“This places all the necessary ingredients for electronic information and commerce, from 'old' soup to 'new' nuts, into one centrally and aggressively managed enterprise. There is no excuse now for us not to be a dominant player as the world continues its transition towards interactive systems.”
Barry Diller
“The first attempts embraced information access and not commerce, ... The next phase was commerce, phones connected to Web sites. Now voice portals are accepting phone calls and retrieving information from Web databases, ... databases that would normally be driving Web sites.”
George White
“No legitimate bank or e-commerce company is going to send its customers e-mails requesting security information. Nor is a bank going to send out an e-mail warning that a user's account will be suspended if they do not immediately provide their Social Security Number.”
Amanda Pires
“The Internet opens huge opportunities for communication, sharing information, along with commerce and learning, but it also brings along significant risks, ... We want to offer users easy, step-by-step explanations and recommendations that will allow both individuals and small businesses to navigate safely and securely, armed with the knowledge and technology needed to prevent them from possibly becoming victims of cyber crime.”
Vincent Weafer
“The Internet opens huge opportunities for communication, sharing information, along with commerce and learning, but it also brings along significant risks. We want to offer users easy, step-by-step explanations and recommendations that will allow both individuals and small businesses to navigate safely and securely, armed with the knowledge and technology needed to prevent them from possibly becoming victims of cyber crime.”
“The Internet is already revolutionizing communication, commerce and the flow of information around the world, ... No firm should be permitted to use its monopoly power to keep out competitors or to spurn innovations.”
Janet Reno
“This places all the necessary ingredients for electronic information and commerce, from 'old' soup to 'new' nuts, into one centrally and aggressively managed enterprise,”
