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

Videos: Thompson on Symantec's future

May 18, 2006 Security software company's CEO sits down with CNET News.com to contrast his strategy with that of Microsoft. TAGS: Symantec Corp., John Thompson, margin, Gartner Inc., CEO, security, Microsoft Corp., Apple Computer

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, R&D, infrastructure, VERITAS Software Corp., Gartner Inc., security, Microsoft Corp., CEO, McAfee Inc., 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: John Thompson, European Union, Symantec Corp., antitrust, RealNetworks Inc., security, CEO, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Photo: Execs talk spam

December 1, 2004 Left to right: Brian Arbogast (Microsoft), Richard Gingras (Goodmail Systems), Meng Weng Wong (PoBox), Brad Garlinghouse (Yahoo), and John Thompson (Symantec) discuss the spam problem. TAGS: exec, John Thompson, spam, Symantec Corp., Yahoo! Inc., photograph, Microsoft Corp.

Symantec CEO says no Vista for me

February 13, 2007 Symantec CEO John Thompson takes a dim view of Microsoft's new operating system--and that's just for starters. TAGS: identity management, John Thompson, security solution, Symantec Corp., defense, Microsoft Windows Vista, CEO, asset, firewall, antivirus, security, Norton Co., Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows XP

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

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., Symantec Corp., VERITAS Software Corp., acquisition, storage management, PowerQuest Corp., merger, small and medium business, security company, space, security, 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's big step up

December 16, 2004 CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says the Veritas deal puts Symantec CEO John Thompson on the map as a bona fide big shot. TAGS: John Thompson, IBM OS/2, Symantec Corp., VERITAS Software Corp., Larry Ellison, IBM Corp., merger, exec, supplier, security, Oracle Corp., CEO, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

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, John Thompson, intrusion prevention, RSA Security Inc., security company, Juniper Networks Inc., Sarbanes-Oxley Act, conference, Cisco Systems Inc., security, Symantec Corp., VPN, threat, phishing, acquisition, CEO

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.
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