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Larry Barrett

Larry Barrett is a freelance journalist and blogger who has covered the information technology and business sectors for more than 15 years. Most recently, he served as the online news editor for 1105 Media's Office Technology Group and as the online managing editor for SourceMedia's Investment Advisory Group publications Financial Planning, On Wall Street, and Bank Investment Consultant. He was also a senior writer and editor at Ziff Davis Media's Baseline Magazine, winner of the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Award, and ZDNet. In addition, he's served as a senior writer and editor at prominent technology and business websites including CNET, InternetNews.com, Multichannel News, and the San Jose Business Journal.

Intel Tops Revised Estimates in 3Q

Intel managed to top its own downwardly revised estimates in the third quarter, posting a profit of $3 billion,...

Americans Love Social Nets; Europeans Text Happy: Survey

For companies and developers looking to strike it rich with the next killer wireless app or social networking twist,...

IBM Buys Compliance Vendor OpenPages

Compliance vendor OpenPages, whose customers list includes Carnival Corp., SunTrust and Duke Energy, has already partnered with IBM to...

Enterprise IT Suffering from ‘Here You Have’ Virus

Like the Kournikova virus, the new W32/Autorun-BHO fools users into clicking on an infected email with the "Here you...

Hackers Galore: 57,000 New Malware Sites Weekly

No one can accuse hackers of being lazy: a veritable avalanche of new malware sites springs up each and...

Smartphone Sales Will Surge 55 Percent: IDC

Smartphone sales will continue to exceed even the most optimistic expectations this year, according to the latest industry...

Apple Touts Refreshed iPods, iPhone iOS 4.1

Apple CEO says the company "couldn't be happier about the progress of iOS." Read on about the new iPhone...

Healthcare IT Make Security, EMRs a Priority

Healthcare providers are struggling to serve two masters, according to the latest survey by security software maker Imprivata,...

Inside Intel’s McAfee Acquisition

Big tech vendors have been stepping outside their original area of expertise with an array of recent acquisitions. Among...

Survey: Staffers Would Purloin Company IP

Nearly half of American workers would have no problem stealing corporate data including customer lists, product plans and other...