Exhibit 99.1

                   CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                    18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                    AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
            SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


     In connection with the Quarterly Report of Symbol
Technologies, Inc., (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period
ended September 30, 2002 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Richard
Bravman, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

          (1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements
               of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
               Exchange Act of 1934; and

          (2)  The information contained in the Report fairly
               presents, in all material respects, the
               financial condition and results of operations
               of the Company.


                               /s/Richard Bravman_________
                               Richard Bravman
                               Vice Chairman of the Board
                               of Directors and
                               Chief Executive Officer

                               Dated:  November 14, 2002