Press Release

PCA SIGNS SYMANTEC

MAJOR VENDOR JOINS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Cambridgeshire, 19th June 2007.

Leading industry trade body, the Professional Computing Association (PCA) welcomes Symantec as the latest addition to its membership. Symantec is a global leader in infrastructure software, enabling businesses and consumers to have confidence in a connected world. The company helps customers protect their infrastructure, information, and interactions by delivering software and services that address risks to security, availability, compliance, and performance. Symantec produces the well known Norton range of consumer software.

Keith Warburton, CEO of the PCA said: "We welcome Symantec to the organisation and look forward to them playing a leading part in our activities, especially in helping the channel make the most of the margin and customer loyalty opportunities afforded by adding security and other managed services to their portfolio. The channel recognises Symantec as a company that prides itself on its high standards and professionalism and they have shown they are keen to support organisations that promote those values in the channel and among consumers. The PCA does that through its Code of Practice and its Confidence Assured logo".

It is anticipated that Symantec will be actively involved in the PCA's Annual Conference on 26th September.

Further information on the Professional Computing Association at www.pcassociation.org or telephone 0845 634 9245.

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PCA Background

Founded in 1993 the PC Association is a not for profit trade association of businesses from all parts of the ICT Industry, including vendors, distributors, system builders, resellers, publishers and finance organisations. Membership has grown year-on-year and is now in excess of 550. Joint turnover of member tops £50 billion.

The Code of Practice

Defines the way PCA members may interact with customers both pre and post-sale. Members who deal in counterfeit products, or knowingly encourage or facilitate the theft of intellectual property on the part of their customers will have their membership revoked.