Tiernan Ray is a freelance writer covering technology and business. He was previously senior editor with Barron's magazine and its Web site, Barrons.com.

Tiernan has been covering the business of technology for over 25 years. His work has also been published in Fortune, SmartMoney, Bloomberg, CNN-Money and The New York Times Sunday Magazine. You can follow his work on twitter at @tiernanraytech.

Inquries can be sent to  tiernan@tiernan.net