Symantec Puts 2015 Vision User Conferences on Hold

Symantec (SYMC) is delaying its previously scheduled Vision 2015 user conference in light of the company’s recent announcement to split into two separate companies. Both the Vision Barcelona and Vision Orlando events will be put on hiatus until new dates have been confirmed.

“Part of our commitment to you means we respect not only the investment that you make in our technology, but the time you invest in building relationships with the Symantec team,” the company wrote in an announcement. “Our Vision user conference is one such opportunity, one of the most important face-to-face events we host. Because of the timing of these events and our separation planning, we’ve made the decision to delay our Vision Barcelona and Vision Orlando events so we can truly deliver on the investment you make to attend.”

Vision 2015 Barcelona was previously scheduled for May 15-18, with Vision 2015 Orlando scheduled for Oct 12-15.

Symantec announced in October that it would separate the company into two independent, publicly traded companies, with one organization focusing on security and the other focused on information management. Symantec’s board of directors unanimously approved the plan after an extensive business review that determined the split would maximize growth opportunities and drive shareholder value, according to the announcement.

Current Symantec President and CEO Michael A. Brown will helm the new Symantec security organization, with John Gannon acting taking the position of general manager for the information management business. The company expects the spinoff to be finalized by the end of next year.

The security company is the second major IT company in the past several months to split off into two entities, following the announcement that Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) would divide into two $50 billion publicly held companies.