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The results are a sign of the times, according to Charles King, principal of Pund-IT. "It has been a tough time in the server business in general, and Sun has been one of the weakest players over the past two, three quarters," he told the E-Commerce Times. "So, having them t...

"Oracle is the database of choice in a large majority of Sun data centers," Charles King, principal at analyst firm Pund-IT, told the E-Commerce Times. The deal could spell trouble for HP in more ways than one.

"The real trick is determining exactly how they came up with these figures in the first place," said Charles King, principal at analyst firm Pund-IT, who's taken a somewhat skeptical view of ICF's calculations. "And don't forget, the company that sponsored this study sells spam filters," he told TechNewsWorld...

"The most interesting piece of this deal is that Tidal offers toolsand applications that can monitor and determine performance ofapplications running on networks -- including those of SAP and otherenterprise vendors," Charles King, principal of Pund-IT, told theE-Commerce Times...

Traditionally, IT product marketing emphasizes immediate and short-term technical performance. This week's/month's/year's hot new products are compared side-by-side with those of competitors, benchmark benefits are extolled and shortcomings magnified. However, a confluence of global events is making IT customers much more receptive to hearing about longer-term issues, particularly those related to definable return on investment (ROI).

"The idea of taking that a step further and having a home phone handset, with T-Mobile@Home (the carrier's US$10-per-month plan) -- but with the ability to interact with it for Web-surfing, or interacting with a laptop or Gmail and Google Calendar -- is kind of a slick idea," Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT, told LinuxInsider.

"Mobile platforms are the latest frontier now, but people offering mobile services have to find some way of paying their bills," Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT, told TechNewsWorld. "People don't seem to want to pay for services online." Can Mobile Ads Help Yahoo?...

Wednesday's announcement underscores the reinvention of Dell as an enterprise player. "Since Mike Dell came back to the company more than two years ago, he's been on a mission to demonstrate that Dell's ready to play in the big leagues," Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT Research, told TechNewsWorld...

"Businesses will be asking themselves how Skype will compete against VoIP offerings from more traditional and experienced service providers," Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-It Research, told the E-Commerce Times. "Their lack of experience in providing corporate-level services may count against them."

Still, it might be worthwhile to take a closer look at the titles available on the Reader for free -- and see how well they are selling on the Kindle, said Charles King, principal of Pund-IT. "This space is small enough that even a slight inroad into the other's market share ...

Dell's Adamo is more than just a statement regarding its design focus -- although clearly the vendor is emphasizing that more, Charles King, principal with Pund-IT, told TechNewsWorld. "Dell is not a company that does things just to do them -- the assumption, I think, at the...

Intel is not above some saber rattling in its relationship with AMD, Charles King, principal of Pund-IT, told the E-Commerce Times. "This could just be a wake-up call to AMD. You very often see this type of activity between companies that are going head to head on one side but then cooperating with one another on another on the other."

"What I did think was kind of cool about the Dell product is that along with all the military specification features and capabilities, it does share common components with the rest of the Dell Latitude line," Charles King, principal analyst for Pund-IT told TechNewsWorld. "From an administration and data management standpoint, the IT administrator can maintain the data the same way they would with any Dell laptop -- there's no special tools or software needed to do it."

Right now, it is difficult to imagine Google being dislodged from its top perch in search, Charles King, principal of Pund-IT, told TechNewsWorld, "but I am not ready to admit that Google is unbeatable in search." Or that no other development will ever dislodge search as the primary way to establish and maintain relationships with consumers.

Industries thrive on competition. The IT industry is a prime example. IT hosts numerous bloody competitions ranging from product-by-product throwdowns, to broader vendor vs. vendor cage matches. Generally, such comparisons, especially at the product level -- pitting PC, handset or networking specialists against one another -- make eminent sense. But often, comparisons at the company level continue long after they should have gracefully retired.

"The concept of blending DSLR capabilities with the form factor of the point-and-shoot is really an intriguing idea. The typical DSLR customer base tends to be the serious amateurs and serious professionals, but I think quite a few people like the ease of use form factor of fully digital cameras, and Samsung may hit a home run with this," Charles King, principal analyst for Pund-IT, told TechNewsWorld.

That is probably not going to happen, Charles King, principal of Pund-IT, told the E-Commerce Times. "I am sure most of the people who fall in this category are going to do the math and decide that thecost of retaining a lawyer is not going to be equal to the few hundred bucks they would receive."

"The company also collaborated with with Ubuntu, Novell and Red Hat to deliver a 'Windows-free' desktop-based on Lotus Notes and Symphony," Charles King, principal with Pund-IT, told LinuxInsider Bandwagon Rolling...

The company, which counts on sales of servers and a proprietary OS for data centers for most of its money, simply wants to make sure its Java platform is a viable option for mobile app developers, said Charles King, principal analyst with Pund-IT. "It's important for Sun to be engaging in new markets and with new developers, and to really be seen as a player and as a contributor in those areas. I think it's critical to the company's health going ahead," King told TechNewsWorld. "Sun continues to be an extremely innovative enterprise-class server vendor, but the shift toward x86 server platforms is one of the things that's degraded Sun's position in the data center. I think it's extremely important for Sun to explore, and become as relevant as quickly as possible, beyond its traditional customer base."

As companies mull these changes, they would do well to consider the big picture: IBM does not see cloud computing as the end-all for the industry's future, Charles King, principal of Pund-IT, told the E-Commerce Times Rather, it is just a strategy to help companies as the comp...