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"Certainly they are offering complete Oracle cloud-based products from the database to applications," she told the E-Commerce Times, "but they are not saying companies have to go all-Oracle in order to use them." Rather, Wettemann's takeaway from her first day at OpenWorld is...

"While the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) was issued by the government, it specifically calls for the private sector to lead the implementation of the Identity Ecosystem. There is a reason for this: If the government tried to do everything itself -- say, by mandating nationwide adoption of a particular technology -- the effort would fail," Jeremy Grant, head of the NSTIC National Program Office, told the E-Commerce Times.

The incentive auction is a good short-term solution to meet spectrum demand, Jeff Kagan, an independent tech analyst, told the E-Commerce Times. However, it won't do much more than push out the need for a radical, long-term solution by a few years "We have a limited amount of...

"The earnings are a good reminder that RIM and its products remain highly relevant in those parts of the world where most people live -- namely, emerging markets," John Jackson, vice president of research for CCS Insight, told the E-Commerce Times In particular, BlackBerry's m...

"This is not a bad move for T-Mobile," Dan Olds, principal analyst at Gabriel Consulting Group, told the E-Commerce Times. "T-Mobile is doing what a lot of companies do, which is leasing some assets in a rental agreement, getting a ton of cash and probably lowering some of their overall cost. This is a fairly typical deal and a good move for T-Mobile." ...

"Cracking down on fake Likes is an important step for Facebook to become more useful and transparent," Josh King, general counsel for Avvo.com, told the E-Commerce Times. "Any business owner who complains about this is out to lunch. Fake Likes are simply driving a vanity metric -- one that increases in meaninglessness in direct proportion to the number of empty Likes."

"They were pretty happy that the EU seemed to be focusing more on Google and Apple," Enderle told the E-Commerce Times. "In addition, this feature was little used, so it didn't really do Microsoft any real damage. They are bleeding browser market share for other reasons." Micr...

For starters, "Twitter doesn't need the money -- it has enough cash in the bank," he told the E-Commerce Times. It also doesn't need the headaches that come with launching an IPO and being a public company, he said....

The nature of cloud computing is complex, so "it would be a mistake for EU or U.S. regulators to develop cloud-specific regulations in the area of privacy, security, consumer protection or intellectual property," Mark MacCarthy, the SIIA's vice president of public policy, told the E-Commerce Times...

Increasingly, middle market companies are turning to companies that deliver technology solutions on a pay-as-you-go-model, Mike McClurg, IBM's VP of global mid-market sales told the E-Commerce Times. The MSP as Middleman...

"Mayer is Yahoo's last-best hope to get back on track and regain some sort of momentum," Sterling told the E-Commerce Times. "She hasn't fully articulated her strategy in detail, although mobile will be a piece of it, and so will personalization. However there's nothing significantly new in the latter."

"Actually, Staples is much closer to an e-commerce powerhouse than you might think, and the reason is they have invested heavily in IT infrastructure and supply chain capabilities," he told the E-Commerce Times "Look at how rapidly they turn around orders for office supplies...

"I don't think many people fully believe those numbers that Heins gave," he told the E-Commerce Times. "They haven't been reflected in RIM's previous earnings or its market share." The company is heading downhill, and the release of BlackBerry 10 is not likely to change that,...

"The proposed rule attempts to close the gap by imposing minimum contractual obligations on contractors and subcontractors to implement and adhere to basic information safeguarding protocols," he told the E-Commerce Times The agencies that make up the government's FAR Council...

"The overlay of data presents a granularity of information," Lieb told the E-Commerce Times. "Some people feel uncomfortable about it, and feel that privacy is compromised." Data In, Data Out...

"Based on the preview of the new MySpace, it's refreshing that they did more than change the logo as before, they changed the user experience," he told the E-Commerce Times. "MySpace finally thought of the user with a slick interface with an influence of Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter and Google+." ...

"Google is firing on all cylinders and is on track to overtake Facebook in display ads," Mike Tarsala, chartered market technician at Covestor, told the E-Commerce Times "Even the long-held worry that Google's takeout of Motorola would limit growth going forward is now in the ...

"These are tough times, and companies are still not investing heavily in capital equipment," she told the E-Commerce Times. However, there's one particularly worrisome trend in Oracle's software sales that might not bode well for the company's performance in the long run, Did...

"People will compare it to Facebook or Zynga, but that is a mistake," Jeff Sica, president and chief investment officer of SICA Wealth Management, told the E-Commerce Times. "They are in an entirely different sector -- the same space as Zillow." Zillow can be counted among th...

"Since this patent deals with ways of inputting information into the touchscreen phone, it's more of a way of helping developers who write apps," Tsibulevskiy told the E-Commerce Times. "It's one of the more important features of the underlying platform, so it's tougher to design around without affecting functionality." ...