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Dell, Icahn Slug It Out on Thin Ice

"They were close to a behind-the-curtain compromise, but needed a smidgen more time to get there," Lou Hoffman, CEO of The Hoffman Agency, told the E-Commerce Times. "I don't believe a delay favors one party over the other." Rather, "you're going to see whoever prevails has mo...

eBay Banks on Core Strengths to Weather European Doldrums

"The growth on Marketplaces and PayPal on the quarter is a sign that eBay continues to reach out and expand to a wider audience, which is a really compelling part of the story and speaks to their longer-term growth aspirations," R.J. Hottovy, director of global consumer equity research at Morningstar, told the E-Commerce Times.

GlassUp Takes a Turn on the Wearable Tech Runway

"The demand for head-up mobility solutions is undeniable," Ryan Martin, an associate analyst at the Yankee Group, told the E-Commerce Times. "GlassUp will likely see some serious traction if it can capture a part of the wearable devices market not addressed by Google Glass." ...

Google Wants Its Web TV

"That is one way of putting it," Dan Cryan, director of digital media at IHS iSuppli, told the E-Commerce Times It also has the potential to be highly disruptive in the ever-changing market for video content....

Microsoft Wants to Come Clean About PRISM

In its plea to the Justice Department, Microsoft "is not necessarily trying to say this is unconstitutional -- they're saying they want not to do this," Feldman told the E-Commerce Times However, "if Microsoft really cared about privacy, it would be fighting these issues when...

GOVERNMENT IT REPORT

Feds Reach for Cloud CRM

However, "the DoC's project is not the only enterprise-wide cloud application. For example, the departments of Homeland Security and Agriculture each have initiated cloud-based, department-wide CRM applications, and the Department of Veterans Affairs has a current procurement for a cloud-based CRM solution out, but that is on hold," Angie Petty, senior principal analyst at Deltek, told the E-Commerce Times...

AT&T’s New Upgrade Plan: Buy Early and Often

"AT&T Next is another choice for our customers," said AT&T in a statement provided to the E-Commerce Times by spokesperson Steven Schwadron. "Customers can still choose to purchase a discounted device with a two-year service commitment or bring their own GSM-compatible device. All of our current upgrade options are still available." ...

AT&T’s New Upgrade Plan: Buy Early and Often

"AT&T Next is another choice for our customers," said AT&T in a statement provided to the E-Commerce Times by spokesperson Steven Schwadron. "Customers can still choose to purchase a discounted device with a two-year service commitment or bring their own GSM-compatible device. All of our current upgrade options are still available." ...

Government, Industry Join in Paying Lip Service to Piracy Fight

"Protecting American IP is and should be a priority for the Obama administration," he told the E-Commerce Times. "Working with innovators and industries is a must in those efforts." It's especially important now, as cybercriminals are getting better at evading authorities, he ...

Microsoft’s New Strategy Skims the Surface

"With Julie Larson Green leading the device and studio strategy across Surface, Xbox and any incubation projects, such as the rumored smart watch, there is an opportunity to take a holistic look at the Microsoft portfolio," Val Wright, principal of Val Wright Consulting, told the E-Commerce Times. "Already there is talk of marketing the upcoming Xbox One to business customers; maybe the rumored smart watch will be an Xbox Watch?"...

Every Step You Take, Stores Are Watching You

Although privacy advocates are appalled by them, there is little doubt retailers can benefit from these tools, Hilding Anderson, SapientNitro's senior manager of marketing strategy and analytics, told the E-Commerce Times "These tools -- when used judiciously -- can help retai...

Battle of the Bulging Smartphone Ad Budgets

"Motorola is competing in the Android market against Samsung, whose marketing budget is $10 billion," Carl Howe, a research vice president at the Yankee Group, told the E-Commerce Times. What the Moto X Might Offer...

iPhone Deal May Leave Verizon on the Hook for $14B

"That would upset their second biggest customer and would result in very weak orders for 2014," Jeffrey told the E-Commerce Times Verizon Wireless doesn't yet have a contract for next year, so "forcing Verizon to buy these phones in that way would not be good for Apple in the ...

PRISM Pulled Microsoft Deep Into NSA Rabbit Hole

"Microsoft is just another company on a list of companies that do business with the government," Alan Webber, industry analyst and managing partner at the Altimeter Group, told the E-Commerce Times. "It isn't clear how it was done, and whether it was under a court order, but any tech company that is asked to provide information to the government is going to do so."

Yelp to Give Restaurant Delivery a Whirl

"Yelp is smart to move into services and transactions broadly," he told the E-Commerce Times. "Food ordering and delivery is merely the beginning of transforming Yelp into a commerce platform that yields transactions to local businesses." Food delivery is the natural place to...

Microsoft Attempts Extreme Makeover

"This is a major change, and it's hard to say how it'll work," Rob Helm, managing vice president of research at Directions on Microsoft, told the E-Commerce Times. The reorganization "consolidates a lot of functions in Steve Ballmer's hands, and it also eliminates a bunch of...

Crowdsourced Commerce: The Stunning Simplicity of Fancy

"I love things that are brilliantly simple, and Fancy takes the cake," he told the E-Commerce Times. "While eBay, Amazon and even some of the smaller shopping cart solutions are developing complex predictive algorithms to try to get inside their customers' heads and figure ou...

New Databoard Lures Marketers Into Google’s Web

"We created the Databoard tool to help marketers explore, interact with and share some of Google's recent research in a more immersive way," Adam Grunewald, a mobile marketing manager with the company, told the E-Commerce Times. "They can browse the studies by topic and create infographics with their favorite data points."

Mobile Ad Revenues Soar to $8.9 Billion Globally

"Mobile adoption continues to be very strong in the U.S.," Joe Laszlo, senior director of IAB's Mobile Marketing Center for Excellence, told the E-Commerce Times. "The sheer size of the audience makes mobile increasingly important to advertisers." Meanwhile, "greater ad buyer...

GOVERNMENT IT REPORT

Love ‘Em or Hate ‘Em, There’s IT Gold in Those FFEs

"More investment will no doubt need to be made, especially for a couple of critical functions," John Dicken, GAO director for healthcare, told the E-Commerce Times. The purpose of the GAO study precluded any specific funding projections, except to report that at least $25 mil...

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