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The Motley Fool May 16, 2006 Rich Smith	Symantec Still Flat An earnings beat isn't all it's cracked up to be. Symantec is continuing to post ugly numbers, and may do so until it has fully digested Veritas. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 20, 2005 Rich Smith	Symantec Better Than Its Word Internet security specialist restrains dilution, beats earnings.
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The Motley Fool May 5, 2005 Rich Smith	Symantec vs. the Taxman If Symantec ultimately had to ante up 51.8% to the taxman, shareholders can take some consolation in the fact that the company made a whole bunch of money first.
The Motley Fool January 22, 2008 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Symantec Serving Up Cash In advance of fiscal Q3 2008 earnings, analysts expect Internet security specialist Symantec to show 10% sales growth and an 11.5% rise in profits.
The Motley Fool January 30, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: How Safe Is Symantec? What should worry Symantec investors was the company's December announcement that it is restating its statement of cash flows for the first half of fiscal 2006. Investors need to keep a sharp eye on this for the next few quarters.
The Motley Fool April 28, 2004 Rich Smith	Enigmatic Avaya Avaya appears to have beaten estimates by about 28%. But the numbers for the telecom equipment provider are tricky.
The Motley Fool July 23, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Symantec Sings Management at Symantec digs out its wallet and allocates $2 billion in authorizations for share buybacks.
The Motley Fool January 22, 2004 Rich Smith	Symantec Buys Itself Symantec reports great profits and a debatable share buyback decision.
The Motley Fool May 9, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Symantec Boots Up The security software maker reports fiscal fourth-quarter 2006 earnings today after close of market. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool December 17, 2004 Rich Smith	Symantec Slammed Symantec plus Veritas equals minus $1.5 billion. When Microsoft makes goo-goo eyes at a market, it's the current suitors that get the shivers.
The Motley Fool September 8, 2005 Rich Smith	Korn/Ferry Torpedoed The headhunter's profits rise, predictions disappoint, but the hull is sound. With a bright future, expanding margins, and an apparent commitment to let outside shareholders share more equally, this looks like one stock that could really float investors' boats.
BusinessWeek November 8, 2004 Robert Barker	Not Many Chinks in Symantec's Armor Demand for its Internet firewall and antivirus software programs is so strong that Symantec expects revenues in the fiscal year ending in March to surge 33%, its earnings per share jumping 44%, to $1.54.
The Motley Fool October 21, 2004 Rich Smith	Lucent Back in Black Company turns full-year-profitable, but dilution runs rampant.
The Motley Fool July 27, 2004 Rich Smith	DoubleClick's Concentration Total diluted shares outstanding may have declined at the online advertiser, but the company issued new shares almost as fast as it bought up the old ones!
The Motley Fool July 27, 2007 Rich Smith	Symantec Hits a Flat Note Symantec doesn't provide a complete picture in a quarterly report that shows sales increasing while profits are falling, and a cash flow statement that is suspiciously absent.
The Motley Fool July 28, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Software Strengthening Like a Virus With security threats rampant, it's no wonder McAfee grew its quarterly earnings.
The Motley Fool May 2, 2006 Rich Smith	The Book on Laureate Why did the stock drop after the company reported some encouraging earnings numbers? Current investors should be cautious about this company and do further analysis to decide whether to sell or hold.
The Motley Fool April 22, 2004 Rich Smith	Kensey Nash Heals Fast Four months was all it took to rejuvinate biomedical products maker Kensey Nash's profit machine.
The Motley Fool August 21, 2006 Will Frankenhoff	Focus Media Zeroes In Are the experts wrong on this Chinese out-of-home advertising operator? Patient, long-term investors might consider picking up shares.
The Motley Fool May 4, 2005 Rich Smith	Verily, Veritas Did Well Symantec's merger target spruces up. So let's take a quick look at Veritas' numbers, for the Symantec shareholders' sakes, if for no other reason.
The Motley Fool October 26, 2004 Rich Smith	Kensey's Questionable Call Biomedical products maker Kensey Nash forgets that it is worse to dilute and then buy back shares than never to have diluted at all.
