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"Co-presidents don't work," Challenger said in an interview with the E-Commerce Times. "It creates a split culture, where you have two powerful people and you can't afford to lose either of them." ...

Accenture, formerly known as Andersen Consulting, won on the strength of its proposal, which relied heavily on radio frequency identification technology as well as pricing for the first two phases of the bid, Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Kimberly Weissman told the E-Commerce Times.

"We keep waiting for the natural leveling out of online sales growth, but it just hasn't happened," Forrester analyst and report author Carrie Johnson told the E-Commerce Times. "Everyone wonders how long it can keep the growth up, and it continues to meet and exceed all expectations."

As he told the E-Commerce Times, "China has been very intent on trying to control all forms of pop culture, from books and movies to the Internet." But in trying to block online games, the country may be putting a dam where a river had begun to flow. Della Rocca noted that mos...

Mikko Hypponen, director of antivirus research at F-Secure in Helsinki, Finland, told the E-Commerce Times that the Rugrat virus is a 64-bit conversion of an older 32-bit virus known as Chiton The virus infects IA64 Windows Portable Executable files, including most Windows pro...

"Trojans are really the unsung story of malicious code," iDefense director of malicious code Ken Dunham told the E-Commerce Times. "There's thousands of Trojans we never hear about." Dunham said one of the interesting wrinkles in the Taiwan case is the use of the Trojan code i...

"The threats are very significant," Forrester analyst Michael Rasmussen told the E-Commerce Times. "If you don't know what's being installed on your computer, you could be at risk. If you're doing online banking and someone is watching your keystrokes, you've got a huge problem."

Yankee Group analyst Laura DiDio told the E-Commerce Times that Oracle has benefited from having a clear strategy for integrating Linux into its offerings. "They have recognized the strategic importance of positioning themselves in the Linux marketplace," DiDio said. Oracle h...

The development of Liquid Computing is significant for BEA, Forrester analyst John Rymer told the E-Commerce Times. The company has been stagnant in the last two to three years, he said, and desperately needs to grow if it is to go forward "Their last quarter was terrible," he...

"Most companies simply can't handle this in-house," Nicolett told the E-Commerce Times. However, because managed services are often quite costly, those same companies cannot afford full-scale, round-the-clock monitoring, he added. CA also rolled out a new vulnerability manage...

Bess spoke recently with the E-Commerce Times about his new role, Trend Micro's latest technology announcements and the state of the industry ...

Bill Carlisle, director of Microsoft solutions at HP, told the E-Commerce Times that other security hardware and software combinations address either VPN or firewall, but the DL320 is unique in its flexibility to address both He added that the combination is also unique becaus...

Amazon.com spokesperson Patty Smith told the E-Commerce Times that Amazon believes the suit is without merit and that Amazon has strived to boost the product selection it can offer customers "consistent with contractual obligations." "We believe we can have multiple sellers in...

Although some analysts have speculated that the HFR will not help Cisco generate more revenue in the near future, and that the company will have a tough time competing with Juniper, Aberdeen Group analyst Peter Kastner told the E-Commerce Times that Cisco has been more than holding its own against competitors...

Infonetics Research analyst Matthias Machowinski told the E-Commerce Times that the VoIP market is very much up in the air. A recent survey by Infonetics found more than half of potential large-scale customers had not decided which provider would get their VoIP business. That...

As Yankee Group analyst Dana Gardner told the E-Commerce Times: "IBM is saying, basically, 'Show us the error of our ways.' But SCO believes that it will lose leverage in the suit, and that any details that are released will allow for the code to be fixed." ...

Vendors and analysts have been expecting the replacement cycle to pick up steam for some time, and sales data from the first quarter suggest it has finally done so, Gartner principal analyst George Shiffler told the E-Commerce Times. "The numbers show the cycle is well under ...

"When we look at what's going on at the gateway, spam is definitely a major issue," Steve Cullen, senior vice president of security products and solutions at Symantec, told the E-Commerce Times. "Not just for the ability of malicious code for come in through spam, but just the latency on networks and the hassle that spam is for everybody."

"The overall pie is expanding enough that all of the top companies will be able to flex their muscles," Smulders told the E-Commerce Times. HP's strong printing performance is important, he added, because Dell has begun selling more printers -- and, equally as important, the ...

Hani Durzy, eBay Giving Works spokesperson, said in an interview with the E-Commerce Times that the program is evolving successfully, with about US$30 million raised for charities to date "Like everything else on eBay, the success of Giving Works will depend on the community's...