Symantec Corporation /sɪˈmænˌtɛk ˌkɔrpəˈreɪʃən/ is an American technology company headquartered in Mountain View, California, United States. The company makes security, storage, backup and availability software and offers professional services to support its software. On October 9, 2014, Symantec declared that the company would separate into two independent publicly traded companies by the end of 2015.