TODAY ON ITNEWS
Internet
Top 10 best things about the web
By
Shaun Nichols
,
Iain Thomson
| March 17, 2009
Today we look back on the best that the web has brought. Beyond just one site or service, this list ranks the best ways in which people have been able to use the internet.
Jobs Centre
IT departments facing contractor deadlock
By
Phil Muncaster
| March 17, 2009
IT departments are struggling to balance the economic pressure to cut costs and headcount with the need to retain IT skills, and are finding that using contractors to plug gaps is landing them in a catch-22.
Internet
Tim Berners-Lee admits to falling for online scam
By
Phil Muncaster
| March 17, 2009
Tim Berners-Lee, the founder of the world wide web, revealed today that he has been a victim of online fraud.
Business
Ailing IT firms need more aggression
By
Angelica Mari
| March 17, 2009
As global IT spending declines, high-tech firms will need to rethink their business models and act aggressively to weather the recession, according to consultancy McKinsey.
Internet
New generic TLDs will open cyber squatting floodgates
By
Phil Muncaster
| March 17, 2009
The World Intellectual Property Organisation (Wipo) has expressed concerns over the impact of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) proposed by Icann as it released annual figures showing a continued increase in cyber squatting cases.
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