EXHIBIT 32.1

                            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 June 30, 2004, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, William
R. Nuti, 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, to my knowledge:

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

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

     A signed original of this written statement has been provided to the
Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and
Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

                                             Date: July 30, 2004

                                             /s/ William R. Nuti
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                                             William R. Nuti
                                             Chief Executive Officer, President
                                             and Director



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