The Motley Fool April 16, 2004 Rich Smith	DoubleClick's Pinched Penny Rounding earnings per share can lay traps for unwary investors. Online advertiser DoubleClick becomes a good lesson in why it is best to think of those little ticker symbols scrolling by as pieces of companies rather than little ticker symbols.
The Motley Fool December 23, 2005 Rob Perri	The Symantec Value Trap It's easy to look at Symantec and say its problems are temporary and the stock is cheap, but is it true?
The Motley Fool December 23, 2004 Tim Beyers	Red Hat Turns Green A big increase in profits is overshadowed by poorer-than-expected guidance.
The Motley Fool August 25, 2005 Rich Smith	Intuit-ion Wins Again The tax prep software maker outdoes its own predictions. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 19, 2004 Rich Smith	The Credibility Gap Sales and profits stagnate, while share dilution continues for the Gap.
InternetNews November 17, 2008 Richard Adhikari	Symantec CEO John Thompson to Step Down John W. Thompson, the CEO of antivirus and security software company Symantec, will retire from the post as of the end of the company's fiscal year, the company announced today.
The Motley Fool October 28, 2004 Rich Smith	Saucony Laces Up The footwear maker sports impressive profits and attractive valuation.
The Motley Fool July 26, 2005 Rich Smith	Online Resources Still Abundant Before getting into the news of revenue growth, profits growth, free cash flow, and all the other goodies that integrated Internet banking software Online Resources provided investors with last week, let's first address the elephant in the living room.
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The Motley Fool May 5, 2004 Paul Elliott	An Investor's Worst Enemy As an investor, few things assure you'll go hungry like a board of directors cutting the pie into more and more pieces and handing them out. Excessive share dilution is precisely that.
The Motley Fool August 17, 2004 Tim Beyers	McAfee Finds Security in Foundstone The $86 million deal for the private business security software maker might be a steal.
The Motley Fool November 9, 2004 Rich Smith	Veni Vidi Ventiv The pharma facilitator boosts revenues and profits. Were the company to rein in its dilution, it's not inconceivable that in the months to come, it might earn itself a recommendation as a Hidden Gem.
PC Magazine August 23, 2005 Larry Seltzer	Symantec Mail Security 8240 All of the most sophisticated and powerful features of mail protection developed by Symantec are rolled into one convenient package in the Symantec Mail Security 8240 appliance.
The Motley Fool November 5, 2004 John Bluis	How FAROble Must It Be? Another strong quarter for FARO and another shrug of the shoulders by Mr. Market. With increasing cash, no debt, good return on equity, and slowing dilution, a significant drop in price may simply mean it's time to add more shares.
The Motley Fool February 9, 2005 Rich Smith	It's Warp Speed for Kforce Temp firm posts strong revenue growth, stronger earnings, rampant dilution.
The Motley Fool April 19, 2006 Tim Beyers	A Billion Reasons to Avoid Symantec? The antivirus maker has a taxing problem. For its part, Symantec says it isn't in error and plans to take the Feds to tax court, but it's not certain how much investors may lose if the IRS is right.
The Motley Fool June 7, 2004 Chris Mallon	Shareholder Dilution Delusions Using shareholder cash to stem stock option dilution is a deceptive, wealth-destroying practice.
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InternetNews December 16, 2004 Clint Boulton	Symantec to Buy Veritas for $13.5B The marriage of Symantec and Veritas would form one of the largest security and back-up software powers in the market. Should it succeed, Symantec shareholders will own 60% and Veritas shareholders approximately 40% of the combined entity.
The Motley Fool February 17, 2006 Jim Mueller	Sportsman's Guide Shapes Up Management for the Internet outdoor gear and golf-equipment provider has been doing everything right recently for the company and its shareholders. The stock has risen 60% in the last year, much to shareholders' delight.
The Motley Fool February 23, 2004 Rich Smith	Sylvan's Financial Maze Sylvan Learning Systems (Nasdaq: SLVN) reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2003 earnings on Thursday -- and the company could hardly have made its report more confusing if it had tried.
The Motley Fool January 31, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Riding the Digital River Valuation looks good enough here -- especially when you consider just how truly cheap the stock is looking today. Investors, take note.
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