A world leader in the manufacture of type III PCMCIA (credit card) disk drives for laptop and notebook computers is facing serious trouble.

Calluna, based in Glenrothes, has just launched a 1Gigabyte drive, that is in many ways superior to similar offerings from IBM.

The company is technologically advanced and yet is receiving little to no support from either the Scottish office nor Labour - who claim to be the guardians of hi-tech investment in Scotland.