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"The only way for [another vendor] to overtake them is for them to falter, and I just don't see them making that sort of tactical mistake," Kerravala told the E-Commerce Times Likewise, Gartner analyst Jennifer Liscom told the E-Commerce Times that because Cisco routers are th...

In addition, Chan told the E-Commerce Times, the college has been designated a Center of Excellence in information assurance education by the National Security Agency, one of only about 50 higher education institutions in the United States to receive this honor "We have severa...

Paul Ritter, program manager for Internet market strategies at the Yankee Group, told the E-Commerce Times that Yahoo Business Messenger is a hosted solution, as opposed to software deployed behind the corporate firewall He noted that thousands of companies already have deploy...

IBM spokesman Michael Rowinski told the E-Commerce Times that Siebel's offerings are a logical fit for the on-demand model, because there is widespread demand for the functionality of CRM software but little appetite for spending on massive hardware and software configurations and integrations with existing systems...

That suit, by the People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy, is being watched closely in the United States, because it is likely only a matter of time before similar challenges crop up on Microsoft's home turf, information security attorney Christopher Wolf told the E-Commerce Times.

"There are plenty of mistakes still being made," Jared Spool, founding principal of usability firm User Interface Engineering, told the E-Commerce Times. "There are many people who still don't get it." ...

"Consumers may not see much of a difference between the two, except that HP has such a strong history in printing, which obviously plays a role in digital photography," Levitas told the E-Commerce Times. "Being first out of the gate may give them a leg up." Earlier this week, ...

In an interview after his speech, Thompson told the E-Commerce Times that he thinks the Internet is proving to be evolutionary rather than revolutionary in nature "It will be interesting to see how we take that technology and plant seeds in all the things that we do and see ho...

"When it comes to telephone systems, we're so comfortable that when a security breach occurs, it's like being punched by someone you love -- you're just not expecting it," Jim Puchbauer, director of marketing at AltiGen Communications, told the E-Commerce Times ...

For PC makers and Microsoft alike, the goal is clearly to revive excitement about home computers -- something that has been difficult to do of late. While notebook sales have remained relatively strong, driven by WiFi and other wireless technology, most consumers seem to feel today's PCs do not present a compelling reason to buy, IDC analyst Alan Promisel told the E-Commerce Times...

The conspiracy theorists didn't have to exercise a boatload of imagination to picture the invisible hand of Microsoft wielding the axe that cut short Daniel Geer's tenure at @stake. ...

In Part 1 of this story, "Apple's New Bid for Insane Greatness," we looked at the iTunes Music Store's (iTMS) potential in the digital music marketplace. The Mac Observer publisher Bryan Chaffin told the E-Commerce Times that Apple's coveted iPod will play a critical role in determining the degree of iTMS' success...

"If things were getting much better in general, Sun might be able to better hide some of its woes," IDC analyst Jean Bozman told the E-Commerce Times. While server sales have shown signs of stopping a downward slide, any rebound is expected to be modest at first and to favor ...

With iTMS, "Apple offers a very attractive user interface. They have staked their claim on usability, and it shows through here," IDC senior analyst Susan Kevorkian told the E-Commerce Times However, iTunes' success is not due solely -- or even primarily -- to its interface. I...

"A lot of people are going to see the move as HP saying they stand behind what they sell, even if it's open source," Aberdeen Group research director Bill Claybrook told the E-Commerce Times. "Whether that's true in every case is another matter, but it might be enough to calm some frayed nerves."

"I could call it our dark year," Tom Buiocchi, Brocade's vice president of marketing, told the E-Commerce Times. "But I'd be laughing as I said it. In 2002, things did plateau, but we saw sales flatten out for the industry as a whole. Basically, there was a pause after the boom years, but it wasn't a major slide. We just stopped having 100 percent growth, that's all."

Will Rodger, director of public policy at the CCIA, told the E-Commerce Times that although he does not know what happened beyond what news publishers have reported, @stake's action "bears all the hallmarks of revenge and makes us all wonder." ...

"People initially favored the category sites and then gravitated toward familiar sites where they knew how to navigate, which was a big boost to Amazon," Nielsen//NetRatings senior analyst Lisa Strand told the E-Commerce Times. "But as they get more and more sophisticated, they turn to search because they've learned they can get exactly what they're looking for much quicker."

"When you're trying to run a tight, lean operation in order to stay profitable, any additional back-office work is a burden," eBags.com CEO John Nordmark told the E-Commerce Times. "But it's not something that is going to hurt on the customer side." In fact, for eBags and othe...

"Everyone wants to look at what Intel's doing and see evidence that a recovery is already under way and that the company is scrambling to stay ahead of the curve," IDC chip analyst Shane Rau told the E-Commerce Times. In fact, Intel recently caused a stir by announcing strong...