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John Thompson: Customers need security know-how
News Chief executive John Thompson has succeeded in transforming Symantec from a seller of PC utilities for the consumer market into a major player in enterprise security software. Government officials, chief executives and consumers need to do more...
[July 22, 2004, 15:20]
Symantec chief tipped for Washington
Blog John Thompson, the outgoing chief exec of Symantec, has been tipped to be Obama's commerce secretary, Reuters reports. I like John Thompson. Thompson is due to leave Symantec at the beginning of April, which would make the timing just about right.
[January 29, 2009, 16:38]
Symantec shareholders back Veritas takeover
News I believe in John Thompson's vision to create the largest software security company in the world. John Thompson has staked out a very bold move, and if it's the right bold strategic move and their financial results bear that out, the stock price...
[June 27, 2005, 10:35]
Symantec chief predicts cybersecurity trends
News At the RSA Conference in San Francisco, Symantec chief executive John Thompson talks about three security trends that he believes will significantly impact the IT industry in years to come. He predicts that malicious software will overtake...
[April 10, 2008, 15:04]
Video: Symantec chief's subtle swipe at Microsoft
News Symantec chief executive John Thompson claims that operating-system companies shouldn't be trusted to secure their own platform.
[March 16, 2007, 15:45]
Symantec chief Thompson to retire
News Symantec chief executive John Thompson [pictured] will retire in the spring, according to a press release from the company on Monday. Thompson, who ran the company for the past 10 years, will continue as a non-executive chairman of the board.
[November 18, 2008, 9:25]
Symantec CEO: The future with Veritas
News Symantec's CEO John Thompson is not new to the acquisition game. ZDNet UK sister site CNET News.com talked with Thompson to get his thoughts on the merger and the future of Symantec. Since he took the helm of the security software giant, Symantec...
[December 17, 2004, 11:30]
Symantec: Vista is not a security solution
News 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. Thompson, however, in a recent interview, said his company is fearless, though it may...
[February 20, 2007, 11:25]
Symantec CEO urges shift in security tactics
News Better computer security can be achieved, but it is going to be a mammoth task, according to John Thompson, chief executive of Symantec. The increasing number and sophistication of computer attacks requires that companies, businesspersons and...
[November 20, 2003, 8:50]
Show preview: CeBIT 2007
News To reflect this interest, one of the show's main keynote speakers will be John Thompson, chief executive of security company Symantec. One of the big themes at CeBIT 2007 will be geographical information systems, including the controversial Galileo...
[March 14, 2007, 8:45]
Symantec: Beware the Microsoft 'monoculture'
News Without diversity in security software for Windows, computers 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 products...
[May 24, 2006, 17:15]
Symantec: 'It's a horrible world out there'
News For Symantec CEO John Thompson, there's always something new to worry about. Since Thompson's arrival from IBM in 1999, the company has more than doubled its revenue in the teeth of an industrywide downturn.
[December 9, 2003, 14:40]
Symantec chief executive advocates fair play - and Macs
News It doesn't appear that Symantec chief executive John Thompson's next computer will run Windows. We think more people ought to buy them," Thompson said of Apple's Macintosh computers, in response to a question from the audience at the Future in...
[May 16, 2006, 9:20]
Symantec's comments biased (but some good points to be made)
Talkback However, I do think John Thompson makes some good points about consumer's requiring efficacy that comes with using products supplied by companies whose core business is information security. The comments are bound to be biased not simply due to the...
[February 22, 2007, 12:39]
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[December 11, 2004, 6:00]
Symantec: Microsoft security lacks innovation
News John Thompson, chief executive of Symantec, told ZDNet.co.uk that Microsoft lacked innovation in devising security products. John Thompson also told ZDNet.co.uk that Microsoft was behind the curve, not only with Stirling, but also with Forefront...
[June 13, 2007, 10:42]
Symantec brings cloud-based security to Europe
News Symantec will begin rolling out cloud-based security within Europe next year, according to chief executive John Thompson. Thompson said the bulk of Symantec's security, back-up and archiving software would be offered as software-as-a-service (SaaS...
[October 8, 2008, 8:26]
Symantec not threatened by Microsoft
News Company CEO John Thompson, speaking at a keynote speech and roundtable at RSA Conference 2005 in San Francisco, said that Symantec would rely on the capabilities of its products to fend off the challenge.
[February 16, 2005, 12:45]
Symantec eyes ID management
News Symantec chief executive John Thompson mentioned those fields as areas the company is interested in as it tries to become a single-source supplier for management of data centres and protection of data and of online transactions.
[May 9, 2006, 8:30]
Symantec to reveal Veritas plan
News Symantec CEO John Thompson, a lunch speaker at the Thomas Weisel Partners technology investment conference, outlined the timing of the Veritas integration plans and took a jab at rival Microsoft's anti-spyware plans.
[February 9, 2005, 15:45]
