Jim Barksdale
Jim Barksdale
James Freeman "Jim" Barksdaleis an American executive who serves as the President and Chief Investment Officer at Equity Investment Corporation, which he founded in 1986...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth24 January 1943
CountryUnited States of America
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One of the most disappointing things is we don't see enough residential construction - especially affordable housing.
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One problem was that my direct testimony was in writing, so a lot of people didn't get to see it. I hope they see it, because I think it built a very strong case.
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One of Netscape's main attractions to customers from Day One is that we provide alternatives. And that's cherished by many customers - certainly not all.
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Of course, nothing happens until somebody sells something.
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We're no longer a small business; we're a large organization spread around the world. I can't imagine Netscape growing as fast as it has if it weren't for the way we use our products.
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We also provide a lot of services with our consulting group that allow people to take maximum advantage of the Net economy. Those all seem to resonate with customers and are providing a good strong base going forward.
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Two of three people on the Internet today prefer our product. As a company that's three years old, we're proud of that. We've just started a program to distribute 120 million copies of our product, so there are ways we can hold on to market share. Most companies would be proud of a 67 percent market share.
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It's the first time I've ever done anything like that. It took longer than I expected. I've gotten a lot of E-mail since I got back, saying they thought I did a good job and presented the case well.
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No longer do we have to go looking for information - we can find it on the Internet, our intranet, or our extranet with the click of a mouse.
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I want my testimony to stand on that point. But I would point out that Zona Research Inc. showed we have increased market share among business users, educational users, and government users over the past several months - and that's more recent than the IDC report.
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Take our own company as an example: We're living proof, we jump with our own parachutes.
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Sweeping change is needed to remove any pre-9/11 confusion about information sharing that, regrettably, still exists in some departments and agencies.
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The fact is we have very few facts. The purpose of the Internet Policy Institute is to gather the kind of data that's going to be essential to develop the Internet.
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Well, the sales of our products clearly demonstrate their value to businesses and to individuals.