Ms. Amero, who described herself as a software executive and "computer geek," began mouthing the words.
"What I.B.M. had accomplished in 30 years Microsoft has taken on in just 6," said Andrew Heller, a former I.B.M. executive and computer designer.
Analysts also voiced concerns over the quick departure of Robin Abrams, a former Apple Computer aapl executive and computer industry veteran who was brought in to head the Palm unit earlier this year.
Its mission was to awaken musicians, music executives and computer technologists to the potential of using computers and the Internet to market and promote music.
Many industry executives and computer scientists, for example, believe that Google's search advantage is vulnerable both to Microsoft and Yahoo.
In turn, this gold-plated group helped to recruit to Friendster an equally impressive cadre of top executives and computer programmers.
Industry analysts, executives and computer security experts have said it might be difficult, if not impossible, to determine who was responsible and perhaps an even greater challenge to prove guilt in court.
Congressional efforts to rein in a Pentagon surveillance project may be ineffective because new surveillance technology is being widely disseminated both inside and outside of the military and other less visible federal offices are pursuing similar research, industry executives and computer scientists say.
Employers inside the state had trouble placing full-time educators such as teachers and professors, as well as scientists, engineers, managers, executives and computer specialists.
When Desai and her colleagues walked out, they were not members of a union, but they soon joined the Association of Professional, Executive, Clerical and Computer Staff (Apex), which, along with the wider trade union movement, gave the Grunwick women considerable support during the strike, which lasted almost two years.
Mr. D'Ambrosio, 46, served as chief executive of telephone and computer software company Avaya from 2006 to 2008, before stepping down for medical reasons.
