Tim Sloane Quotations

If a company doesn't need the additional features of Notes or Exchange, it makes sense to go with basic Internet e-mail.

Microsoft has been behind the curve in the Internet space for a long time. This would be a gutsy move and would be the first time I've seen them take a preemptive move on the Internet.

Communications with external companies over the Internet is increasing 100 to 150 percent a year.

Any major event will drive up traffic if you have information about it. On the other hand, I think it is unlikely a particular site will be able to maintain the traffic if it's only able to tell them about the weather after people have become aware it is occurring.

It's not like we haven't seen this before from every major vendor with every major product. I don't think it's going to make all that much of a difference.

They could line up significant ad campaigns which would be based on the presumption that the kind of weather the company wants will happen somewhere.

I'm not confident the model will be successful.

In rational dollars-and-cents terms, e-mail outsourcing makes a lot of sense. Most companies aren't doing very much (with e-mail) that is unique.

I know I'm going against the popular grain because very few sites have a paying clientele, but I don't think free is the operative word, it's value. People are hesitant to pay for something on the Internet because they're afraid two weeks later they will find something better for free.