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Symantec CEO John Thompson on the Veritas merger
News Symantec's CEO John Thompson is not new to the acquisition game. The combined company is expected to generate some $5bn in revenue within the next year or so, putting it on the map with other mega-sized software powers such as Microsoft, Oracle and... [17 Dec 2004]
John Thompson
AS Profile John Thompson will play a major part in setting the Agenda over the coming years - in terms of how businesses secure themselves but more vitally in terms of how the security industry consolidates, and the repercussions that has for business and... [23 Sep 2005]
Symantec: 'No end in sight for acquisitions'
News Salem said Symantec CEO John Thompson (a silicon.com Agenda Setter) actively fosters a culture within the company whereby senior execs are always on the lookout for the next buyout target. John [Thompson] is the kind of guy I can go to and say... [31 Oct 2005]
Leader: What Symantec-Veritas deal tells us
Leader This publication has met both Bloom and Symantec boss John Thompson over the past six months. The difference is that Thompson will sit astride an even bigger software being while Bloom becomes the customary president and vice chairman. [16 Dec 2004]
IBM chief receives $4.5m bonus
News Vice Chairman John Thompson, who retired 1 September of last year, was given a $666,667 salary and a $470,000 bonus, down from a $1m salary and a $1.13m bonus awarded in 2001. Chief Financial Officer John Joyce received a $550,000 salary in 2002... [11 Mar 2003]
Gates to kick off a more serious Comdex
News Other major CEO keynotes include Siebel's Thomas Siebel, AT&T's John Zeglis, Symantec's John Thompson and PalmSource's David Nagel who will be talking about the mobile enterprise. Sun Microsystems will push the business computing agenda with its... [14 Nov 2003]
Symantec boss demands tougher laws on cyber crime
News Symantec CEO John Thompson has said it is "unconscionable" that cyber crime is going unpunished to the degree that it is around the world and demanded that governments get to grips with the escalating threats. [18 Apr 2006]
Symantec buys rival Axent
News John W Thompson, chairman, president and CEO of Symantec, said the move was an aggressive step forward in capturing the enterprise market. John C Becker, chairman and CEO of Axent, added: "Together we will span the needs of all customers from... [27 Jul 2000]
Symantec streamlines network security
News Symantec CEO John W Thompson said in a statement: "Customers have told us that the network perimeter is disappearing, their security risks are rising, internal staff resources are slim and regulatory pressures are high. [02 Oct 2002]
Google's Schmidt named the top man in tech
News Security makes a strong showing on the list, led by Symantec CEO John Thompson at number 15. For moulding an internet upstart into a solid business that's becoming more and more wide-ranging, Google CEO Eric Schmidt has been named silicon.com's... [27 Sep 2005]
Leader: Agenda Setters 2005 - return of the dot-coms
Leader Symantec CEO John Thompson (15) is the rep from the vendor community, while the authors of Hacking Exposed ring in at number 33 and organised crime even gets the nod at 17 for its role in perpetrating the production of malware and the hijacking of... [27 Sep 2005]
Leader: Agenda Setters 2005 - return of the dot-coms
AS Analysis Symantec CEO John Thompson (15) is the rep from the vendor community, while the authors of Hacking Exposed ring in at number 33 and organised crime even gets the nod at 17 for its role in perpetrating the production of malware and the hijacking of... [26 Sep 2005]
Promoted Palmisano in pole position for IBM top spot
News Also climbing the IBM executive ladder is John Thompson, who leaves his place at the head of the company's software group to become vice chairman. Thompson will be responsible for developing emerging technologies, including internet, wireless and... [26 Jul 2000]
Sun to face tough questions
News Mike Thompson, principal research analyst at Butler Group, said Sun needs to ditch its obsessions - with Microsoft and SPARC - and concentrate on filling the gaps in its offerings and getting some high-profile customer wins around its new... [02 Dec 2003]
Fiorina urges companies to combat the digital divide
News Thompson, whom Jackson compared with Jackie Robinson, the first African American baseball player in the major leagues. Thompson made headlines in 1999, when he took the helm at the security software maker just two days after Jackson had lambasted... [01 May 2003]
