The technology world's quotable quips and comments from around the Web.

 Many firms and managers believe that employees don't provide a hard return on investment. They couldn't be more wrong.

 The iPad's popularity is proving stronger than expected. But is it eating into sales of Apple's Mac?

 U.S. lawmakers ask Federal Trade Commission to investigate Google's errant collection of Internet traffic, echoing the calls of numerous outraged European officials.

 Security vendor opens its wallet for Checkmark, VeriSign's signature online-payment authentication technology in a move to bolster its enterprise security credentials.

 Search giant makes a splash at I/O with launch of long-rumored Google TV service with a spate of high-profile partners and the roll-out of the "Froyo" Android 2.2 operating system.

 Apple's iPhone and Google's Android-based smartphones are driving increased demand for handsets of all types around the world.

 The move comes amid increasing industry interest in database monitoring and security solutions.

 The hardware player sees renewed interest among IT buyers -- particularly in storage, services and international sales.