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New tool for in-depth SAN management

...transfers - and so on, all in real time. According to company CEO John Thompson: "the system will show where latency is really happening per server... Read more

22 September, 2011
Symantec chief Thompson to retire

Symantec chief Thompson to retire

Symantec chief executive John Thompson [pictured] will retire in the spring, according to a press release... Read more

18 November, 2008 by Robert Vamosi
Symantec chief predicts cybersecurity trends

Symantec chief predicts cybersecurity trends

At the RSA Conference in San Francisco, Symantec chief executive John Thompson talks about three security trends that he believes will significantly impact... Read more

10 April, 2008 by ZDNet UK
Symantec takes Microsoft to task over security

Symantec takes Microsoft to task over security

...co.uk at Symantec's Vision conference in Las Vegas last week, John Thompson, chief executive of Symantec, was critical of Microsoft's security management... Read more

22 June, 2007 by Tom Espiner
Show preview: CeBIT 2007

Show preview: CeBIT 2007

...keynotes by the head of the European Galileo project and Symantec boss John Thompson Read more

14 March, 2007 by Cath Everett

Symantec: Vista is not a security solution

Coming off a good quarter for Symantec's consumer businesses, chief executive John Thompson warns against viewing Windows Vista as a solution to security woes... Read more

20 February, 2007 by Joris Evers

Businesses told to boost security

...environment for all of them, Symantec's chief executive urged on Tuesday. John Thompson said that companies need to take responsibility for maintaining customer confidence... Read more

7 February, 2007 by Dawn Kawamoto

Symantec: 'It's a horrible world out there'

For Symantec CEO John Thompson, there's always something new to worry about. "More than 100... Read more

9 December, 2003 by Michael Kanellos

Symantec outlook overshadows strong profits

...IT spending [during] the last week of the quarter," said chief executive John Thompson on a conference call. The security-software vendor said on Wednesday... Read more

30 October, 2008 by Larry Dignan

Symantec: Microsoft security lacks innovation

...efforts while launching Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.0, previously code-named "Hamlet". John Thompson, chief executive of Symantec, told ZDNet.co.uk that Microsoft lacked... Read more

13 June, 2007 by Tom Espiner

John Thompson: Customers need security know-how

Chief executive John Thompson has succeeded in transforming Symantec from a seller of PC utilities... Read more

22 July, 2004 by Dawn Kawamoto and Robert Lemos

Symantec chief tipped for Washington

John Thompson, the outgoing chief exec of Symantec, has been tipped to be... Read more

29 January, 2009
Video: Symantec chief's subtle swipe at Microsoft

Video: Symantec chief's subtle swipe at Microsoft

Symantec chief executive John Thompson claims that operating-system companies shouldn't be trusted to secure... Read more

16 March, 2007 by ZDNet UK

Symantec: Beware the Microsoft 'monoculture'

...running the Microsoft operating system will be sitting ducks, Symantec chief executive John Thompson warns. Ever since Microsoft in 2003 announced it would offer antivirus... Read more

24 May, 2006 by Joris Evers

Symantec chief executive advocates fair play ? and Macs

It doesn't appear that Symantec chief executive John Thompson's next computer will run Windows. "We think more people ought... Read more

16 May, 2006 by Tom Krazit

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