1.1 million. For the three months ended
June 30, 2000, we recorded $4.1 million for amortization of goodwill and other
intangibles, and $0.2 million for the amortization of developed technology
related to this acquisition and for the six months ended June 30, 2000, we
recorded $8.2 million for amortization of goodwill and other intangibles, and
$0.3 million for the amortization of developed technology related to this
acquisition.

RECENT DEVELOPMENT

     On March 29, 2000, VERITAS, Seagate Technology, Inc. and Suez Acquisition
Company (Cayman) Limited, a corporation founded by an investor group including
some of the members of Seagate Technology's management, announced a transaction
in which we will effectively acquire all of the shares of our common stock,
certain other securities and cash held by Seagate Technology. The transaction is
structured as a leveraged buyout of Seagate Technology pursuant to which Seagate
Technology will sell all of its operating assets to Suez Acquisition Company and
Suez Acquisition Company will assume and indemnify Seagate Technology and
VERITAS for substantially all liabilities arising in connection with those
operating assets. At the closing, and after the operating assets and liabilities
of Seagate Technology have been transferred to Suez Acquisition Company, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of VERITAS will merge with and into Seagate Technology,
following which Seagate Technology will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of
VERITAS. We will issue to the Seagate Technology stockholders approximately
109.3 million shares of our common stock to obtain through the merger
approximately 128.1 million shares of our common stock held by Seagate
Technology. In addition, we will issue shares of our common stock to the Seagate
Technology stockholders to obtain certain other securities held by Seagate
Technology at the closing date and, at our election, we may also issue shares of
our common stock to the Seagate Technology stockholders to obtain up to $750
million in retained cash at

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the closing date. We are not acquiring Seagate Technology's disc drive business
or any other Seagate Technology operating business. The transaction is intended
to qualify as a tax-free reorganization.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

     The following tables set forth the percentage of total revenue represented
by certain line items from our condensed consolidated statement of operations
for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively,
and the percentage changes between the comparable periods:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                              PERCENTAGE OF       PERIOD-TO-PERIOD
                                            TOTAL NET REVENUE    PERCENTAGE CHANGE
                                            ------------------   ------------------
                                            THREE MONTHS ENDED   THREE MONTHS ENDED
                                                 JUNE 30,          JUNE 30, 2000
                                            ------------------   ------------------
                                            2000         1999     COMPARED TO 1999
                                            -----        -----   ------------------
<S>                                         <C>          <C>     <C>
Net revenue:
  User license fees.......................    82%          81%           141%
  Services................................    18           19            137%
                                             ---         ----           ----
          Total revenue...................   100          100            140%
Cost of revenue:
  User license fees.......................     3            3            190%
  Services................................     7            7            144%
  Amortization or developed technology....     6            4            211%
                                             ---         ----           ----
          Total cost of revenue...........    16           14            173%
                                             ---         ----           ----
Gross profit..............................    84           86            135%
Operating expenses:
  Selling and marketing...................    39           39            138%
  Research and development................    14           18             91%
  General and administrative..............     6            6            147%
  Amortization of goodwill and other
     intangibles..........................    80           62            207%
  In-process research and development.....    --           90           (100)%
  Acquisition and restructuring costs.....    --           10           (100)%
                                             ---         ----           ----
          Total operating expenses........   139          225             48%
                                             ---         ----           ----
Loss from operations......................   (55)        (139)            (5)%
Interest and other income, net............     5            3            306%
Interest expense..........................    (3)          (1)           434%
                                             ---         ----           ----
Loss before income taxes..................   (53)        (137)            (7)%
Provision for income taxes................    10            4            459%
                                             ---         ----           ----
Net loss..................................   (63)%       (141)%            6%
                                             ===         ====           ====
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                              PERCENTAGE OF       PERIOD-TO-PERIOD
                                            TOTAL NET REVENUE    PERCENTAGE CHANGE
                                            ------------------   ------------------
                                             SIX MONTHS ENDED     SIX MONTHS ENDED
                                                 JUNE 30,          JUNE 30, 2000
                                            ------------------   ------------------
                                            2000         1999     COMPARED TO 1999
                                            -----        -----   ------------------
<S>                                         <C>          <C>     <C>
Net revenue:
  User license fees.......................    83%          80%           188%
  Services................................    17           20            143%
                                             ---         ----           ----
          Total revenue...................   100          100            179%
Cost of revenue:
  User license fees.......................     4            2            318%
  Services................................     7            8            160%
  Amortization or developed technology....     6           _3            518%
                                             ---         ----           ----
          Total cost of revenue...........    17           13            264%
                                             ---         ----           ----
Gross profit..............................    83           87            166%
Operating expenses:
  Selling and marketing...................    37           38            171%
  Research and development................    14           18            116%
  General and administrative..............     6            6            212%
  Amortization of goodwill and other
     intangibles..........................    85           38            514%
  In-process research and development.....    --           55           (100)%
  Acquisition and restructuring costs.....    --            6           (100)%
                                             ---         ----           ----
          Total operating expenses........   142          161            145%
                                             ---         ----           ----
Loss from operations......................   (59)         (74)           121%
Interest and other income, net............     4            3            289%
Interest expense..........................    (3)          (2)           429%
                                             ---         ----           ----
Loss before income taxes..................   (58)         (73)           120%
                                             ---         ----           ----
Provision for income taxes................     9            7            279%
                                             ---         ----           ----
Net loss..................................   (67)%        (80)%          133%
                                             ===         ====           ====
</TABLE>

     Net Revenue. Total net revenue increased 140% from $114.6 million for the
three months ended June 30, 1999 to $275.4 million for the three months ended
June 30, 2000, and increased 179% from $186.6 million for the six months ended
June 30, 1999 to $520.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2000. We
believe that the percentage increases in total revenue achieved in these periods
are not necessarily indicative of future results. Our revenue comprises user
license fees and service revenue. User license fees represented 82% of total net
revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2000, and 81% of total net revenue
for the three months ended June 30, 1999. User license fees represented 83% of
total net revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2000, and 80% of total net
revenue for the six months ended June 30, 1999.

     User License Fees. User license fees increased 141% from $93.3 million for
the three months ended June 30, 1999 to $224.9 million for the three months
ended June 30, 2000, and increased 188% from $149.1 million for the six months
ended June 30, 1999 to $429.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2000.
The increases were primarily the result of the acquisition of NSMG on May 28,
1999, continued growth in market acceptance of our software products, a greater
volume of large end-user transactions, increased revenue from original equipment
manufacturer resales of bundled and unbundled products and the introduction of
new products. In particular, our user license fees from storage products
increased by approximately 187% from $124.8 million for the six months ended
June 30, 1999 to $358.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2000, and
accounted for 84% of user license fees for the six months ended June 30, 2000
and 1999.

     Service Revenue. Service revenue is derived primarily from contracts for
software maintenance and technical support and, to a lesser extent, consulting
services, training services and porting fees. Service revenue increased 137%
from $21.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 1999 to $50.6 million for
the three

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months ended June 30, 2000, and increased 143% from $37.5 million for the six
months ended June 30, 1999 to $90.9 million for the six months ended June 30,
2000. The increases were due primarily to increased sales of service and support
contracts on new licenses, renewal of service and support contracts on existing
licenses and, to a lesser extent, an increase in demand for consulting and
training services and the acquisition of NSMG. Service revenue represented 18%
of total revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2000 and is expected to
grow slightly as a percentage of total revenue in the future.

