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Judging by bids on eBay and postings on craigslist, the market for slightly used PCs appears to be sizzling. Many almost-new computers are sold for what seem to be highly favorable prices, compared with buying a new PC direct from the manufacturer ...
As companies begin to pay more attention to eliminating spam, a host of software makers are trying to cash in on the trend. Especially in the last 18 months, numerous products have been created to vie for the title of most popular software, leaving companies to sort through the pile ...
No matter how powerful notebook computers get, sooner or later all systems are limited by how long their battery can endure. Indeed, battery life always has been a major bottleneck for notebooks, and it seems the bigger the computer and the more features it has, the shorter its battery life is ...
For many online shoppers, Overstock.com has become a favorite bargain-hunting destination. The e-tailer offers up to 80 percent off the sticker price of items ranging from dresses to computers, and it has dedicated staffers in its customer service and warehousing departments to keep the operation running at Internet speed ...
As individuals and companies have become more aware of the dangers facing electronic data, demand for security products has skyrocketed. At Zone Labs, a company that makes personal firewall software both for consumers and enterprises, a little insecurity has gone a long way ...
Although a stereotype exists that the political sector is slow to change, once it embraces a new approach, it does so wholeheartedly. The presidential primary race of 2003 is a prime example of this full-speed-ahead mentality: Politicians have discovered the Internet ...
It's a beautiful vision: No more long lines of people waiting to vote at local elementary schools or city community centers. No more shuttling back home during a workday to stand in those lines. No more moments of wondering why, in a technological age, paper ballots and pencils are still in use. ...
In part 1 of this article, "The High-Stakes World of Online Gambling," the E-Commerce Times looked at the state of the Internet betting industry and its remarkable popularity. David Carruthers, CEO of Internet gambling site BetonSports.com, told the E-Commerce Times that his site has seen meteoric growth in the last three to five years ...
Just as Las Vegas pioneer Bugsy Siegel imagined a city of dice games and slot machines in the middle of the desert, entrepreneurs looked at the Web a few years ago and saw an audience hungry for online gaming ...
As IT departments battle trojans, viruses and worms, one particularly nasty critter is still finding myriad ways to slither onto enterprise PCs. Spyware, usually considered an annoyance of home users, has been showing up more often in the corporate world, and it is bad news for business users ...
Even though it feels long ago and far away, the boom economy is still memorable. Despite overvalued dot-coms, looming telecom woes and antitrust squabbles, the economy of a few years ago was also rich in ready cash, stock options and jobs, jobs, jobs ...
For years, Google has been the company to beat in the online search sector. Use of the company's search engine is so widespread that in a recent TV movie, the main character joked that she attended "Google University" to research her health problems. Many people also have begun using the company name as a verb, a la "Did you Google it?" ...
For large and small e-tailers alike, the traditional method of doing business online has been fairly standard. They present a bevy of products, build a secure purchasing interface and advertise so that customers will come clicking to their virtual doorstep. In the past couple of years, however, some e-commerce companies have followed their own path to profit by breaking the mold...
For several weeks running, Eddie Bauer has occupied the top slot in Keynote Systems' E-Commerce Transaction Performance Index, handily beating out much larger players like Amazon and Wal-Mart ...
In part 1 of this story, "Inside the Hidden World of Motherboard Manufacturers," we examined the inner workings of the motherboard industry and noted that unlike in the semiconductor sector, there are many companies competing for market share, including a few strong players and a wealth of second-tier rivals ...
As chips are inserted into all manner of everyday appliances, from refrigerators to phones, the semiconductor industry is not the only one that will heat up. The market for motherboards, which link all the components of a computing device, including processors, chipsets, memory and peripheral cards, is likely to follow suit ...
When the Web was young and designers were eager to prove their technological talents, chaos ruled. Pages often were too busy or featured large graphics that brought site visitors' browsers to a grinding halt. Because layouts were not standardized, surfers had to hunt for information, and abandoned shopping carts were commonplace ...
When Brocade was founded in 1995, it had lofty goals and a simple premise. The company believed storage should be networked, and it envisioned allowing CIOs to cut storage costs and increase efficiency ...
Unanticipated Web site traffic can be tough for any IT administrator to handle, and sometimes a major surge can highlight a company's online weak points in sharp relief. Fortunately, many spikes can be predicted and, even more importantly, faced with a sound strategy ...
At first glance, the consumer PC market can seem quite polarized. At one end of the spectrum are big players like Dell, HP, IBM, Apple and Gateway, and at the other are small companies that assemble standard components, house them in a generic-looking white box and sell the result cheaply. However, it is the middle ground that may be most worth watching...
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