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Year in review: Tech titans on the defensive
December 20, 2007
Industry superpowers are left scrambling to keep up with a fast-changing tech world that is seemingly about to leave them behind.
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Greg Garcia
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Dan Rather
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Bill Gates
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Week in review: Try to read Microsoft's hips
June 22, 2007
On the eve of announcing a change in Vista that people have clamored for, the company reverses course and then clams up.
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Terry Semel
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Ballmer: Raising Microsoft's security game
October 21, 2003
The CEO defends Microsoft's efforts to protect its software against attacks and says open-source rivals can't match the software giant on security.
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Beware the Microsoft 'monoculture'
May 18, 2006
Symantec CEO John Thompson discusses Microsoft's entry into the security space, the Veritas merger and Symantec's future.
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Symantec CEO advocates fair play and Macs
May 15, 2006
John Thompson thinks more folks should buy from Apple, worries Microsoft won't give him a fair fight in security.
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Symantec won't 'whine' about Microsoft
October 12, 2005
Company won't complain to antitrust regulators or take the software giant to court, CEO John Thompson says.
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What's next for Microsoft
July 29, 2005
Premium versions of Windows, Office are in the offing. Also: More Hotmail features, new IE security, low-cost Windows update.
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European rivals turn wary eye on Microsoft
September 28, 2006
With Netscape's fate in mind, small European security firms are trying to gauge Microsoft's impact on their business.
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Panda Software
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Netscape Communications Corp.
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Sophos Plc.
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Symantec: Our security savvy will beat Microsoft
May 9, 2006
Innovation is the key, says CEO John Thompson, adding: "We know more about security than they ever will."
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Microsoft's new security plan
October 9, 2003
roundup Spurred by software attacks and criticism, the company pledges better protection for customers--but acknowledges that changes won't come overnight.
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Finjan: Warning users or scaring up business?
November 12, 2004
Antivirus firm warns of 10 holes in Windows XP SP2. Solution: Buy the company's products.
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Ballmer calls security a never-ending battle
October 3, 2004
"Bad people" in cyberspace are here to stay, but that doesn't mean things aren't getting better, Microsoft's CEO says.
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Ballmer: Microsoft needs better sales pitch
July 7, 2004
But wait--is a new version of Office coming out before Longhorn? Hint found among calls for harder work, $1 billion in cost cuts.
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New salvos in software war
October 23, 2003
roundup Red Hat's Linux 3.0 and Microsoft's Office 2003 battle for corporate wallets.
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Microsoft details new security plan
October 9, 2003
The software giant will focus on adding new security technologies to its products, educating its customers and improving its process of releasing patches, CEO Steve Ballmer says.
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Microsoft expects security effort to take time
October 9, 2003
The software giant announces a detailed plan of action to combat recent security threats, but one executive says things won't change overnight.
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RSA confab: Boom times for security
February 13, 2006
No longer just for cryptogeeks, RSA Conference attracts big-name speakers, product launches, underscoring security's growing importance.
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Security fears put wrench in VoIP networks
May 4, 2005
Fears surrounding viruses are holding up adoption of Internet phone calling in companies, according to the CEO of Avaya.
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Symantec: Who's afraid of Microsoft?
February 16, 2005
CEO John Thompson says the company will rely on the strength of its products to fend off Microsoft's entry into the security fray. Windows anti-spyware to come free of charge
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Security in the spotlight at RSA show
February 26, 2004
Hackers are devising clever ways to sneak into personal and office computers. The security companies and experts gathering at the RSA Conference 2004 in San Francisco are working to stop them--but ...
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