A round-up of today's other stories in brief.

MySpace plans video space

MySpace is to take on YouTube's status as the world's leading video-sharing website by renaming and relaunching its own service as MySpaceTV.

The video section of MySpace will be given its own web presence, www.myspacetv.com, and built up as a destination in its own right. Despite being the second biggest video-sharing website behind YouTube, MySpace's offering has not secured the same sort of profile. - (Guardian service)

Oracle sees sales rise 17%

Oracle, the world's third largest software maker, reported profits that beat Wall Street expectations this week and gave a positive growth outlook for the current quarter that nudged its shares higher.

Fourth-quarter sales of new software rose 17 per cent from a year ago to $2.5 billion (€1.8 billion.) Analysts had expected growth of 13 per cent to 14 per cent in new software sales, one of the most closely watched indicators of Oracle's financial performance. - (Reuters)

Tennis security on the ball

Technology is to the fore in enforcing security at Wimbledon's tennis showpiece.

Workers, players and press at the tournament are being checked against a secret police database.

High-tech passes issued to more than 4,000 people are scanned by security staff at entry gates.

The information is then instantly cross-referenced against a constantly updated police intelligence system.

The move, which applies to all staff for the first time this year, is part of a package of security improvements.

Officials want to make sure that potential criminals cannot enter the grounds using colleagues' passes.

Paul Figgins, of IBM Global Services, said the high-tech entry system confirms the identity of contractors and other staff.

He said: "It is being used for all staff, press, players and other badge holders for the first time this year." - (Reuters)

BBC unveils iPlayer for PC

The BBC has unveiled its long-awaited iPlayer catch-up service, hailing it as the biggest change in the way we watch television since the introduction of colour 40 years ago. After more than three years in development, the broadcaster said the free catch-up service for all BBC programmes would launch on July 27th.

After installing the iPlayer on a PC, viewers will be able to download almost any programme from the previous seven days at will and store it on the computer for up to 30 days, after which it will be automatically deleted. - (Guardian service)