     Cost of Revenue. Total cost of revenue increased 173% from $16.1 million
for the three months ended June 30, 1999 to $43.9 million for the three months
ended June 30, 2000 and increased 264% from $24.6 million for the six months
ended June 30, 1999 to $89.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2000.
Gross margin on user license fees is substantially higher than gross margin on
service revenue, reflecting the low materials, packaging and other costs of
software products compared with the relatively high personnel costs associated
with providing maintenance, technical support, consulting, training services and
development efforts. Cost of service revenue also varies based upon the mix of
maintenance, technical support, consulting and training services. We expect
gross margin to fluctuate on a quarterly basis in the future, reflecting the
timing differences between increasing our organizational investments and the
corresponding revenue growth that we expect as a result.

     Cost of User License Fees (including amortization of developed
technology). Cost of user license fees consists primarily of royalties, media,
manuals and distribution costs. Also included in the cost of user license fees
is the amortization of developed technology acquired in the NSMG, TeleBackup and
NuView acquisitions in 1999. Cost of user license fees increased 203% from $7.8
million for the three months ended June 30, 1999 to $23.8 million for the three
months ended June 30, 2000 and increased 420% from $9.8 million for the six
months ended June 30, 1999 to $50.9 million for the six months ended June 30,
2000. The increase in cost of user license fees is due primarily to the
amortization of developed technology acquired in the NSMG, TeleBackup and NuView
acquisitions. Gross margin on user license fees decreased from 92% for the three
months ended June 30, 1999 to 89% for the three months ended June 30, 2000, and
decreased from 93% for the six months ended June 30, 1999 to 88% for the six
months ended June 30, 2000. The decrease in gross margin on user license fees
was due to the inclusion of the amortization of developed technology. If we
excluded the amortization of developed technology from the cost of user license
fees, the gross margin would be 96% for the three months ended June 30, 2000 and
95% for the six months ended June 30, 2000. The gross margin on user license
fees may vary from period to period based on the license revenue mix and certain
products having higher royalty rates than other products. We do not expect gross
margin on user license fees to increase significantly.

     Cost of Service Revenue. Cost of service revenue consists primarily of
personnel-related costs in providing maintenance, technical support, consulting
and training to customers. Cost of service revenue increased 144% from $8.3
million for the three months ended June 30, 1999 to $20.2 million for the three
months ended June 30, 2000, and increased 160% from $14.8 million for the six
months ended June 30, 1999 to $38.5 million for the six months ended June 30,
2000. Gross margin on service revenue decreased from 61% for the three months
ended June 30, 1999 to 60% for the three months ended June 30, 2000. Gross
margin on service revenue also decreased from 61% for the six months ended June
30, 1999 to 58% for the six months ended June 30, 2000. The increase in absolute
dollars and the decrease in the gross margin were due primarily to significant
personnel additions in customer support and training and consulting
organizations, in anticipation of increased demand for these services. We expect
the cost of service revenue will continue to increase in absolute dollars in
future periods and the gross margin on service revenue may increase slightly as
a percentage.

     Amortization of Developed Technology. Amortization of developed technology
was $15.6 million and $30.9 million for the three and six months ended June 30,
2000. These amounts mainly represent the amortization of the developed
technology recorded upon acquisitions of NSMG, TeleBackup and NuView in 1999.
The useful life of the developed technology acquired is four years and we expect
the amortization to be approximately $15.6 million per quarter.

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     Operating Expenses. The NSMG acquisition on May 28, 1999 and the TeleBackup
acquisition on June 1, 1999 have contributed to increases in all operating
expense categories. However, due to the integration that has taken place to
date, it is not possible to quantify the portion of the increase that is related
directly to these acquisitions.

     Selling and Marketing. Selling and marketing expenses consist primarily of
salaries, related benefits, commissions, consultant fees and other costs
associated with our sales and marketing efforts. Selling and marketing expenses
increased 138% from $44.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 1999 to
$106.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2000, and increased 171% from
$71.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 1999 to $193.7 million for the
six months ended June 30, 2000. Selling and marketing expenses as a percentage
of total net revenue remained constant at 39% for the three months ended June
30, 1999 and for the three months ended June 30, 2000, and decreased from 38%
for the six months ended June 30, 1999 to 37% for the six months ended June 30,
2000. We intend to continue to expand our global sales and marketing
infrastructure, and accordingly, expect our selling and marketing expenses to
increase in absolute dollars but not change significantly as a percentage of
total revenue in the future.

     Research and Development. Research and development expenses consist
primarily of salaries, related benefits, third-party consultant fees and other
engineering related costs. Research and development expenses increased 91% from
$20.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 1999 to $39.2 million for the
three months ended June 30, 2000, and increased 116% from $34.4 million for the
six months ended June 30, 1999 to $74.3 for the six months ended June 30, 2000.
The increases were due primarily to increased staffing levels associated with
new hires and the NSMG, TeleBackup and NuView acquisitions. As a percentage of
total net revenue, research and development expenses decreased from 18% for the
three and six months ended June 30, 1999 to 14% for the three and six months
ended June 30, 2000. We believe that a significant level of research and
development investment is required to remain competitive, and expect these
expenses will continue to increase in absolute dollars in future periods and may
increase slightly as a percentage of total net revenue. We expect research and
development expenses to fluctuate from time to time to the extent that we make
periodic incremental investments in research and development and our level of
revenue fluctuates.

     General and Administrative. General and administrative expenses consist
primarily of salaries, related benefits and fees for professional services, such
as legal and accounting services. General and administrative expenses increased
147% from $7.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 1999 to $17.6 million
for the three months ended June 30, 2000, and increased 212% from $10.4 million
for the six months ended June 30, 1999 to $32.5 for the six months ended June
30, 2000. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenue
remained constant at 6% for the three and six months ended June 30, 1999 and 6%
for the three and six months ended June 30, 2000. The increases in absolute
dollars were due primarily to additional personnel costs, including additional
personnel related to the acquisitions in the second quarter of 1999 and, to a
lesser extent, to an increase in other expenses associated with enhancing our
infrastructure to support expansion of our operations. We expect general and
administrative expenses to increase in absolute dollars, but not to change
significantly as a percentage of revenue in the future, as we expand our
operations.

     Amortization of Goodwill and Other Intangibles. Amortization of goodwill
and other intangibles was $219.8 million and $439.5 million for the three and
six months ended June 30, 2000. This amount mainly represents the amortization
of goodwill, distribution channels, trademarks and other intangible assets
recorded upon acquisitions of NSMG, TeleBackup and NuView in 1999. The estimated
useful life of the goodwill and other intangibles is four years and we expect
the amortization to be approximately $219.8 million per quarter.

     In-process Research and Development. Upon the acquisition of NSMG and
TeleBackup in 1999, we recorded one-time charges to in-process research and
development $103.1 million in the second quarter of 1999.

     Acquisition and Restructuring Costs. Upon the acquisition of NSMG, we
recorded a one-time charge, in the second quarter of 1999, to acquisitions and
restructuring costs of $11.0 million, which included approximately $9.7 million
in exit costs with respect to duplicate facilities that we plan to vacate and
approximately $1.3 million in severance benefits.

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     Interest and Other Income, Net. Interest and other income, net increased
306% from $3.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 1999 to $12.8 million
for the three months ended June 30, 2000, and increased 289% from $6.2 million
for the six months ended June 30, 1999 to $24.0 million for the six months ended
June 30, 2000. The increases were due to increased amounts of interest income
attributable to the higher level of funds available for investment, primarily
from the net proceeds of the issuance of the 1.856% convertible subordinated
notes in August 1999, and, to a lesser extent, from the net cash provided by
operating activities. Foreign exchange transaction gains and losses, which are
included in other income, net, have not had a material effect on our results of
operations.

