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Gartner research Vice President Ken Dulaney told the E-Commerce Times that consumer and business users alike have quickly gravitated toward all-in-one devices and that some non-PDA devices, such as MP3 players, are even being used as portable calendars and organizers However, ...

"Upload.com offers software publishers all the key components of marketing and selling online," Scott Arpajian, senior vice president of CNET Download.com, told the E-Commerce Times. "To date, we have largely focused on helping software publishers get the word out and get trials of their products out to users. Through our partnership with Protexis, we are actually helping software publishers sell the product."

Last summer, Network Solutions unveiled its Certified Offer Service, which helps businesses acquire previously registered domains. The company manages more than 7 million domain names for 3.5 million customers, which range from sole proprietorships to multi-billion dollar conglomerates. The E-Commerce Times recently spent some time chatting with Champ Mitchell, president and CEO of Network Solutions...

"Telecommunications is going through major changes, and after the mergers of the next few years, all the companies will offer all services -- local, long distance, Internet, wireless and entertainment like television," independent telecom analyst Jeff Kagan told the E-Commerce Times...

And because the virtual providers aren't "burdened with the overhead that comes from maintaining their own infrastructure, they can offer very competitive prices" that enable them to compete, he told the E-Commerce Times That's important for Modiva -- the name means "on the m...

"Google is still king of customer experience in the search engine industry, but Yahoo, MSN and Ask Jeeves are improving and making up ground," Bonny Brown, director of research and public services for Keynote, told the E-Commerce Times. "As these sites continue to improve the user experience, they will undoubtedly begin to attract more users and improve user loyalty."

Two motorcycles collide, Ben Hur style, spilling four lads out across the roadway, slick with gray water. They pick themselves up, brush off their clothes, pull fenders and other peripherals back into place, then speed away. Not one harsh word is exchanged. Nor is there a single helmet among the lot of them ...

Phil Leigh, senior analyst at Inside Digital Media, Inc., told the E-Commerce times that the MPAA is raining lobbyists on Congress "like plagues in Egypt." But, he added, that may not be the most effective approach "Like a lot of established industries, the Motion Picture Asso...

"I was surprised that MCI took Verizon's offer so quickly," telecom industry analyst Jeff Kagan told the E-Commerce Times. "They had two suitors. The best thing they could have done is drive the price up." Other analysts think a price war is still possible, despite the public ...

Meanwhile, MediaWeek spokesperson Mike Shields told the E-Commerce Times that like the Washington Post, which purchased Slate.com in December for an undisclosed sum, the Times is looking to buy existing properties that can boost advertising revenues that are sagging as traditional bread-and-butter categories like classifies and rentals gain momentum online...

"Everyone is trying to get to the same place -- where connectivity is constant and ubiquitous," Gartner analyst Ben Wood told the E-Commerce Times Wood noted that phone makers are basically all over the map on how to best boost adoption of mobile use ahead of widespread 3G rol...

Ken Dunham, the director of malicious code research at iDefense, a Reston, Virginia-based threat intelligence firm, told the E-Commerce Times that the number of malicious code attacks in the past few years is not helping consumer confidence in the online channel "The average e...

In recent months, the pharmaceutical industry has stepped up its fight against online pharmacies on three fronts: First, it is strongly lobbying governments on all sides including those of the U.S. and Canada; second, it is teaming up with companies in other industries to mount indirect campaigns against online pharmacies; and third, it is exploring technology to counter the movement of pharmaceutical products across borders that forms the backbone of the online pharmaceutical industry...

Heather Dougherty, senior retail analyst for Nielsen//NetRatings, told the E-Commerce Times that the travel segment is still doing well online, despite IAC/Interactive's losses. The audience might be shifting, however, as consumers get more comfortable booking travel online "C...

Kimmelmann told the E-Commerce Times that both business and consumer customers prefer the single-vendor, single-bill option that bundling of services offers. However, over time, that could reduce competition in the backbone space, thus allowing costs to rise again, costs that would eventually have to be passed on to consumers...

Illuminata analyst Gordon Haff told the E-Commerce Times that the days when even the fastest PCs were not fast enough to run the latest software seem to be long gone "Every small performance increment was once a direct benefit," he said. "Now, does it really matter if you have...

The Internet giant's diverse online portfolio positions it well to achieve success in its strategy for future growth in Europe, Yahoo international public relations spokesperson Scott Morris told the E-Commerce Times Skilled Workforce...

"Everything that takes place on a given Web site reflects on that brand," Li told the E-Commerce Times. "The goal is to create a seamless experience, and a lot of companies don't want to risk trusting a transaction to a third party." ...

"I don't think VoIP is going to remain entirely unregulated over the next several years," Meta Group senior analyst David Willis told the E-Commerce Times. Pressure to set some boundaries might come from the so-called Baby Bells and other incumbent local carriers, who are in the position not only to see VoIP erode their revenue bases, but also to ...

Jupiter Research retail analyst Patti Freeman Evans told the E-Commerce Times that the Phish Report Network is a significant development in the fight against phishing "Phishing has been a challenging issue for a lot of consumers," Evans said. "Whatever the large brands, especi...