VERITAS Software to Host Seventh Annual VERITAS VISION Worldwide User Conference May 3-7, 2004 in Las Vegas

"UTILITY. NOW." Gets IT Professionals on the Road to Utility Computing

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Tuesday, February 10, 2004; 12:00 AM

Mountain View, Calif. - February 10, 2004 - VERITAS Software (Nasdaq: VRTS), the leading storage software provider, today announced it will host its seventh annual worldwide user conference, VERITAS VISION™ 2004, May 3-7, at The Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas. VERITAS VISION 2004 aims to educate IT professionals on the key building blocks for utility computing — availability, performance and automation — helping IT departments align service levels and costs with business needs. Insightful keynote speakers, educational breakout sessions, networking events and product demos from hundreds of exhibitors will underscore this year’s theme, "UTILITY. NOW."

Nearly 3,000 participants, including system, storage and database administrators, IT managers, analysts and media are expected to attend VISION in 2004 — up from 2,500 in 2003 and nearly double the attendance in 2002. VERITAS is offering an early-bird discount of $700 off conference registration between January 1 and April 1, 2004. To register for the VERITAS VISION 2004 conference and for more information, visit: www.veritas.com/vision.

"VERITAS VISION is all about technology. Our users can expect to learn best practices for implementing today's software and find out what's new in tomorrow's technology," said Jeremy Burton, chief marketing officer, VERITAS Software. "Conference attendees can interact directly with VERITAS engineers and get their viewpoint on the emerging world of utility computing."

VERITAS customer conference to feature:

-Keynote presentations from industry leaders, including VERITAS CEO Gary Bloom, VERITAS Executive Vice President of Product Operations Mark Bregman, VERITAS Chief Marketing Officer Jeremy Burton, and many more.

-VERITAS VISION 2004 Exhibit Hall, featuring detailed product information, exciting demonstrations and free education programs from key VERITAS partners, including Brocade, Hitachi, IBM, Network Appliance and Sun Microsystems.

-More than 100 breakout sessions taught by industry experts focusing on topics related to IT systems availability, performance and automation.

-VERITAS Certification Program, where attendees can take classes and exams taught by expert trainers from VERITAS Education to achieve VERITAS Certified Professional status.

-Executive Partner Summit, where VERITAS partners come together to network, learn and explore ways to deliver additional value to customers, with special emphasis on new technology solutions and upcoming VERITAS alliance programs.

-Tutorial lectures and hands-on labs presented by training professionals from VERITAS Education, providing detailed technical information and best practices for managing IT using VERITAS products. Networking events and more.

About VERITAS Software

With revenue of $1.77 billion in 2003, VERITAS Software ranks among the top 10 software companies in the world. VERITAS Software is the world's leading storage software company, providing data protection, storage management, high availability, disaster recovery, and application performance management software to 99 percent of the Fortune 500. VERITAS Software's corporate headquarters is located at 350 Ellis Street, Mountain View, CA, 94043, tel: 650-527-8000, fax: 650-527-8050, e-mail: vx-sales@veritas.com, Web site: www.veritas.com.

For More Information Contact: Press Contact Stephanie Graves Xavier, Corporate Communications, VERITAS Software 650-527-4199, stephanie.graves-xavier@veritas.com Ulysses King, Edelman, 650-429-2769, ulysses.king@edelman.com Investor Contact Marilyn Mora, Investor Relations, VERITAS Software 650-527-3343, marilyn.mora@veritas.com