Symantec's new Internet-connected business model coupled with the URLabs acquisition provides Symantec with significant opportunities to deliver content security solutions to businesses around the world. These security solutions will help customers keep their data and networks secure when interacting with the Internet and at the same time help maintain peak employee productivity as they interact with the Internet. The acquisition of URLabs further enhances Symantec's position in the Internet Security space. Quarterdeck became a wholly owned subsidiary of Symantec on March 30th, 1999. Symantec's acquisition of Quarterdeck provides leading edge technologies to complement Symantec's suite of software utilities, remote productivity solutions, and Java development tools.
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The addition of Ghost to Symantec product family strongly supports Symantec's vision of making its customers as productive as possible and keeping their computers safe and reliable. Customers use Ghost to more efficiently roll out and standardize new PCs, as well as upgrade current PCs. VARs and configuration centers use Ghost to apply a customer-defined image onto PC hard drives before they are sent to the customer. PC manufacturers also use the product to speed the process of applying an image to many new PCs. Latest information for the Press.