Symantec started its international operations in 1991 by opening a manufacturing plant in Ireland and its administrative center in Netherlands. In 1992, Symantec UK became the company’s exclusive distributor in United Kingdom. In 1994, Symantec established a network of more than 150 partners around the world and selling translated versions of its more than 120 software products in different languages. In 1995, Symantec released the Norton Antivirus, Norton Utilities and Norton Navigator simultaneously when [[Microsoft]] launched Windows 95 as new operating system. In 1997, the company established its Anti Virus Research Center while its Networking Business Unit assets were sold to [[HP|Hewlett and Packard]].<ref>[http://www.symantec.com/about/profile/25years/ Symantec at 25]</ref> | Symantec started its international operations in 1991 by opening a manufacturing plant in Ireland and its administrative center in Netherlands. In 1992, Symantec UK became the company’s exclusive distributor in United Kingdom. In 1994, Symantec established a network of more than 150 partners around the world and selling translated versions of its more than 120 software products in different languages. In 1995, Symantec released the Norton Antivirus, Norton Utilities and Norton Navigator simultaneously when [[Microsoft]] launched Windows 95 as new operating system. In 1997, the company established its Anti Virus Research Center while its Networking Business Unit assets were sold to [[HP|Hewlett and Packard]].<ref>[http://www.symantec.com/about/profile/25years/ Symantec at 25]</ref> |