     Interest Expense. Interest expense increased 434% from $1.4 million for the
three months ended June 30, 1999 to $7.5 million for the three months ended June
30, 2000, and increased 429% from $2.8 million for the six months ended June 30,
1999 to $15.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2000. Interest expense
consists primarily of interest accrued under the 5.25% convertible subordinated
notes issued in October 1997 and the 1.856% convertible subordinated notes
issued in August 1999.

     Income Taxes. We had effective tax rates of 18% of pre-tax loss for the
three months ended June 30, 2000, and 3% of pre-tax loss for the three months
ended June 30, 1999. We had effective tax rates of 15% of pre-tax loss for the
six months ended June 30, 2000, and 9% of pre-tax loss for the six months ended
June 30, 1999. Our effective tax rates were negative and differed from the
combined federal and state statutory rates due primarily to acquisition related
charges that were non-deductible for tax purposes.

     New Accounting Pronouncements. In June 1998, the Financial Accounting
Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards, or SFAS, No.
133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities. SFAS No. 133,
as amended by SFAS No. 137 and 138, establishes methods of accounting for
derivative financial instruments and hedging activities related to those
instruments as well as other hedging activities. We will be required to
implement SFAS No. 133 as of the beginning of our fiscal year 2001. Our foreign
currency exchange rate hedging activities have been insignificant to date and we
do not believe that SFAS No. 133 will have a material impact on our financial
position, results of operations or cash flows.

     In December 1999, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101,
"Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements" or SAB 101. SAB 101 provides
guidance on the recognition, presentation and disclosure of revenue in financial
statements. In recent actions, the SEC has further delayed the required
implementation date which, for us, will be the fourth quarter of 2000,
retroactive to the beginning of the fiscal year. The SEC has indicated that
additional implementation guidance will be forthcoming in the form of
"Frequently Asked Questions", however, such guidance has not been issued to
date. Although we cannot fully assess the impact of SAB 101 until the additional
guidance from the SEC is issued, our preliminary conclusion is that the
implementation of SAB 101 will not have a material impact on our financial
position, results of operations or cash flows for the year ending December 31,
2000.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

     Our cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments totaled $944.6
million at June 30, 2000 and represented 72% of our tangible assets, net. Cash
and cash equivalents are highly liquid with original maturities of ninety days
or less. Short-term investments consist mainly of investment grade commercial
paper, medium-term notes, corporate notes, governments securities and market
auction preferreds. At June 30, 2000, we had $456.6 million of long-term
obligations and stockholders' equity was approximately $3,200.0 million.

     Net cash provided by operating activities was $162.6 million in the six
months ended June 30, 2000, and $51.6 million in the six months ended June 30,
1999. For the six months ended June 30, 2000, cash provided by operating
activities resulted primarily from income, after adjustments to exclude non-cash
charges including amortization of intangibles related to acquisition activities,
increases in deferred revenue and accrued compensation and benefits, offset
somewhat by a decrease in deferred income taxes. For the six months ended June
30, 1999, cash provided by operating activities resulted primarily from income
after adjustments to exclude the non-cash charges including amortization of
intangibles related to acquisition activities, and an increase in deferred
revenue.
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     Our investing activities used cash of $30.4 million in the six months ended
June 30, 2000 due primarily to capital expenditures of $48.1 million and
strategic investments of $12.0 million partially offset by the net decrease in
short-term and long-term investments of $32.2 million. Our investing activities
used cash of $86.8 million in the six months ended June 30, 1999 due primarily
to the net increase in short-term and long-term investments of $64.4 million and
capital expenditures of $23.7 million.

     We have begun to make investments in development-stage companies that we
believe provide strategic opportunities for the Company. We intend that these
investments will complement our own research and development efforts, provide
access to new technologies and emerging markets, and create opportunities for
additional sales of our products and services. As of June 30, 2000, we had
invested $12.0 million as part of this initiative. We cannot assure you that
this initiative will have the above mentioned desired results, or even that we
will not lose all or any part of these investments.

     Financing activities provided cash of $145.4 million in the six months
ended June 30, 2000, and $16.7 million in the six months ended June 30, 1999
from the issuance of common stock under our employee stock plans and the related
income tax benefits.

     In October 1997, we issued $100.0 million of 5.25% convertible subordinated
notes due 2004 (the "5.25% notes"), for which we received net proceeds of $97.5
million. We and our wholly-owned subsidiary, VERITAS Operating Corporation, are
co-obligors on the 5.25% notes and are unconditionally and jointly and severally
liable for all payments under the notes. The 5.25% notes provide for semi-annual
interest payments of $2.6 million each May 1 and November 1. The 5.25% notes are
convertible into shares of our common stock at any time prior to the close of
business on the maturity date, unless previously redeemed or repurchased, at a
conversion price of $9.56 per share, subject to adjustment in certain events,
equivalent to a conversion rate of 104.65 shares of common stock per $1,000
principal amount at maturity. On or after November 5, 2002, the 5.25% notes will
be redeemable over a period of time until maturity at our option at declining
premiums to par. The debt issuance costs are being amortized over the term of
the 5.25% notes using the interest method. As of June 30, 2000 the aggregate
principal amount at maturity, for the 5.25% notes, is $98.9 million.

     In August 1999, we and our wholly-owned subsidiary, VERITAS Operating
Corporation, issued $465.8 million, aggregate principal amount at maturity, of
1.856% convertible subordinated notes due 2006 (the "1.856% notes") for which we
received net proceeds of approximately $334.1 million. The interest rate of
1.856% together with the accrual of original issue discount represent a yield to
maturity of 6.5%. We and VERITAS Operating Corporation are co-obligors on the
1.856% notes and are unconditionally and jointly and severally liable for all
payments under the notes. The 1.856% notes provide for semi-annual interest
payments of $4.3 million each February 13 and August 13, commencing February 13,
2000. The 1.856% notes are convertible into shares of our common stock at any
time prior to the close of business on the maturity date, unless previously
redeemed or repurchased, at a conversion price of $35.80 per share, subject to
adjustment in certain events, equivalent to an initial conversion rate of 27.934
shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount at maturity. On or after
August 16, 2002, the 1.856% notes will be redeemable over a period of time until
maturity at our option at the issuance price plus accrued original issue
discount and any accrued interest. The debt issuance costs are being amortized
over the term of the 1.856% notes using the interest method. As of June 30, 2000
the aggregate principal amount at maturity, for the 1.856% notes, is $465.3
million.

     Following the issuance of the 5.25% notes and the 1.856% notes, we have a
ratio of long-term debt to total capitalization at June 30, 2000 of
approximately 12%. As a result of this additional indebtedness, our principal
and interest payment obligations increased substantially. The degree to which we
will be leveraged could materially and adversely affect our ability to obtain
financing for working capital, acquisitions or other purposes and could make us
more vulnerable to industry downturns and competitive pressures. We will require
substantial amounts of cash to fund scheduled payments of principal and interest
on our indebtedness, including the 5.25% notes and the 1.856% notes, future
capital expenditures and any increased working capital requirements. If we are
unable to meet our cash requirements out of cash flow from operations, we may be
unable to obtain alternative financing.

