Microsoft`s $32bn dividend pay-out and the loss by SCO in its Linux campaign dominated the international IT news last week.

IT budget reduction is generally considered to be negative, but few seem to have recognised the tremendously positive impact this is having on the IT industry.

The foolhardy stand-off between software/entertainment pirates and over-charging vendors is primitive and harmful. Buying and selling behaviour must continue changing to meet new needs.

Since the Post Office falls within the ambit of the Department of Communications, maybe it`s time a set of stamps celebrates its under-achievements.

Advances in cellphone technology are changing the way human beings relate to each other. They`re likely to alter the way we dance at nightclubs as well.

MCI has filed a lawsuit against its former CEO, Bernard Ebbers, to recover $400 million in loans and interest.

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.