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"They know they're being chased down by companies that have shown a commitment to put all necessary resources toward overtaking them," Forrester Research principal analyst Charlene Li told the E-Commerce Times. "If they can't stay ahead on the technical front, they lose the one thing that's distinguished them from the pack so far."

"They know they're being chased down by companies that have shown a commitment to put all necessary resources toward overtaking them," Forrester Research principal analyst Charlene Li told the E-Commerce Times. "If they can't stay ahead on the technical front, they lose the one thing that's distinguished them from the pack so far."

"They know they're being chased down by companies that have shown a commitment to put all necessary resources toward overtaking them," Forrester Research principal analyst Charlene Li told the E-Commerce Times. "If they can't stay ahead on the technical front, they lose the one thing that's distinguished them from the pack so far."

The National Football League and e-commerce have a lot in common. Sure, one has a lot more 300-pound linemen and guys who can run 40 yards in less than five seconds, but in both cases, it almost always comes down to the last five weeks of the year ...

As IDC analyst Jonathan Gaw told the E-Commerce Times: "It was just a huge implosion, and all of the dot-com stocks went down. But the ones that survived are the stronger for it." ...

As IDC analyst Jonathan Gaw told the E-Commerce Times: "It was just a huge implosion, and all of the dot-com stocks went down. But the ones that survived are the stronger for it." ...

As IDC analyst Jonathan Gaw told the E-Commerce Times: "It was just a huge implosion, and all of the dot-com stocks went down. But the ones that survived are the stronger for it." ...

"Intel has muddled along in the cell phone space," Gartner analyst Martin Reynolds told the E-Commerce Times. "Without a big customer win along the way, it probably became impossible for them to justify keeping the unit out there by itself, where it could draw attention to its shortcomings every time Intel reported earnings."

"[The standard of living] definitely has gone up," Nair told the E-Commerce Times. "The last time there was such a boom was when people -- mainly from South Indian states like Kerala -- went to the Middle East for jobs. The difference is that, earlier, people only made money. Now people are more open to accepting American values and culture too."

The holidays are a time of quiet reflection and generosity, a season of givingand helping one's fellow man. Of course, there is another facet of the holidayseason, too: All of those shiny gadgets displayed in store windows andpictured on Web sites highlight the attraction of upgrading to thelatest and greatest technology ...

Sherman Atkinson, president of BuyServices, told the E-Commerce Times that prior to the partnership, MTV's shopping section was less than ideal "They had a limited amount of inventory and a lot less feature functionality," he said. "It wasn't an optimal shopping experience."

In fact, Challenger told the E-Commerce Times, the type of white-collar jobs targeted for consolidation by AOL are likely to remain scarce even after the turnaround has taken hold. "It appears the growth in jobs will come in lower-paying industries and service-sector jobs," h...

Since the unveiling of its Unix-based OS X operating system, Apple has been releasing "point upgrades" about once per year, charging $129 for each one -- a pretty stiff fee for staying current. This in itself might not be so bad, except that in the process of speeding development through the pipeline to grab extra revenue, Apple seems to have lost the handle on quality control with its latest upgrade, 10.3, or Panther...

IDC analyst Jonathan Gaw told the E-Commerce Times that the need to protect networks against bandwidth-eating spam is as pressing as ever "Even if legislation did help curb the amount of spam, the need to protect networks wouldn't diminish," he said. "The types of spam you'd n...

Yankee Group analyst Matt Davis told the E-Commerce Times that 80 percent of broadband market share is held by companies that are already household names. He cited SBC, Verizon, Qwest and BellSouth as the top DSL providers and noted that Sprint also is making some progress in the race...

When asked by the E-Commerce Times whether there is any validity to SCO's legal arguments, Lessig wrote in an e-mail reply: "Not that I know of." ...

For his part, Gartner analyst George Weiss told the E-Commerce Times that Linux users must be wary of SCO's pledge to spend at least US$9 million of the $50 million it recently raised on legal assistance He noted that SCO has set a February deadline for launching additional la...

"This year, we estimate the total through corporations is in the $3 billion range," Eric Bassett, a senior analyst at Boston-based Eduventures, told the E-Commerce Times. "Direct to consumers or direct to users would be just a little bit larger -- $3.3 billion or $3.4 billion." However, this figure also includes individuals who are reimbursed by their employers upon completion of a program, he noted...

"It might add another layer of complexity and additional review that would have to be done," she told the E-Commerce Times. "It would complicate matters, but it wouldn't make it impossible to keep using keywords." In such a scenario, Google might have a smaller pool of phrase...

"We're looking at a market that was in the range of (US)$5.5 billion last year," Gartner principal analyst Lydia Leong told the E-Commerce Times. When the latest numbers are released, she added, "it'll probably grow about $1 billion over the course of 2003." The types of compa...