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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. TAGS: Greg Garcia, Dan Rather, Web 2.0, titan, Bill Gates, Microsoft Windows Vista, media, CEO, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: virtual machine, Microsoft Windows Vista, virtualization, Terry Semel, desktop search, Week in review, reader, Apple Macintosh, operating system, Microsoft Corp., security, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Windows, CEO

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. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, top priority, roadmap, open source, Linux, security, patch management, CEO, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: monoculture, John Thompson, Symantec Corp., diversity, VERITAS Software Corp., R&D, security, infrastructure, McAfee Inc., Gartner Inc., Microsoft Corp., CEO, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Symantec Corp., John Thompson, identity theft, Apple Macintosh, CEO, virus, security, Apple Computer, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Symantec Corp., John Thompson, European Union, antitrust, security, RealNetworks Inc., Microsoft Corp., CEO, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, MSN Hotmail, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP, security, CEO

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." TAGS: Symantec Corp., John Thompson, security, Microsoft Corp., vision, virus, CEO, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, security, Gartner Inc., patch management, Microsoft Corp., CEO, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Trustworthy Computing, virus, acquisition, security, London, Microsoft Corp., CEO, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Longhorn, memo, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows Server, Linux, work, Microsoft Corp., CEO, Microsoft Windows, operating system, security, server, e-mail, PC

New salvos in software war

October 23, 2003 roundup Red Hat's Linux 3.0 and Microsoft's Office 2003 battle for corporate wallets. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Office 2003, Linux, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Office, open source, Microsoft Corp., CEO, security, server, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, security technology, patch management, security, Microsoft Corp., attack, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, CEO

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. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Blaster worm, hacker, patch management, security, Microsoft Corp., firewall, Microsoft Windows, CEO

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. TAGS: RSA Security Inc., Bill Gates, anti-spyware, Symantec Corp., security, conference, data security, security company, event, Microsoft Corp., CEO, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Avaya Inc., IP network, IP, VoIP, IP telephony, virus, telephony, Linux, security, CEO, Microsoft Windows

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 TAGS: John Thompson, Symantec Corp., RSA Security Inc., anti-spyware, enterprise security, security, small business, antivirus, spyware, Microsoft Corp., conference, San Francisco, CEO, PC, Microsoft Windows

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 ... TAGS: RSA Security Inc., VeriSign Inc., security, expert, Bill Gates, health care, RFID, security company, chairman, password, San Francisco, Java, health, conference, CEO, Microsoft Corp.
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