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Symantec Net Tools in $75m sell-off
News In a statement, John Thompson, Symantec chairman, president and CEO, said: "The independence of the Internet Tools business unit will allow Symantec to focus on its core competency in Internet security. [14 Dec 1999]
US hacker gets five years in the slammer
News Last month John Thompson, CEO of Symantec, told silicon.com "international co-operation is miniscule, it's almost non-existent". A US man has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison after he was found guilty of illegally controlling around... [09 May 2006]
Veritas plans minimal layoffs
News In terms of the new management structure, John Thompson, Symantec's CEO, will assume the role of chairman and chief executive while Bloom will be president and vice chairman. Symantec and Veritas have gone to great lengths to allay fears of huge... [19 Jan 2005]
Intel profits hit by legal bills
News But, on average, 33 analysts had expected Intel to earn a profit of 27 cents per share, according to a survey by earnings tracker Thompson First Call. John G Spooner writes for News.com Craig Barrett, Intel's CEO, said in a statement: "Intel's... [14 Apr 2004]
Intel in the money
News Using Intel's own prediction as a yardstick, analysts had on average expected the company to earn a profit of 31 cents a share on revenue of $9.4bn for the fourth quarter, a survey by tracking firm Thompson First Call showed. [12 Jan 2005]
Leader: Of course Linux is more secure...
Leader John Thompson, CEO of Symantec, recently came up with a fairly neat one, likening virus writers and hackers to graffiti artists. Thompson said: "If somebody writes graffiti they're not going to write it on a wall at the end of a dead-end alley. [03 Aug 2004]
Leader: Are Macs really more secure?
Leader In the past, John Thompson, CEO of Symantec, has likened virus writers and hackers to graffiti artists in the real world, and he likened Microsoft to the Tube train that goes through the centre of the city - everybody will see their work because... [06 Jul 2006]
Symantec doubles up on results
News At the earnings call, John Thompson, CEO of Symantec said: "[Sasser] added more fuel to our revenue engine in the consumer space than we expected. However, speaking to silicon.com last month, Thompson remained bullish. [22 Jul 2004]
Symantec splashes $209m on BindView
News John Thompson, CEO of Symantec, placed 15th in silicon.com's Agenda Setters 2005 list in anticipation of more acquisition activity. Symantec's seemingly ceaseless acquisition strategy turned over another security company today as the US giant... [03 Oct 2005]
AV giants target eBay software fraud
News John Thompson, CEO of Symantec, last month told silicon.com: "The Norton brand is the BMW of the security world. Two of the world's largest antivirus software vendors are launching legal action against a group of software pirates selling illegal... [17 May 2006]
Dell buoyant in Q3
News Dell posted an $846m net profit on revenue of $12.5bn for the fiscal quarter, which ended on 29 October, matching Wall Street analysts' expectations, according to Thompson FirstCall. John G Spooner writes for CNET News.com. [12 Nov 2004]
Symantec aims to be 'the Microsoft it's OK to like'
News John Thompson, CEO of Symantec, has reaffirmed his company's commitment to continue acquiring other businesses and has spoken frankly about past acquisitions, a tough year and Symantec's new position within the industry. [13 Apr 2006]
