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EXHIBIT 99.2
CONSENT OF LEHMAN BROTHERS
Board of Directors
Seagate Technology, Inc.
920 Disc Drive
Scotts Valley, California 95066
Members of the Board:
We hereby consent (i) to the references to and description of our opinion
dated October 30, 2000 in the Current Report on Form 8-K of Seagate Technology,
Inc. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the
"Current Report"), (ii) to the filing of our opinion dated October 30, 2000 as
an exhibit to the Current Report, and (iii) to the incorporation by reference of
the Current Report and all exhibits thereto into the Registration Statement on
Form S-4 of VERITAS Software Corporation filed in connection with the
transactions described in the Current Report (the "Registration Statement"). In
giving the foregoing consent, we do not admit that we come within the category
of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, nor do we admit that we are experts with respect to any
part of such Registration Statement within the meaning of the term "experts" as
used in the Securities Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
LEHMAN BROTHERS
By: /s/ Mark D. Dicioccio
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Mark D. Dicioccio
Managing Director
Menlo Park, California
October 31, 2000
