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"There are quite a few hurdles, including high shipping costs, data protection, language barriers, taxation, local currencies and payment options and personalization," Richard Mitchell, general manager of the United Kingdom at Digital River, told the E-Commerce Times. "High shipping costs will always be a deterrent. Companies need to subsidize these to make the total cost to the consumer attractive."

Calling Intel a bellwether stock, Yankee Group senior analyst Laura DiDio told the E-Commerce Times that the company's 22 percent rise in revenues compared with fourth-quarter 2002 is good news for the economy -- and an auspicious beginning for 2004 "[Those numbers are] tellin...

"If you look at the possible buyers for major mobile network infrastructure, the pool wasn't that large to begin with," Yankee Group analyst Shiv Putcha told the E-Commerce Times. "Given the amount of consolidation in the mobile industry, the big equipment providers need to open up new markets."

Less than a month after he delivered a speech to IT professionals at the Department of Defense's Defense Information Systems Agency, Symantec chief technology officer Rob Clyde talked with the E-Commerce Times about the recent past and immediate future of security What do you ...

Yankee Group senior analyst Laura DiDio told the E-Commerce Times that those still using older Windows software or intending to do so for the next two years are probably extremely sensitive to cost issues. She also noted that Linux has gained widespread adoption overseas as well as in the United States...

Gartner analyst George Weiss told the E-Commerce Times that the availability of additional funds may embolden more companies to stand their ground rather than capitulate and purchase licenses from SCO to avoid lengthy, costly and distracting legal battles "IBM and Red Hat put ...

As Paystone vice president Brian Roberts told the E-Commerce Times: "In the days of the dot-com euphoria, Web sites did not have to generate revenue to increase their stock price." As a result, no one needed to implement micropayments Now, the high-tech crash and subsequent re...

In the six years since Musicmatch opened its virtual doors, the online music business has seen some significant changes. From the death (and then rebirth) of Napster to the success of services like Apple's iTunes Music Stores, the industry has emerged from the dark dot-com fallout to face a bright future. Musicmatch CEO Dennis Mudd spoke with the E-Commerce Times about what liesahead...

As Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association, which produces CES, told the E-Commerce Times: "The consumer electronics sector was growing [even] during the downturn. You're seeing a new resurgence reflected on the show floor, especially with the strides forward in digital entertainment."

"It's very unusual to see Apple partnering with another computer maker," IDC analyst Susan Kevorkian told the E-Commerce Times. "That only underscores how unusual this market opportunity is and how much turmoil and angst it's causing for the computer industry. What's the right approach? It's so new, no one can say right now what's going to work."

"It took AOL a long time to realize that not all Internet users want every bell and whistle in their bag of tricks," IDC analyst Jonathan Gaw told the E-Commerce Times. "The people who just want to check their e-mail or get the score of a game don't care enough about smiley faces in IM or movie previews to pay an extra fifteen bucks a month for it."

David Flynn, vice president of marketing at NetScreen and one of the eight members of the company's executive management team, has worked in the networking space for more than a decade. Previously, he held a variety of marketing and product management positions at 3Com. Flynn spoke with the E-Commerce Times about the evolution of the firewall and its role in the enterprise...

Even though the $200 million allocated to the new fund represents just a fraction of Intel's cash reserves, "this leaves little doubt as to how seriously they take this opportunity," O'Donnell told the E-Commerce Times. "They have hinted in the past they saw this convergence coming, but this year it's clear that it's no longer just a future trend, but something that consumers want to see happen quickly."

Piper Jaffray analyst Safa Rashtchy told the E-Commerce Times that Yahoo has many internal opportunities for search, which made the acquisitions of last year a smart move "If they keep users on their network, they're much more likely to become premium members, which is really ...

In terms of portable music players, manufacturers now have the advantage of seeing what already works in the marketplace, Forrester Research analyst Josh Bernoff told the E-Commerce Times "Apple has shown what consumers want: ease-of-use, portability and a little style and fla...

John Movina, spokesperson for the Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial Email (CAUCE), told the E-Commerce Times that the United States' new spam law is weaker than the laws of every other country that has tackled this issue through legislation "It doesn't tell anyone not t...

"Apple's strong suit has always been usability -- friendliness toward the user," IDC analyst Susan Kevorkian told the E-Commerce Times. "That's been their brand image from the very beginning." Now, as Apple branches out into broader terrority with a Windows version of iTunes, ...

"The spammers will stay one step ahead of the law, and companies will have to spend a lot of money if they want to continue to go after them," Nail told the E-Commerce Times. "There needs to be a more fundamental shift in the approach, or else spam is going to continue to flow and possibly even increase."

"Overall, we saw very strong spending that may have even topped some of the estimates," NetRatings senior analyst Abha Bhagat told the E-Commerce Times. "If you're seeing 36 to 37 percent growth, obviously those are some strong numbers." ...

When the E-Commerce Times asked industry experts what tops the typical CIO's wish list, Scott Tiazkun, research manager for enterprise applications at IDC, joked: "Relief from the nightmare of being pulled from a dank, small hiding place by enemy software vendor sales personnel!"...