Barry Collins

News The latest version of the database software focuses on scalability, reporting tools and large-scale data warehousing.

News Surprisingly two out of every five people think it's okay to snoop, saying it's fine to read someone's email without asking.

News In a surprise move, Yahoo has agreed to allow rogue investor Carl Icahn a seat on the web firm's board.

News A report from Gartner shows that the global computer market grew 16 per cent in the second quarter of this year.

News Wholesale broadband specialist Entanet will begin selling a ADSL2+ broadband service running on BT’s 21CN infrastructure.

News Latest sales figures for the once highly-popular ultra lightweight and ultra cleap laptop range have fallen short of expectations amid component shortages.

News Reports suggest at least 25 new undersea cables will be laid by 2010, at a cost of over $6 billion.

News Microsoft looks to improve Internet Explorer's security in its next browser beta release.

News Intel has said it will not be rolling out Windows Vista, in another XP-related blow to Microsoft.

News IDC has said that enthusiasm for low-cost laptops, such as the Asus Eee PC, will boost worldwide computer sales.

News The latest version of open-source browser is set to be released 17 June, despite Mozilla only recently unleashing Release Candidate 3.

News Rolling out next-gen broadband could cost the government some £16 billion - and more than the benefits the deployment might bring.

News After launching its own version of the Eee PC cheap laptop, MSI has announced a cheap desktop.

News Next year's update of Microsoft's Office 2007 will see ODF and PDF support, but OOXML won't show until 'Office 14'.

News Remote workers could be putting their organisations at legal risk by looking up porn or illegal websites on a company laptop.

News The PC makers have topped Greenpeace's latest environmental tech ranking.

News The PC maker has announced it will sell the ultra-stylish red all-in-one computer in Britain, with a cut of the ticket price going to Bono's controversial AIDS charity.

News Company beefs up its cloud computing model with a service that allows business to easily create their own websites.

News Ovum's David Mitchell has said the Open XML battle features "decent orderly protestors and nutters".

News New E51 smartphone can integrate with an existing office PBX system using Wi-Fi, effectively supplanting the traditional wired desk phone.

News Western Digital launches GreenPower hard disk range that could save "companies thousands of pounds."

News People that planned to cash-in on iPhone hype have come unstuck as many examples of Apple's smartphone sell for a loss on the auction website.

News Ex-Google employee reveals details about the perks and the problems of working for the market leading search engine giant.

News Dell unveils new products, new colours and a new look for its PCs.

News Microsoft adds up how many patents it claims free and open-source software infringes.