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Jupiter Research analyst Joe Wilcox told TechNewsWorld that Symantec is stepping up its efforts in a market that Microsoft has already moved into with a free product. That could make it tough for the veteran security software vendor "Spyware is an important category," Wilcox s...

"Mobile phones are the most widely used portable device and we're thrilled to be leading the Visual Radio effort in the United States in concert with HP and Nokia," said Joel Hollander, chairman and chief executive officer, Infinity Broadcasting. "Partnerships that afford us the opportunity to integrate our content with new technologies and serve our listeners with an additional interactive environment are central to Infinity's long-termgrowth strategy."

Jupiter Research analyst Joe Wilcox told LinuxInsider that his firm's statistics don't support a mass exodus any time soon. Jupiter reports 97 percent of businesses with 10,000 or more employees allow Internet Explorer on their computers while only 22 percent allow Firefox "Al...

Jupiter Research analyst Joe Wilcox said that since most free software displays ads, he is hardly expecting a consumer backlash "It's pretty reasonable for Microsoft to want to make money on these services. How long can you give it away for free?" Wilcox asked. "MSN is a major...

In fact, Jupiter Research analyst Joe Wilcox told TechNewsWorld that vulnerabilities are just "part of the ballgame." "Flaws will be found because flaws exist and that's going to be true for any Web browser," Wilcox said. "The real question over time is whether the Mozilla fol...

"Software companies are rushing out with beta releases to get a marketing advantage," Jupiter Research analyst Joe Wilcox told TechNewsWorld. "That way when there are bugs in the software they can always use the default excuse that 'it's just beta.'" What is Beta?...

In the U.S., service providers recently began to examine the impact of mobile pornography more closely. In January, the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, a special interest group for cellular service providers and equipment vendors, formed a study group to examine what role ISPs can play in monitoring the delivery of pornographic materials to mobile handsets. During the spring, the group plans to outline a series of best practices, such as putting in filters to slow the distribution of offensive materials, that it will encourage members to follow. It also plans to develop a rating system that will help end users monitor the suitability of mobile content arriving on their handsets, according to Joe Farren, the group's director of public affairs...

Jupiter Research analyst Joe Wilcox told TechNewsWorld that SVG appears to be gaining some momentum. Microsoft bought a popular vector graphics company last year with the assumption that it would incorporate some of that technology into Longhorn "Mozilla is also working on a n...

Jupiter Research analyst Joe Laszlo told the E-Commerce Times he doesn't think it's an exaggeration to say U.S. wireless carriers are scared to death of offering adult content. U.S. cell phone carriers are reluctant to do anything that may offend customers in an ultra-competitive wireless landscape...

"Essentially, mapping the customer relationships solves the seven degrees of separation problem," she added. "Who knows someone who can influence someone I'm trying to sell to? If you can figure out that Joe over in accounting, who likes your product, knows Gina in sales operations, you've found another door to influence the sale. It's hard to see complex relationships without a graphical view."

Jupiter Research analyst Joe Wilcox told LinuxInsider that the browser wars are growing more intense. IE's older releases did not offer some of the competitive browsing features that has helped make Firefox a success. But now Microsoft is ramping up again "If I were Mozilla I ...

Jupiter Research analyst Joe Wilcox told the E-Commerce Times he sees merit in CNET's latest initiative, but he is not sure all software publishers will jump on board with its copy protection capabilities "CNET is providing a centralized facility by which software publishers c...

Analysts said Opera continues to stand out in the competitive pack when it comes to innovation. However, the voice-enabled technologies market represents just a small fraction of the Web services pie -- at least in terms of the consumer market, according to Jupiter Research analyst Joe Wilcox...

Fordham Law School Professor Joel R. Reidenberg, who has written extensively about the case, said it has long been seen as a test of how democratic the Internet should be. However, he also argues that because Yahoo has "extensive business" in France, the application of French law is justified...

As for other possible reasons for the demise of COAST, Jupiter Research analyst Joe Wilcox told the E-Commerce Times that the defections could be related to Microsoft's entrance into the anti-spyware software market "Microsoft's play in the anti-spyware market is going to caus...

Jupiter Research analyst Joe Wilcox said Firefox is already showing impressive reach with its download approach, likely surpassing even the Mozilla Foundation's own expectations "If they can build a more robust distribution network, that can only help them multiply their share...

Jupiter Research analyst Joe Laszlo told the E-Commerce Times that domain hijacking is not very common, though there have been some high profile cases where well known brand names have let their URLs lapse and had to fight to get them back "It seems like it was awfully easy fo...

Jupiter Research analyst Joe Wilcox told the E-Commerce Times that Opera has devised a great marketing gimmick. Universities, he said, have good reason to be concerned about security because younger Web surfers don't necessarily have the best habits (read: file-sharing) "Opera...

Jupiter Research analyst Joe Wilcox questioned whether Yahoo's approach -- or anybody else's -- is serving the real desktop search needs of consumers. Wilcox told the E-Commerce Times that beyond e-mail, instant messages, digital media content and other high volume file types, the utility might not be very useful...

The long-awaited Linux version is just another prong in Opera's multiplatform strategy, according to Jupiter Research analyst Joe Wilcox "Most browser companies are multiplatform, with the notable exception of Microsoft," Wilcox told LinuxInsider. "Opera might be unique in jus...