Voice over IP looks like an amazing technology. But if the benefits are so great, why are so few organisations using it? Is it really possible to keep a good technology down?

Recent IT inventions have really not shown too much progress. Here are some more suggestions, if this means there`s more money in incremental advances.

If prices are anything to go by, the war against software piracy is far from over.

In science fiction, technology has often been cast in a negative role for its dehumanising effect. However, in the realm of science fact, the opposite is true.

Technology isn`t only making the world smaller, it`s also leaving our private lives open for people to dissect. Where does it end?

The Internet has provided a fertile breeding ground for geeks who like to pontificate on the subtleties of television programmes.

In today`s technology roundup: Symantec issues new worm warning, MS offers cheap software, and Vodafone restricts porn access.

Last week saw the European Commission temporary suspend its anti-trust ruling against Microsoft and the latter`s win in a US appeals court.

Software vendors are beginning to play the backward-compatibility game, but when will electronic hardware developers come to the party? And how much unnecessary expense should consumers tolerate in the name of progress?

Technology today is evolving so quickly that we seldom have time to understand the social and psychological implications it has for us - making it all the more dangerous.

Last week saw the cancellation of Comdex 2004 following declining attendance and vendor interest.

Ten thousand times faster and over 2 000 times cheaper than the original, remarkably the IBM mainframe is still around after 40 years. Will these dinosaurs ever become extinct?

Research data indicates fear of data loss is threatening the health of IT directors, but there is little evidence the fear is really necessary.