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John Thompson places his wager

December 16, 2004 Symantec's CEO talks up the blockbuster acquisition that changes Symantec into a software megapower. TAGS: John Thompson, EMC Corp., VERITAS Software Corp., Symantec Corp., acquisition, storage management, PowerQuest Corp., merger, small and medium business, security company, space, security, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

This week in merger news

December 17, 2004 This week saw three merger deals worth about $60 billion--including one that ranks as the largest software merger in history. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., merger, Oracle Corp., John Thompson, Symantec Corp., Sprint Nextel, acquisition, attorney, software company, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

Symantec CEO: We're in the protection business

April 13, 2006 John Thompson says security moniker falls short of the mark--and he's not worried about Microsoft's OneCare. TAGS: VERITAS Software Corp., Symantec Corp., John Thompson, dividend, CEO, acquisition, protection, security, Microsoft Corp., antivirus

Symantec to buy Veritas for $13.5 billion

December 16, 2004 update Deal is the latest sign of consolidation in the enterprise software market and the second major acquisition this week. TAGS: VERITAS Software Corp., merger, Symantec Corp., storage management, Forrester Research Inc., consolidation, John Thompson, enterprise software, security software company, acquisition, CEO, leader, software company, security

Week in review: The urge to merge

December 17, 2004 This week saw three merger deals worth about $60 billion--including one that ranks as the largest software merger in history. Ellison triumphs in PeopleSoft bid TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., merger, Oracle Corp., John Thompson, Week in review, Symantec Corp., acquisition, attorney, software company, CEO, Apple Computer, Microsoft Corp.

Security show tackles online threats

February 14, 2005 The security industry takes on phishing, viruses and all manner of online threats at the annual RSA Security Conference this week. TAGS: consolidation, RSA Security Inc., intrusion prevention, John Thompson, Juniper Networks Inc., security company, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, conference, Symantec Corp., security, Cisco Systems Inc., threat, VPN, acquisition, phishing, CEO
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