Antivirus Maker Symantec Splitting Into Two Publicly-Traded Companies

There must be something in the water out in Silicon Valley: first, eBay and PayPal announce that they are going separate ways. Less than a week later, computer and printing giant Hewlett-Packard announces that it is splitting itself in two. And now, antivirus maker Symantec is joining the splitsville club. The company announced Thursday afternoon that it will split itself into two, independent publicly-traded companies, one that will focus on business and one that will focus on information manag...