     During the first quarter of 2000, we revised our existing lease agreement
for new corporate campus facilities in Mountain View, California. These
facilities will replace certain facilities we currently lease in
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Mountain View. The new corporate campus facilities will be developed in one
phase for a total of 425,000 square feet and will provide space for sales,
marketing, administration and research and development functions. The lease term
for these facilities is five years beginning in March 2000, with an option to
extend the lease term for two successive periods of one year each. We have an
option to purchase the property (land and facilities) for $139.4 million or, at
the end of the lease, to arrange for the sale of the property to a third party
with us retaining an obligation to the owner for the difference between the sale
price and the guaranteed residual value up to $123.8 million if the sales price
is less than this amount, subject to certain provisions of the lease. We
anticipate occupying the new corporate campus facilities and beginning the lease
payments in the second quarter of 2001. The lease agreement requires us to
maintain specified financial covenants such as earnings before interest, taxes,
depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), debt on EBITDA and quick ratio, all of
which we were in compliance with as of June 30, 2000.

     During the first quarter of 2000, we signed a lease agreement for our
existing facilities in Roseville, Minnesota. We will improve and expand our
existing facilities of approximately 62,000 square feet and will develop
adjacent property adding approximately 260,000 square feet to the campus, with
the first phase of approximately 142,000 square feet being completed in the
second quarter of 2001. The facilities will provide space for research and
development functions. The lease term for these facilities is five years
beginning in March 2000, with an option to extend the lease term for two
successive periods of one year each. We have an option to purchase the property
(land and facilities) for $40 million or, at the end of the lease, to arrange
for the sale of the property to a third party with us retaining an obligation to
the owner for the difference between the sale price and the guaranteed residual
value up to $34.3 million if the sales price is less than this amount, subject
to certain provisions of the lease. We anticipate occupying the new campus
facilities and beginning the lease payments in the second quarter of 2001. The
lease agreement requires us to maintain specified financial covenants such as
earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), debt on
EBITDA and quick ratio, all of which we were in compliance with as of June 30,
2000.

     During the third quarter of 2000, we signed a lease agreement for the lease
of 65 acres of land and subsequent improvements for new corporate campus
facilities in Milpitas, California. We will develop the site in two phases,
adding a total of 990,990 square feet, with the first phase of 466,000 square
feet being completed in the fourth quarter of 2002. We expect to complete the
second phase of 524,990 square feet in the second quarter of 2003. The
facilities will provide space for research and development functions. The lease
term for the first phase is five years beginning in July 2000, with an option to
extend the lease term for two successive periods of one year each. We have an
option to purchase the property (land and first phase facilities) for $243
million or, at the end of the lease, to arrange for the sale of the property to
a third party with us retaining an obligation to the owner for the difference
between the sales price and the guaranteed residual value up to $220 million if
the sales price is less than this amount, subject to certain provisions of the
lease. We anticipate occupying the new campus facilities and beginning the lease
payments in the second quarter of 2002 for the first phase and second quarter of
2003 for the second phase. We expect to start negotiating the financing terms of
the second phase in the second quarter of 2001.

     We believe that our current cash, cash equivalents and short-term
investment balances and cash flow from operations will be sufficient to meet our
working capital and capital expenditure requirements for at least the next 12
months. After that time, we may require additional funds to support our working
capital requirements or for other purposes and may seek to raise such additional
funds through public or private equity financing or from other sources. We
cannot assure you that additional financing will be available at all or that if
available, we will be able to obtain it on terms favorable to us.

FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT FUTURE RESULTS

     In addition to other information in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, you
should consider carefully the following factors in evaluating VERITAS and our
business.

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WE FACE MANY NEW DIFFICULTIES MANAGING A LARGER COMPANY

     Our growth has created new challenges for us. As of June 30, 2000, we had
3,809 full-time employees, as compared to 2,974 as of December 31, 1999 and 945
as of December 31, 1998. If we fail to meet the challenges created by this
growth, our business and quarterly and annual results of operations could be
adversely affected, and the value of your investment could decline. The growth
in the number of our employees is likely to continue to strain our management
control systems and resources, including decision support, accounting, human
resources, management information systems and facilities. We must continue to
improve our financial and management controls and our reporting systems and
procedures to manage our employees, as well as continue to obtain additional
facilities to accommodate our growth.

WE ARE INCURRING SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING CHARGES IN CONNECTION WITH THE NSMG,
TELEBACKUP AND NUVIEW ACQUISITIONS THAT ARE CREATING NET LOSSES IMMEDIATELY AND
IN THE FUTURE

     The significant costs of integration associated with the NSMG, TeleBackup
and NuView acquisitions increase the risk that we will not realize the
anticipated benefits. Because we accounted for these acquisitions using the
purchase method of accounting, we recorded goodwill and other intangible assets
of approximately $3,754.9 million in 1999. This amount is being amortized over
four years, and is resulting in charges to operations of approximately $234.8
million per quarter. As a result of these charges, we expect to continue to have
net losses for the foreseeable future.

WE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF DEBT THAT WE MAY BE UNABLE TO SERVICE OR REPAY

     In October 1997, we issued $100.0 million in aggregate principal amount of
5.25% convertible subordinated notes due 2004. In August 1999, we issued $465.8
million aggregate principal amount at maturity of 1.856% convertible
subordinated notes due 2006. The annual interest payments on our outstanding
notes as of June 30, 2000 are $5.2 million and $8.6 million respectively, which
we expect to fund from cash flow from operations. We will need to continue to
generate substantial amounts of cash from our operations to fund interest
payments and to repay the principal amount of debt when it matures, while at the
same time funding capital expenditures and our other working capital needs. If
we do not have sufficient cash to repay our debts as they become due, we may be
unable to refinance our debt on reasonable terms or at all. For example, the
notes could be declared immediately due and payable if we do not make timely
payments. While our cash flow has been sufficient to fund interest payments to
date, if we cannot meet our debt obligations from the cash generated by our
business, we may not be able to develop and sell new products, respond to
changing business or economic conditions adequately, make acquisitions or
otherwise fund our business.

WE MIGHT FAIL TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE INTEGRATION OF THE BUSINESSES OF
VERITAS, NSMG AND TELEBACKUP

     We continue to experience challenges in integrating the businesses of NSMG
and TeleBackup with our own. If we fail to successfully complete the
integration, our businesses and our quarterly and annual results of operations
may be adversely affected. The difficulties that we face include:

     - integrating our products with those of NSMG and TeleBackup, including
       consolidating products with duplicative functionality and converging the
       technologies supporting the various products despite their lack of a
       common technology architecture;

     - maintaining brand recognition for key products formerly associated with
       NSMG, such as VERITAS Backup Exec, while migrating customer
       identification of the brands to VERITAS;

     - resolving channel conflicts that may arise between our original equipment
       manufacturer and direct sales channels and the retail channels acquired
       in the NSMG acquisition;

     - coordinating and streamlining geographically dispersed operations, such
       as engineering facilities in California, Florida, Minnesota, North
       Carolina, Maryland, Massachusetts, Washington, Canada, India and the
       United Kingdom; and

     - resolving differences between the corporate cultures of VERITAS and NSMG.

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OUR STRATEGY OF FOCUSING ON THE BROADER MARKET CATEGORY OF DATA AVAILABILITY
MIGHT NOT SUCCEED, WHICH COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR ABILITY TO EXPAND OUR
BUSINESS

     We recently announced our strategy for continued expansion of our business,
focusing on data availability, which is a broader market category that includes
storage management software. To the extent that this strategy does not result in
the anticipated growth of our revenue, our business and results of operations
would be adversely affected. Our branding campaign to grow awareness of our name
and position ourselves as a data availability company might not succeed. Our
initiative of dividing our internal product development and product marketing
groups according to the computing platforms on which our products operate will
require the devotion of substantial employee resources and management attention,
and we might not be successful in undertaking this initiative. To the extent
these initiatives are not successful, our business and results of operations
would be adversely affected.

