Symantec India commences operations

22 November 1999

Symantec Corporation, the world leader in utility software for business and personal computing and Internet security, has announced the opening of its office in India. A fully operational management team, comprising sales and technical support, will now be based in Mumbai, headed by Joy Ghosh, country manager for India.

Dana Siebert, executive vice-president, worldwide marketing, sales and services, says, "The commencement of Symantec’s operations in India is in line with our plans for the region - increasing our customer focus, extending into new markets and by strengthening and building on our strategic relationships. We have identified India as one of the largest markets in the Asia Pacific region and are committed to investing here."

According to Ms Siebert, "Our business in India over the past year has made rapid progress and we expect the momentum to continue to build under Joy’s leadership. Expansion of our operations in India will help us to be more accessible to our local customers and serve their needs better."

Elaborating on Symantec’s Internet-related strategy, she adds, "The strategy builds on Symantec’s expertise as a leader in anti-virus and remote connectivity. The strategy leverages this core competency and makes the Internet the common thread in everything we do. This will allow us to extend our leadership in the PC computing area to serve a connected world in the future."

Joy Ghosh, country manager, Symantec India, says, "Symantec’s office and a dedicated team in India will provide the necessary thrust towards fulfilling our prime objective of delivering high levels of customer service and addressing the diverse needs of the marketplace."

According to Mr Ghosh, "Over the last year, Symantec products have received a tremendous response in the Indian market and we are on target to achieve a three-fold increase in sales over the next six months. With increased usage of the Internet and the opening up of the Internet service providers sector in India, there is great opportunity for Symantec in the content security area. Our strategy is to actively pursue relationships with ISPs while continuing to service and focus on the enterprise, consumer and OEM segments."