Enrique Salem, who took the reins as CEO of global security software company Symantec Corp. in April this year, will come to Israel next month to take part at the group's Technology Day Conference 2009, which for the first will take place in Tel Aviv.

In his first visit to Israel, Salem will open the conference and present the group's vision and advanced security and information management and protection solutions. Technology Day Conference 2009 will take place on October 13 at the Avenue conference hall, Airport City.

Symantec was founded in 1982 by visionary computer scientists. The company has evolved to become one of the world's largest software companies with more than 17,500 employees in more than 40 countries. Symantec security, storage and systems management solutions to help customers - from consumers and small businesses to the largest global organizations - secure and manage their information-driven world against more risks at more points. In Israel, Symantec has a security operations center - Symantec Israel Ltd. - based in Petah Tikva.