OUR OPERATING RESULTS MAY FLUCTUATE SIGNIFICANTLY AS A RESULT OF FACTORS OUTSIDE
OUR CONTROL, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE MARKET PRICE OF OUR NOTES AND OF OUR
SECURITIES TO DECLINE

     Fluctuations in our results of operations are likely to affect the market
price of our common stock and subordinated notes in a manner that may be
unrelated to our long-term operating performance. The more likely it is that
market prices of our securities will fluctuate, the riskier is your decision to
buy, sell or hold our securities. In addition, the number of factors that could
affect our results of operation makes an investment in our securities riskier
than many other investments. Our revenues in any quarter will depend
substantially on orders we receive and ship in that quarter. In addition, we
typically receive a significant portion of orders in any quarter during the last
two weeks of the quarter, and we cannot predict whether those orders will be
placed, fulfilled and shipped in that period. If we have lower revenue than we
expect, we probably will not be able to reduce our operating expenses quickly in
response. Therefore, any significant shortfall in revenues or delay of customer
orders could have an immediate adverse effect on our operating results in that
quarter. The results of operations of VERITAS, and of the NSMG and TeleBackup
businesses we acquired in 1999, have fluctuated in the past, and our operating
results are likely to fluctuate significantly in the future. Factors that could
affect our results of operations include:

     - the timing and magnitude of sales through original equipment
       manufacturers;

     - the unpredictability of the timing and level of sales to large
       distributors in the retail channel and by our direct sales force, which
       tend to generate sales later in our quarters than original equipment
       manufacturer sales;

     - the timing and magnitude of large end-user orders;

     - the timing and amount of our marketing, sales and product development
       expenses;

     - the introduction, timing and market acceptance of new products;

     - the timing of revenue recognition for sales of software products and
       services;

     - changes in data storage and networking technology or introduction of new
       operating system upgrades by original equipment manufacturers, which
       could require us to modify our products or develop new products;

     - the relative growth rates of the Windows NT, UNIX and Linux markets;

     - the rate of adoption of Microsoft's release of Windows 2000 by users;

     - pricing policies and distribution terms; and

     - the timing and magnitude of acquisitions.

WE DEPEND ON LARGE ORDERS WITH LENGTHY SALES CYCLES FOR A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF
OUR REVENUES

     Our revenues for a quarter could fluctuate significantly based on whether a
large order near the end of a quarter is closed or delayed. Customer orders can
range in value from a few thousand to a few million dollars.
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The length of time between initial contact with a potential customer and sale of
a product, or our sales cycle, outside the retail channel is typically complex
and lengthy, so it can last from three to nine months. These direct sales also
represent our largest orders. Therefore, our revenues for a period are likely to
be affected by the timing of larger orders, which makes that revenue difficult
to predict. The factors that could delay or defer an order, include:

     - time needed for technical evaluations of our software by customers;

     - customer budget restrictions;

     - customer internal review and testing procedures; and

     - engineering work needed to integrate our software with the customers'
       systems.

WE MAY BE UNABLE TO HIRE AND RETAIN NEEDED SALES AND ENGINEERING PERSONNEL

     Our personnel needs are more acute than those facing most companies. We
need to hire additional sales, engineering, service and administrative personnel
to support the expansion of our business and meet increased customer demand for
our products and services. If we are unable to hire and retain these employees,
our business and quarterly and annual results of operations would be adversely
affected. Competition for people with the skills we require is intense.
Additions of new personnel and departures of existing personnel could disrupt
our business and may result in the departure of other employees. We also depend
on the continued service of our key personnel. Even though we have entered into
employment agreements with key management personnel, these agreements cannot
prevent their departure. We do not have key person life insurance covering any
of our personnel, nor do we currently intend to obtain any of this insurance.

WE DISTRIBUTE OUR PRODUCTS THROUGH MULTIPLE DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS, EACH OF WHICH
IS SUBJECT TO RISKS

     Historically, we sold products through original equipment manufacturers and
through direct sales. As a result of the NSMG and TeleBackup acquisitions in
1999, however, we now have an established retail distribution channel as well.
If we fail to manage our distribution channels successfully, our business and
quarterly and annual results of operations would be adversely affected.

     Retail distribution. Some of the software products of the former NSMG
business are sold primarily in the retail channel. As a result, we face
different challenges than we face in selling most of our other products. For
example:

     - the VERITAS brand does not have the same level of recognition in the
       retail channel;

     - retail distribution typically involves shorter product life cycles; and

     - the retail channel has higher risks of product returns, higher marketing
       expenses and less predictable market demand.

     Moreover, our retail distributors have no obligation to continue selling
the products previously sold by NSMG and TeleBackup and may terminate their
relationship with us at any time.

     Direct sales. We also depend on our direct sales force to sell our
products. This involves a number of risks, including:

     - longer sales cycles for direct sales;

     - our need to hire, train, retain and motivate our sales force; and

     - the length of time it takes our new sales representatives to become
       productive.

     Original equipment manufacturers. A portion of our revenue is expected to
come from original equipment manufacturers that incorporate our storage
management software into systems they sell. We have no control over the shipping
dates or volumes of systems the original equipment manufacturers ship and they
have no obligation to ship systems incorporating our software. They also have no
obligation to recommend or offer our software products exclusively or at all.
They have no minimum sales requirements and can terminate
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our relationship at any time. These original equipment manufacturers also could
choose to develop their own storage management products internally and
incorporate those products into their systems in lieu of our products. Finally,
in part because we seek to leverage these relationships for the purpose of
selling additional VERITAS products to the original equipment manufacturers'
installed customer base, the original equipment manufacturers that we do
business with compete with one another. To the extent that one of our original
equipment manufacturer customers views the products we have developed for
another original equipment manufacturer as competing with its products, it may
decide to stop doing business with us, which could harm our business.

     Development agreements for original equipment manufacturers. We have
important original equipment manufacturer agreements with Hewlett-Packard, IBM,
Microsoft and Sun Microsystems. Unlike some of our other original equipment
manufacturer agreements under which we sell off-the-shelf versions of our
products, under these agreements we develop unique or "lite" versions of our
products to be included in these original equipment manufacturers' systems
software and products. If these versions of our software do not result in
substantial revenue, our business could be harmed.

OUR DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS COULD CONFLICT WITH ONE ANOTHER

     We have many different distribution channels. If we cannot use these
distribution channels efficiently, our business and quarterly and annual results
of operations could be adversely affected. Our original equipment manufacturers,
resellers and direct sales force might target similar sales opportunities, which
could lead to inefficient allocation of sales resources. We may also try to sell
full versions of the products to customers of the original equipment
manufacturers for whom we have developed "lite" versions of our products. This
would result in us marketing similar products to end-users. These overlapping
sales efforts could also harm our relationships with our original equipment
manufacturers and other sales channels and result in them being less willing to
market our products aggressively. If our indirect sales decline, we would need
to accelerate our investments in alternative distribution channels. We may not
be able to do this in a timely manner, or at all.

OUR DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS WITH MICROSOFT COULD CAUSE US TO LOSE CUSTOMERS

     We have important agreements with Microsoft under which we develop software
for its Windows operating system. Microsoft is not obligated under the
agreements to include our software in any of its future releases of Windows
2000. If for any reason our software is not included in the future, we will lose
our expected opportunity to market additional products to the Windows 2000 or
Windows NT installed customer base, as well as suffer negative publicity. In
addition, we would lose a part of the investment we have made in developing
products for inclusion in Windows 2000.

