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"Microsoft is doubling back to what made it the dominant company in operating systems," Forrester Research analyst Rob Enderle told the E-Commerce Times. "If it makes the best products, it will be the company that people choose." ...

"Microsoft is doubling back to what made it the dominant company in operating systems," Forrester Research analyst Rob Enderle told the E-Commerce Times. "If it makes the best products, it will be the company that people choose." ...

Forrester analyst Rob Enderle told the E-Commerce Times that companies that go the white-box route cannot usually be identified by industry, although there are exceptions: Many manufacturing and food companies buy no-name computers In general, however, the background of the IT...

Forrester Research principal analyst Frank Gillett told the E-Commerce Times that use of advanced graphics capabilities on PCs has increased over time. "Windows XP is leaning harder on these technologies than ever [with processes like] rendering, menu-popping and anti-aliasing fonts," he noted...

"These deals give a company instant access to technology," Forrester Research analyst Rob Enderle told the E-Commerce Times, noting that to develop such technology in-house would require far more time and money. "For a company with cash or attractive stock, the deals can be done at very little cost and really strengthen a product line overnight."

Pity the people with summer birthdays or anniversaries. Their milestones often go overlooked amid the rush to beat traffic to the beach or get the barbecue fired up. ...

Forest Key, senior product manager at Macromedia, told the E-Commerce Times that early versions of Netscape and Internet Explorer came bundled with Flash. This aggressive distribution contributed to the technology's popularity In addition, Yankee Group senior analyst Dana Gard...

And so we come to the end of an era. When EMC announced on July 8th that it would buy software firm Legato Systems for $1.3 billion, it was the most potent sign to date that hardware innovation and systems engineering no longer define the warp and woof of corporate computing. Software has taken over. ...

"Companies must develop a comprehensive security policy and communicate it to all of their users," Cowens told the E-Commerce Times. He recommended that companies decide for themselves which data assets are most important, then implement an education program to inform users why security of those assets is vital.

Sprint PCS spokesperson Suzanne Lammers told the E-Commerce Times that the new service is expected to launch before September 30th, which marks the end of Sprint's fiscal third quarter By that point, the company expects the new service to be available in more than 800 location...

Bill Rossi, a Cisco vice president in the wireless networking unit, told the E-Commerce Times that the Linksys purchase gave Cisco, which has long been seen as the last name in enterprise networking, instant cachet in the home and small office space and a leg up on competition as wireless networks gain traction...

However, the software giant believes it has positioned itself well for what almost all analysts agree will be the inevitable convergence of computers and entertainment devices, Yankee Group analyst Ryan Jones told the E-Commerce Times. "The PC as a media center is an idea tha...

"There are so many negative records from that time," Aberdeen Group analyst Kent Allen told the E-Commerce Times. "It's nice to see that turning around now, with records like Amazon's. Having positive records now is a relief." ...

Olive Wang, a spokesperson for NetEase, told the E-Commerce Times that the company was incorporated in the Cayman Islands in 1999. "Before that, the company's predecessor was Guangzhou NetEase Computer Systems, which was incorporated in Guangzhou in July of 1997," she said Net...

PeopleSoft spokesperson Steve Swasey told the E-Commerce Times that his company wanted to "provide our shareholders with a better offer, and that's what we did." ...

"Selling antivirus software is clearly not the whole story, but it's a good place to start," Graham Titterington, an analyst with UK-based research firm Ovum, told the E-Commerce Times. "It is a natural fit for packaging with Windows and Office." In a report, Forrester Researc...

Morningstar.com analyst Joseph Beaulieu told the E-Commerce Times that Microsoft's performance actually appears strong, although investors are likely to be disappointed by the outlook. "Microsoft is a company that is really likely to be among the first to see the market impro...

"Market conditions appear to be improving, and that should help all the PC makers to varying degrees, though it's not clear how long it will last," Smulders told the E-Commerce Times. "As far as market share goes, things are staying true to form in terms of who's gaining ground."

For starters, Panther Server fully supports Samba 3, an open-source product that natively runs Windows protocols. Not only does Samba enable support for mixed workgroups and creative departments, Goguen told the E-Commerce Times, but small businesses running Windows-only clients can set up Panther Server easily without having to pay Microsoft client-access prices...

"Intel hinted in its ... mid-quarter update that the results we heard yesterday would occur, but Intel has shown a pattern of being conservative in its public comments, and so the degree of positive news yesterday came as somewhat of a surprise," IDC analyst Shane Rau told the E-Commerce Times...