TODAY ON ITNEWS
Software
Microsoft hit by first ever sales drop
By
Bryan Glick
| April 25, 2009
Microsoft has reported its first ever year-on-year drop in sales as the decline in the global PC market hit the world's largest software supplier.
Telecommunications
Optus unveils single bill broadband data pool
By
Ry Crozier
| April 25, 2009
Optus has expanded its total business caps to enable users to pull fixed or mobile broadband from a single data allowance - meaning they are billed only once regardless of how they access the web.
Jobs Centre
IT managers spending too much time on administration
By
Angelica Mari
| April 25, 2009
Senior IT professionals are spending a whole working day every week on administration, as businesses seek to cut down on costs, according to research.
Security
Google puts the shine back into Chrome
By
David Neal
| April 25, 2009
Google has released an updated version of its Chrome browser, fixing a severe security issue.
Security
Conficker frenzy 'exposed media ignorance'
By
Iain Thomson
| April 25, 2009
The Conficker worm was a classic example of media misunderstanding of malware, said security guru Bruce Schneier.
Internet
Yahoo closing Geocities web hosting service
By
Rosalie Marshall
| April 25, 2009
Yahoo will close Geocities, the free web hosting service it paid US$4 billion (A$5.62 billion) for 10 years ago.
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