MICROSOFT COULD DEVELOP COMPETING PRODUCTS

     Microsoft can also develop enhancements to and derivative products from our
software products that are embedded in Windows 2000 or Windows NT products. If
Microsoft develops any enhancements or derivative products, or enhances its own
base products with equivalent functionality, Microsoft could choose to compete
with us.

SALES OF A SMALL NUMBER OF PRODUCT LINES MAKE UP A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF OUR
REVENUE

     For the foreseeable future, we expect to derive a substantial majority of
our revenue from a limited number of software products. If many customers do not
purchase these products as a result of competition, technological change or
other factors, our revenue would decrease and our business and quarterly and
annual results of operations would be adversely affected. For example, for the
six months ended June 30, 2000 and 1999 we derived approximately $358.5 million,
or 84%, and $124.8 million, or 84%, of our license revenue from storage
management products, including VERITAS Volume Manager, VERITAS File System,
VERITAS NetBackup and VERITAS Backup Exec. Also, our VERITAS NetBackup and
VERITAS Backup Exec products perform some overlapping functions. Customers may
select one product over the other, resulting in

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reduced revenue for the product not selected. Therefore, we may not receive the
same aggregate level of revenue from these products as we have received in the
past.

OUR PRODUCTS HAVE RELATIVELY SHORT LIFE CYCLES

     Our software products have a limited life cycle and it is difficult to
estimate when they will become obsolete. This makes it difficult for us to
forecast revenue and makes your investment more risky. If we do not develop and
introduce new products before our existing products have completed their
lifecycles, we would not be able to sustain our level of sales. In addition, to
succeed, many customers must adopt our new products early in each product's
lifecycle. Therefore, if we do not attract sufficient customers early in a
product's life, we may not realize the amount of revenue we anticipated for the
product. We cannot be sure that we will continue to be successful in marketing
our key products.

WE DERIVE SIGNIFICANT REVENUES FROM ONLY A FEW CUSTOMERS

     Even though for the six months ended June 30, 2000 and 1999 no single
customer accounted for greater than 10% of our total net revenue, we still
derive significant revenue from a small number of customers. If any of these
customers were to reduce its purchases from us, our revenue and therefore our
business would be harmed unless we were to increase sales to other customers
substantially. We do not have a contract with any of these customers that
requires a customer to purchase any specified number of software licenses from
us. Therefore, we cannot be sure that these customers will continue to purchase
our products at current levels.

WE FACE UNCERTAINTIES PORTING PRODUCTS TO NEW OPERATING SYSTEMS AND DEVELOPING
NEW PRODUCTS

     Some of our products operate primarily on the UNIX computer operating
system. We are currently redesigning, or porting, these products to operate on
the Windows NT operating system. We are also developing new products for UNIX
and for Windows NT. In addition, we recently entered into an agreement with IBM
under which we will port our complete set of storage management solutions to
AIX/Monterey for IBM POWER and Intel IA-64 processor-system. We may not be able
to accomplish any of this work quickly or cost-effectively. These activities
require substantial capital investment, the devotion of substantial employee
resources and the cooperation of the owners of the operating systems to or for
which the products are being ported or developed. For example, our porting and
development work for the Windows NT market has required us to hire additional
personnel with Windows NT expertise and to devote engineering resources to these
projects. We must obtain from operating system owners a source code license to
certain portions of the operating system software to port some of our products
to or develop products for the operating system. Operating system owners have no
obligation to assist in these porting or development efforts. If they do not
grant us a license or if they do not renew our license, we would not be able to
expand our product line easily into other areas. For example, we rely on a
source code license from Microsoft with respect to our Windows NT development
projects. Microsoft is under no obligation to renew the source code license,
which is subject to annual renewal.

WE FACE INTENSE COMPETITION ON SEVERAL FRONTS

     We face a variety of tough competitors, principal among which are:

     - internal development groups within original equipment manufacturers that
       provide storage management functions to support their systems;

     - other software vendors and hardware companies that offer products with
       some of our products' features, such as controller and disk subsystem
       manufacturers;

     - hardware and software vendors that offer storage application products;

     - hardware and software vendors that offer high availability and clustering
       products; and

     - software vendors focused on remote backup technologies and electronic
       data vaulting services.

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     Many of our competitors have greater financial, technical sales, marketing
and other resources than we do and could attempt to increase their presence in
the storage management market by acquiring or forming strategic alliances with
other competitors or business partners.

EXPANDING OUR INTERNATIONAL SALES DEPENDS ON ECONOMIC STABILITY IN REGIONS THAT
HAVE BEEN UNSTABLE

     An investment in our securities is riskier than an investment in many other
companies because we have begun to expand in overseas markets such as Asia,
Russia and Latin America that have experienced significant economic turmoil in
recent years. Continued turmoil could adversely affect our plans to increase
sales in these regions. Economic recession could also affect our ability to
maintain or increase sales in these or other regions in the future. Our concern
is that recession in these markets could lead to:

     - restrictions on government spending imposed by the International Monetary
       Fund;

     - customers' reduced access to working capital to fund software purchases;
       and

     - reduced bank lending or other sources of financing for customers and
       potential customers.

     Any of these factors could cause foreign customers to reduce their purchase
of our products substantially.

OUR FOREIGN-BASED OPERATIONS AND SALES CREATE SPECIAL PROBLEMS THAT COULD HURT
OUR RESULTS

     An investment in our securities is riskier than an investment in most
businesses because we have significant offshore operations, including
development facilities, sales personnel and customer support operations. For
example, as of June 30, 2000, we had approximately 240 employees located in
Pune, India, performing product development work. These offshore operations are
subject to risks, including:

     - potential loss of developed technology through piracy, misappropriation,
       or more lax laws regarding intellectual property protection;

     - imposition of governmental controls, including trade restrictions;

     - fluctuations in currency exchange rates and economic instability such as
       higher interest rates and spiraling inflation;

     - longer payment cycles for sales in foreign countries;

     - difficulties in staffing and managing the offshore operations;

     - seasonal reductions in business activity in the summer months in Europe
       and other countries; and

     - political unrest, particularly in areas in which we have facilities.

     In addition, our international sales are denominated in local currency,
creating risk of foreign currency translation gains and losses that could harm
our quarterly and annual results of operations. If we generate profits or losses
in foreign countries, our effective income tax rate could also be adversely
affected. Currency instability in Asia and other financial markets may make our
products more expensive than products sold by other vendors that are priced in
one of the affected currencies. Therefore, customers in these markets may choose
not to purchase our products.

OUR GROWTH STRATEGY IS RISKIER THAN OTHERS BECAUSE IT IS BASED UPON ACQUISITIONS
OF OTHER BUSINESSES

     An investment in our securities is riskier than investments in many other
companies because we plan to continue to pursue our strategy of growth through
acquisition. We have grown aggressively through acquisitions in the past and
expect to pursue acquisitions in the future.

     Acquisitions involve a number of special risks and challenges, including:

     - diversion of management attention, particularly in the case of multiple
       concurrent acquisitions;

     - integration of the acquired company's operations and employees with an
       existing business;

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     - incorporation of technology into existing product lines;

     - loss of key employees; and

     - presentation of a unified corporate image.

     In the past, we have lost some of the employees of acquired companies whom
we desired to retain. In some cases, the integration of the operations of
acquired companies took longer than we anticipated. In addition, if the
employees of target companies remain geographically apart from our existing
staff, we may not realize some or all of the anticipated economies of scale.

