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As money continues to flow out of the resource and energy sectors (it’s a correction folks - not the end of the Supercycle) investors are turning to tech stocks to rebuild their damaged portfolios. Last week I wrote about some tech companies that are thriving during the economic downturn by helping corporations cut costs (Tech Sector Provides Safe Haven).

Those tech companies have watched their shares outperform the markets in recent months. It’s been a great place to be while the rest of the market is falling apart. Of course, cost-cutters are not the only tech sub-sector doing well righ

The stock peaked at $34 in late 2004 and slid to $15 by mid-2006.

The last 5 quarterly earnings announcements have “surprised” on the upside. This strength is indicated by the slow climb to $19.25 as of 7-25-08, in the face of the current bear market. For projected 2008 e

A few days ago our friends over at New Constructs released their Most Dangerous Stocks for June list and we couldn’t help but note that Symantec (SYMC) was added to the large cap list.

The stock has had a great short term rally since we published our research note on April 30th, highlighting the challenges the company is facing in their core market according to their customers. We recommended it as a short but on a fundamental versus a trading basis.

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Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ: SYMC) provides software and services that address risks to computer security, information availability, policy compliance and system performance. Its programs protect against viruses, establish firewalls, filter content, detect intrusions, manage remote access and provide virtual private networking. The firm also offers security assessment, consulting and outsourced security management. Symantec has operations in more 40 countries. McAfee (NYSE: MFE) and Micr

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Symantec Corp. (SYMC.O: Quote, Profile , Research) sees its consulting division hitting $1 billion in revenue by 2010 as the company searches for growth beyond its core business of selling security software.

Greg Hughes, head of the company's consulting operations, said in an interview this week the business would grow over the next three years to make up 10 percent of Symantec's overall revenue. The division currently generates about $200 million, or about 5 percent of the company's revenue.

As Symantec faces increased competition in the consumer security