EDITOR'S NOTE

Good morning,

Google has confirmed its one percent reduction in staff will be felt locally with the closure of its Melbourne office.

The search giant said it will consolidate all of its Australian sales operations into its Sydney office in Pyrmont. 15 jobs in total have been cut.

-- Ry Crozier

TODAY ON ITNEWS

By Brett Winterford | March 27, 2009

Google will cut 15 sales employees from its Melbourne and New Zealand offices in line with a one per cent global reduction in staff.

By Shaun Nichols | March 28, 2009

An apparent slip-up by Microsoft has revealed the company's expected date for a Windows 7 Release Candidate.

By Robert Muir | March 28, 2009

Researchers at New York University's interactive telecommunications program have come up with a device that allows plants to tell owners when they need water or if they've had too much via the social network blogging service Twitter.

By Negar Salek | March 28, 2009

Strathfield Group has emerged firing from voluntary administration announcing sweeping changing to its retail strategy which include new stores and investment in new product lines.

By Staff Writers | March 28, 2009

Apple has scheduled its annual developers conference for the second week in June, with plenty of buzz surrounding its product plans.

By Miya Knights | March 28, 2009

Mozilla is readying a patch for a widely publicised critical flaw in its Firefox web browser.

By Staff Writers | March 28, 2009

IBM's talks to acquire Sun Microsystems Inc are continuing and may extend beyond next week, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.

By Rosalie Marshall | March 28, 2009

UK Metropolitan Police are using social networks such as Twitter and Facebook to monitor protests due to take place in London over the next few days.

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