OUR STRATEGY OF INVESTING IN DEVELOPMENT-STAGE COMPANIES INVOLVES A NUMBER OF
RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

     An investment in our securities is riskier than investments in many other
companies because we plan to pursue our strategy of investing in
development-stage companies. Each of these investments involves a number of
risks and uncertainties, including:

     - diversion of management attention;

     - inability to identify strategic opportunities;

     - inability to value investments appropriately;

     - inability to manage investments effectively; and

     - loss of cash invested.

RISKS RELATED TO THE SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY TRANSACTION

     The following risks relate to the proposed transaction described more fully
in the section titled "Recent Development" in Item 2: Management's Discussion
and Analysis. In that transaction, Seagate Technology, Inc. has agreed to sell
all of its property and assets and the property and assets of its consolidated
subsidiaries, other than certain designated assets, to Suez Acquisition Company
(Cayman) Limited, which we refer to as the leveraged buyout, and to merge a
wholly owned subsidiary of VERITAS with and into Seagate Technology, following
which Seagate Technology will become our wholly owned subsidiary, which we refer
to as the merger.

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY WILL REMAIN LIABLE TO THIRD PARTIES AFTER THE LEVERAGED
BUYOUT AND THE MERGER

     In the leveraged buyout, Seagate Technology will sell all of its operating
assets to Suez Acquisition Company, and Suez Acquisition Company has agreed to
assume and indemnify Seagate Technology and us for substantially all liabilities
arising in connection with these assets. However, third parties may nevertheless
try to seek recourse against Seagate Technology for these liabilities. Seagate
Technology currently is a large, multinational enterprise that owns or leases
facilities and offices in numerous states and foreign countries and employs over
59,000 persons worldwide. As a result, Seagate Technology, which will be our
wholly owned subsidiary, could continue to face a wide range of possible
liabilities after the leveraged buyout and the merger are completed, both for
actions, events or circumstances arising or occurring before the leveraged
buyout and the merger as well as after. Some areas of potential liability
include:

     - environmental cleanup costs and liabilities for claims made under
       federal, state or foreign environmental laws;

     - tax liabilities;

     - obligations under federal, state and foreign pension and retirement
       benefit laws;

     - existing and future litigation arising from the restructuring that
       Seagate Technology commenced last year, including litigation initiated by
       terminated employees; and

     - existing and future patent litigation.

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     If Suez Acquisition Company fails to indemnify Seagate Technology or us
under the indemnification agreement for any of these liabilities, we could
experience a material adverse effect on our business and financial performance.

THE MERGER CONSIDERATION MAY BE SUBJECT TO RECOVERY UNDER FRAUDULENT CONVEYANCE
LAWS

     The leveraged buyout and the merger may be subject to review under state or
federal fraudulent transfer laws in the event that following the leveraged
buyout a bankruptcy case or lawsuit is commenced by or on behalf of unpaid
creditors of Suez Acquisition Company or any of its affiliates. Under those
laws, a court could attempt to proceed against the consideration paid to
Seagate's stockholders in the merger, or direct that amounts deposited with the
trustee administering the distributions of Seagate's tax refunds and credits be
held for the benefit of creditors, if the court determined that when the
leveraged buyout was completed, Seagate's operating assets were acquired for
less then fair consideration or reasonably equivalent value, and at the time of
the leveraged buyout, Seagate, Suez Acquisitions Company and their affiliates:

     - were or became insolvent;

     - were engaged in a business or transaction for which their unencumbered
       assets constituted unreasonably small capital; or

     - intended to incur or reasonably should have believed that they would
       incur debts beyond their ability to pay those debts as they matured.

Regardless of the factors described above, a court could also proceed against
the consideration paid to Seagate's stockholders in the merger, or against
Seagate's tax refunds and credits otherwise payable to Seagate's former
stockholders following the merger, if the court found that Seagate effected the
leveraged buyout with an actual intent to hinder, delay or defraud its
creditors.

SUEZ ACQUISITION COMPANY MAY BE UNABLE TO SATISFY ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE
INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

     Under the terms of the indemnification agreement, Suez Acquisition Company
has agreed to indemnify Seagate Technology and us for substantially all
liabilities arising in connection with Seagate Technology's operating assets,
whether these liabilities arise before or after the leveraged buyout and the
merger. After the leveraged buyout, Suez Acquisition Company will have
consolidated indebtedness that will be substantially greater than Seagate
Technology's indebtedness prior to the leveraged buyout and the merger. As a
result of this increased level of indebtedness, if Seagate Technology or we make
a claim for indemnity under the indemnification agreement, Suez Acquisition
Company may be insolvent or otherwise financially incapable of satisfying its
indemnification obligations. Any failure by Suez Acquisition Company to satisfy
its indemnification obligations could have a material adverse effect on our
business and financial performance.

FAILURE TO COMPLETE THE LEVERAGED BUYOUT AND THE MERGER BETWEEN SEAGATE
TECHNOLOGY AND VERITAS SUBSIDIARY COULD NEGATIVELY IMPACT OUR STOCK PRICE,
FUTURE BUSINESS AND/OR OPERATIONS

     The stock purchase agreement and the merger contain a number of conditions
to the obligations of the parties to complete the leveraged buyout and the
merger. In addition, the stock purchase agreement and the merger agreement may
be terminated under a number of circumstances. If the leveraged buyout and the
merger are not completed for any reason, we may be subject to a number of
material risks. These risks include the following:

     - the market price of our common stock may decline to the extent that the
       current market price of our common stock reflects a market assumption
       that the leveraged buyout and the merger will be completed;

     - we may be required to pay a fee to Suez Acquisition Company if the stock
       purchase agreement is terminated under certain circumstances; and

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     - fees, costs and expenses incurred by us in connection with the merger,
       such as legal, accounting and financial advisor fees, costs and expenses,
       must be paid even if the leveraged buyout and the merger are not
       completed.

THE LEVERAGED BUYOUT AND THE MERGER MAY BE DELAYED IF SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY AND
VERITAS ARE UNABLE TO TIMELY OBTAIN ALL NECESSARY CONSENTS FROM GOVERNMENTAL
AUTHORITIES

     In order to complete the leveraged buyout and the merger, Seagate
Technology and VERITAS have each filed notifications under the Hart-Scott-Rodino
Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and Seagate Technology has made
various filings with state and foreign governmental authorities with
jurisdiction over applicable antitrust laws. In addition, Mr. Stephen Luczo, a
director and executive of Seagate Technology and a member of Seagate
Technology's senior management team who participate in the ownership of Suez
Acquisition Company, has filed a notification under the Hart-Scott-Rodino
Antitrust Improvements Act. It is a condition to the obligations of Seagate
Technology, VERITAS and Suez Acquisition Company to complete the leveraged
buyout and the merger that they comply with the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust
Improvements Act and that all applicable waiting periods under that statute
expire. The waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements
Act for Seagate Technology's and VERITAS' filings has expired with respect to
the leveraged buyout and the merger, but has not yet expired with respect to Mr.
Luczo's filing. Although Seagate Technology, VERITAS and Suez Acquisition
Company do not currently anticipate any challenges to the leveraged buyout or
the merger based upon antitrust grounds, the Department of Justice, the Federal
Trade Commission or any state or foreign governmental authorities could take
action under various antitrust laws against the leveraged buyout or the merger
as they deem necessary in the public interest. Private parties may also seek to
take action under various antitrust laws against the leveraged buyout and/or the
merger. If any of these events occur, the leveraged buyout and the merger may be
delayed. Based upon available information, we believe that the leveraged buyout
and the merger comply with all significant federal, state and foreign antitrust
laws. We cannot assure you, however, that there will not be a challenge to the
leveraged buyout and/or the merger based on antitrust grounds, or that if so
challenged, Seagate Technology, VERITAS and Suez Acquisition Company will
prevail.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATE SENSITIVITY

