Arkytek Ltd :: Blog (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
‘IP addresses are so not private’ Interview Consumers ought to accept that loss of privacy is the price they pay for using internet service, according to Symantec chief exec John Thompson.… Full published article at: http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/10/07/symantec_thompson_privacy_bunk/
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Other Stories »Call to ease 'use it or lose it' rule on State fundingSTEVEN CARROLLRULES REQUIRING statutory bodies to spend their allocations in the year provided or risk losing them back to the exchequer should be altered as they pose a risk to obtaining value for money, a Dáil committee heard yesterday.The Comptroller and Auditor General John Buckley said such accounting regulations often...
Computerworld UK's Roundup (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
... market is significantly enhanced by this team becoming part of Symantec," Symantec CEO John Thompson said in a conference call to discuss the deal. Ben White, the founder of MessageLabs, told Computerworld UK that he saw Symantec as “the only pure security company” left, and that it was now well positioned as a one-stop shop for security, both in physical software and software as...
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
SECURITY and storage software supplier Symantec has made a play for smaller rival MessageLabs for around $US695 million ($1 billion) in cash.John Thompson, Symantec chairman and chief executive, said the acquisition would expand its reach in the software as a service market.“MessageLabs extends our investments in the software as a service segment and will allow us to offer our customers...
The Register (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
'IP addresses are so not private' Interview Consumers ought to accept that loss of privacy is the price they pay for using internet service, according to Symantec chief exec John Thompson.…
ArabianBusiness.com (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Symantec CEO John Thompson discusses future trends and company focus at Symantec Vision EMEA, reports Sean Robson from The Hague, Netherlands
ajc.com (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
John Thompson will continue as Clayton County schools' superintendent.
The Street (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
... is significantly enhanced by having this [MessageLabs] team becoming part of Symantec," said John Thompson, Symantec's CEO, during a conference call Wednesday, alluding to MessageLabs' recent growth. "SaaS offers customers flexibility and choice in managing their technology investments." Shares of Symantec were up 1.3% to $15.19 in recent trading. London and New York-based MessageLabs,...
IT-Analysis.com (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
This week , the European centre of freedom, security and justice, as its executives were keen to point out. So what is Symantec's vision, does it bear scrutiny, is it delivering on it and was The Hague a good backdrop? Symantec has grown to be one the world's largest security software companies through serial acquisition, 40 companies or so since chief executive John Thompson took the...
The Big Lead (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
... joke about Joe Theisman’s memorable one-yard punt against the Bears in 1985. Can someone listen to John Thompson’s radio show today and let us know what Brian Mitchell’s apology to Clinton Portis sounds like? Washington’s offensive line is bullying people the way the Hogs used to, and that has been a massive help to the injury-plagued defense - which only has six sacks in five games....
