2. Symantec At a Glance Communications Metrics at Symantec More than 17,500 employees Founded in 1982 IPO in 1989 Operations in more than 40 countries 99 percent of Fortune 1000 companies are customers #353 on the 2010 Fortune 500 $6.2 billion revenue in FY 2009 More than 600 global patents More than 120 million active consumer users 110 million enterprise customers Invests approximately 15% of annual revenue in R&D