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Yankee Group analyst Rob Lancaster told the E-Commerce Times that before that deal, AOL had tapped Netscape for some recent Mac versions of its online software "There were some signs that AOL was thinking about bumping IE altogether," he said. "But that settlement really chang...

The tech world's pie-eyed optimists want us to believe that the helter-skelter past few weeks on the mergers-and-acquisitions front is a good omen, a sign of great things to come for the economy in general and technology in particular. ...

As a result, he told the E-Commerce Times, marketing and IT business units may seem distant from each other, no matter how small the office Still, there is hope for the future, Kerravala added. "I think as more and more people are getting used to technology and using it, the i...

"Where AMD has benefited it's been on the price front," IDC analyst Shane Rau told the E-Commerce Times. "There seemed to be more gains out there for them to grab that they didn't capitalize on when the time was right." The joint venture may help AMD solidify its position in t...

Another short-staffed field, paradoxically, is management of older systems. Steven Lane, research vice president at Aberdeen Group, told the E-Commerce Times that this shortage has occurred because some older programmers have retired in recent years, leaving behind a skills void...

Yankee Group senior analyst Rob Lancaster told the E-Commerce Times that the new Yahoo deal is an extension of a flurry of smaller deals that took place in late 2002 and early 2003, resulting in a changed marketplace. "The industry had to change to accommodate the fact that s...

"The survivors may be in a position to ride out the rest of the downturn," Challenger told the E-Commerce Times. "But there are reasons to believe we could be in for more layoffs. This may be something of the calm before the storm." Challenger said the recent burst of M&A acti...

He told the E-Commerce Times that NoteTab attracts faithful and dedicated users that have formed a community to help other users. Small businesses just like it because it works, he added, noting, "They often find that NoteTab enables them to perform tasks that were done manually or required multiple, sometimes expensive, tools."

"Yahoo also had the most to gain because their original approach to organizing and categorizing the Web is less important now than it was," Strand told the E-Commerce Times. "They sort of bet that consumers would embrace and accept it, and they have certainly done so." Yahoo a...

Les Wanninger, a professor at the University of Minnesota, said small businesses should start by identifying what their customers want them to do better. Chances are that salespeople or employees who handle complaints already know what these things are, he told the E-Commerce Times.

The main benefit, however, is to the bottom line. IDC analyst David Tapper told the E-Commerce Times that overseas workers' skill sets are equivalent to those of their U.S.-based counterparts, and resources are no more abundant on foreign soil, either "It's all about the cost,...

EMC spokesperson Michael Gallant told the E-Commerce Times that no decisions about layoffs or other moves have been finalized. He added that Legato was desirable as a takeover target because of its strong and experienced workforce and its geographical location on the opposite coast from EMC...

Andrew Efstathiou, program manager of technology management strategies at the Yankee Group, told the E-Commerce Times that to really understand the partnership between Microsoft and HP, one must consider the component companies from which the present-day HP originated The new ...

"It's another in a line of obstacles they've thrown up," Oracle spokesperson Jim Finn told the E-Commerce Times. "We are continuing to move forward, however." ...

"The fact is that most people don't take the basic steps to protect their passwords, like changing them, so if passwords are a last line of defense, a network administrator has to take it upon himself to make sure it happens," Gartner vice president John Pescatore told the E-Commerce Times.

Likewise, Stuart McClure, CTO of network security firm Foundstone, told the E-Commerce Times that regardless of whether or not the threat is real, "enterprises have a responsibility to make sure the proper security measures are in place to protect themselves." McClure said Fou...

As Larry Wachtel, a market analyst at Prudential Securities, told the E-Commerce Times, "What's happening with the Nasdaq is basically a leap of faith." Should investors wade cautiously back into the market or wait for better times?...

"Most companies that have done it have gone slowly, starting with joint ventures or partnerships, rather than jumping in with both feet," Efstathiou told the E-Commerce Times. "The positive results are probably prompting more companies to think about doing more, but they always have to be wary of backlash." ...

It's so easy in hindsight to poke fun at the U.S. government for the lack of foresight it showed when it urged consumers to sign up for the national do-not-call registry, only to have the site crushed by more traffic than it could easily handle. ...

"For centralized management, Check Point is very strong," Rasmussen told the E-Commerce Times. "On speed, NetScreen wins hands down as the fastest firewall. And Cisco is Cisco." Which one is installed depends on an IT department's preferences and areas of expertise. "It all de...