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"Generative AI is not something you'd expect them to be way out in front on given their focus on hardware and other things, maintained David Smith, a vice president and analyst at Gartner, a research and advisory company based in Stamford, Conn “They've been doing quite a bi...

"Technology for technology's sake is generally not a good idea," added Gartner Vice President Analyst David Smith "Whenever you do something, you want a clear line of sight back to why you're doing it, what's the business reason," Smith told TechNewsWorld....

The year 2020 forever changed the way we work and perform routine tasks. With the emergence of the deadly coronavirus and the resultant adoption of social distancing, even as the virus approaches its second anniversary, the concept of digital, contactless payments remains prevalent ...

As we launch into a new year, the COVID-19 pandemic has made many business leaders, me included, reflect on what we'd do next time if we were faced with another unthinkable global crisis ...

Google's gains come at the expense of Firefox rather than Internet Explorer (IE), which "is trying to head off a long, slow decline," David Smith, an analyst at Gartner, told the E-Commerce Times Google Chrome is a newer browser, which attracts users, said Mike Kaply, the foun...

RIM has decided to delay the launch of BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0, expected this month, until it's confident that it has fully met the expectations of its developers, enterprise customers and end users, according to company senior vice president David Smith The mobile device v...

"You get more capabilities, more performance and more innovation," Gartner analyst David Smith told TechNewsWorld. "Overall, it's a good thing, though it's not without its problems." Those problems include the appearance of new vulnerabilities....

"There are certain versions of Linux that are more strategic to Google -- like the Android version, which they're involved with," Gartner analyst David Smith told TechNewsWorld. "Android netbooks will be a big driver to whatever success they have in the netbook space." No ARM ...

Microsoft's succession plan -- which has Ray Ozzie taking over as chief software architect -- seems to have been well thought out and built to address the emerging Internet opportunities, not only for consumer services but also for Web-based applications, Gartner analyst David Smith told the E-Commerce Times...

Google executives highlighted numerous new initatives -- from running video ads on YouTube to becoming a key part of the mobile movement -- and those efforts will be key to sustaining its early growth over the long term, said Gartner analyst David Smith "Yahoo has stabilized, ...

"Zune didn't get as much traction as some might have expected," agreed Gartner analyst David Smith. "It was launched right before holiday season without many aspects done yet -- it felt rushed. It made you scratch your head, wondering what they were trying to do." Bullish on A...

Microsoft wants to lay the foundation of a future in which advertising revenues are significant enough to help replace revenue lost from moving software onto the Web, Gartner analyst David Smith said "Microsoft has preached the long view, talking about a five-year period over ...

Microsoft may be trying to downplay expectations, given that Google has such a significant lead and because any innovations Microsoft is able to make in search will likely be met by its rivals, making it more difficult to make up ground quickly, said Gartner analyst David Smith...

Microsoft recognizes that long-term, advertising could become a major source of revenue growth, one that could help the software giant sustain growth and profits between major software releases, Gartner analyst David Smith told the E-Commerce Times ...

Gartner analyst David Smith said attacking verticals is one way that IBM can better communicate the benefits of its long-standing On Demand Business push, which focuses on flexible IT solutions. "On Demand is important, but it's difficult to sell as a big concept," Smith said. "IBM needs to help potential customers understand how it can solve specific business challenges."

"We can get much more data from Overture than Google," David Smith, CEO ofadvertising strategy firm Mediasmith, told TechNewsWorld. He added that thenew API will help even the playing field "It will help us better manage Google campaigns," Smith said....

"Microsoft changed its approach to reflect the new reality that giant jumps in growth aren't going to be what defines it from now on," Gartner analyst David Smith said Venturing Ahead...

The Kennedy family has denounced the game. "It is despicable," said David Smith, a spokesperson for Sen. Edward Kennedy "In general, I find it distasteful for anyone to make any sort of profit off of the assassination in this manner," Michael Russ, a researcher who runs the Jo...

Gartner analyst David Smith said Microsoft early on did not do enough to explain the benefits, both current and future, of .NET, and may have lost some early opportunities to lock in enterprises that need custom applications that will work in a Web services world Now, he said,...

Gartner analyst David Smith said the emerging Web services revolution has already been "a catalyst for software innovation," a trend that will continue to pick up steam as more standards emerge Smith said IBM's absence from the standards is significant because the company has ...