     We do not use derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes. We
engage in exchange rate hedging from time to time but this activity has been
insignificant to date and we do not hold or issue foreign exchange contracts for
trading purposes. Our international sales are generated primarily through our
international sales subsidiaries. Most international revenue is collectible in
foreign currencies. Since much of our international operating expenses are also
incurred in local currencies, which is the foreign subsidiaries functional
currency, the impact of exchange rates on net income or loss is relatively less
than the impact on revenue. Although our operating and pricing strategies take
into account changes in exchange rates over time, our results of operations may
be affected significantly in the short term by fluctuations in foreign currency
exchange rates. Our international subsidiaries purchase licenses for resale from
the parent company resulting in intercompany receivables and payables. These
receivables and payables are carried on these foreign subsidiaries' books at the
historical local currency that existed at the time of the transaction. These
receivables and payables are eliminated for financial statement reporting
purposes. Prior to elimination, the amounts carried in foreign currencies are
converted to the functional currency at the then current rate or "marked to
market." The marked to market process may give rise to currency remeasurement
gains and losses. These gains or losses are recognized on our statement of
operations as a component of other income, net. To date, any such gains or
losses have not been material. We do not believe our total exposure is
significant.

INTEREST RATE SENSITIVITY

     Our exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily
to our investment portfolio and long-term debt obligations. Our primary
investment objective is to preserve principal while at the same time maximizing
yields without significantly increasing risk. Our portfolio includes money
markets funds,

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commercial paper, medium-term notes, corporate notes, government securities and
market auction preferred instruments. The diversity of our portfolio helps us to
achieve our investment objective. As of June 30, 2000, approximately 93% of our
investment portfolio is composed of investments with original maturities of one
year or less and approximately 41% of our investment portfolio matures less than
90 days from the date of purchase.

     Long-term debt of $456.6 million consists of 5.25% convertible subordinated
notes due 2004 of $98.9 million (the "5.25% notes") and 1.856% convertible
subordinated notes due 2006 of $357.7 million (the "1.856% notes"). The interest
rate of 1.856% on the 1.856% notes together with the accrual of original issue
discount represent a yield to maturity of 6.5%. The nominal interest rate on
these notes is fixed and the notes provide for semi-annual interest payments of
approximately $2.6 million each May 1 and November 1 for the 5.25% notes and
approximately $4.3 million each February 13 and August 13 for the 1.856% notes.
The notes are convertible into our common stock at any time prior to the close
of business on the maturity date, unless previously redeemed or repurchased,
subject to adjustment in certain events.

     The following table presents the amounts of our cash equivalents,
investments and long-term debt that may be subject to interest rate risk and the
average interest rates as of June 30, 2000 by year of maturity (dollars in
thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                  2001 AND                   FAIR VALUE
                                       2000      THEREAFTER    2000 TOTAL    2000 TOTAL    1999 TOTAL
                                     --------    ----------    ----------    ----------    ----------
<S>                                  <C>         <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>
Cash equivalents and short-term
  Investments:
  Fixed rate.......................  $669,115     $154,566      $823,681     $  823,681     $186,482
  Average fixed rate...............      6.39%        6.72%         6.45%          6.45%        5.05%
  Variable rate....................  $ 24,882     $  1,500      $ 26,382     $   26,382     $ 14,000
  Average variable rate............      6.55%        6.00%         6.51%          6.51%        4.93%
Total cash equivalents and
  short-term investments:
  Investments......................  $693,997     $156,066      $850,063     $  850,063     $200,482
  Average rate.....................      6.40%        6.71%         6.45%          6.45%        5.04%
Long-term investments:
  Fixed rate.......................  $ 23,947     $ 32,191      $ 56,138     $   56,138     $ 52,234
  Average fixed rate...............      5.75%        7.20%         6.58%          6.58%        5.20%
Long-term debt:
  Fixed rate.......................  $     --     $456,587      $456,587     $2,658,482     $100,000
  Average fixed rate...............        --         6.23%         6.23%          6.23%        5.25%
</TABLE>

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                           PART II: OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

     At an annual meeting of stockholders held by the Registrant on May 10, 2000
(the "Annual Meeting"), each of the following individuals were elected to the
Company's classified Board of Directors as Class "B" directors to hold office
for a term of three years or until his successor has been duly elected or
qualified or until resignation or removal:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                   VOTES IN FAVOR    VOTES WITHHELD
                                                   --------------    --------------
<S>                                                <C>               <C>
William H. Janeway...............................   357,520,140        4,709,722
Joseph D. Rizzi..................................   358,368,125        3,861,737
</TABLE>

     In addition, the following individuals' term of office as directors
continued after the Annual Meeting:

<TABLE>
        <S>                                        <C>
        Mark Leslie                                Stephen J. Luczo
        Steven Brooks                              Geoffrey W. Squire
        Gregory Kerfoot                            Fred van den Bosch
</TABLE>

     The following proposals were also approved at the Annual Meeting:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           AFFIRMATIVE    NEGATIVE                   BROKER
                                              VOTES        VOTES      ABSTENTIONS   NON-VOTES
                                           -----------   ----------   -----------   ---------
<S>                                        <C>           <C>          <C>           <C>
1. Approval of an amendment to the
   Registrant's Restated Certificate of
   Incorporation to increase the number
   of shares of common stock that the
   Registrant is authorized to issue from
   500 million to 2 billion..............  311,598,312   50,423,949     207,601        --
2. Ratify the appointment of Ernst &
   Young LLP as independent auditors for
   the fiscal year ending December 31,
   2000..................................  362,014,480      104,505     110,877        --
</TABLE>

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

     (A) EXHIBITS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
        EXHIBIT                                                 --------------------------    FILED
        NUMBER                 EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION              FORM      DATE     NUMBER    HEREWITH
        -------                -------------------              -----   ---------  -------   --------
        <C>        <S>                                          <C>     <C>        <C>       <C>
          3.01     Certificate of Amendment of Amended and       S-8    06/02/00    3.03
                   Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
                   VERITAS, filed with the Delaware Secretary
                   of State on May 10, 2000.
         27.01     Financial Data Schedule (EDGAR only).                                        X
</TABLE>

     (B) REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
        DATE OF REPORT   ITEM(S)                           DESCRIPTION
        --------------   -------                           -----------
        <C>              <C>       <S>
           4/19/00        5, 7     VERITAS announced financial results for its first quarter
                                   ended March 31, 2000 and included the press release.
           5/10/00        5, 7     VERITAS announced its stockholders' approval of an amendment
                                   to the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation to
                                   increase the number of shares of common stock that VERITAS
                                   is authorized to issue from 500 million to 2 billion, and
                                   announced a business agreement with IBM Corporation, and
                                   included the press release for the IBM agreement.
</TABLE>

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                                   SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on August 11, 2000.

                                          VERITAS SOFTWARE CORPORATION

                                                /s/ KENNETH E. LONCHAR
                                          --------------------------------------
                                                    Kenneth E. Lonchar
                                              Senior Vice President, Finance
                                           (Principal Financial and Accounting
                                                         Officer)

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                               INDEX TO EXHIBITS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
        EXHIBIT
        NUMBER                             DESCRIPTION
        -------                            -----------
        <C>        <S>
         27.01     Financial Data Schedule (EDGAR only)
</TABLE>

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