Symantec profit tops estimates on demand for security products

(Reuters) - Symantec Corp, best known for its Norton antivirus software, reported a better-than-expected profit, helped by higher demand for its cyber security products. The company's net income rose to $244 million, or 35 cents per share, in the second quarter ended Oct. 3, from $241 million, or 34 cents per share, a year earlier. Excluding items, the company earned 48 cents per share. Symantec, whose security products usually come bundled with PCs, said revenue fell marginally to $1.62 billion. Analysts had expected a profit of 43 cents per share on revenue of $1. ...



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