Sandra Rossi - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Sandra Rossi

Article | 26/10/2004 MP3 files cost business a motza

Employees who bring an MP3 player to work could be costing Australian businesses as much as $60 million a year.

Article | 11/10/2004 No Telstra fire sale

Despite a sweeping win at the polls on the weekend and a likely majority in the Senate which would give the government total legislative control in bo...

Article | 11/08/2004 Senate report criticises Australia's broadband network

A Senate committee report on competition in high-speed Internet services has criticised the poor state of Australia's broadband network. The Senate B...

Article | 16/07/2004 New IT Minister starts with clear mind

The newly appointed IT and Communications Minister Helen Coonan plans to undertake widespread consultation with industry before making any firm policy...

Article | 28/06/2004 Gates touts licensing's economy, R&D

There are very few topics Microsoft chairman Bill Gates didn't address during his media briefing in Sydney this morning from the "low cost" of Microso...

Article | 18/06/2004 Domain name fees cut

The administrator of domain names, auDA, is reducing registration fees by 25 percent effective from August 1, 2004.

Article | 10/06/2004 Prime Minister to welcome Bill Gates to Australia

Microsoft chairman Bill Gates is making a visit to Australia later this month and will participate in a joint press conference with the Prime Minister...

Article | 15/03/2004 Customised software poised for increase

Despite the increasing use of standard packaged solutions and greater use of outsourcing, Australian organisations plan to increase their level of cus...

Article | 5/02/2004 Microsoft moves on security promises

Microsoft has taken the next step in its 'Secure Computing' mandate announcing a point person for Australian customers to strengthen local product dep...

Article | 21/01/2004 Centrelink staff sacked for pornographic e-mail

A former Centrelink employee filed an unfair dismissal claim in the Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC) last week after being sacked for...

Article | 14/10/2003 Spyware littering the global spam landscape

Outside of the usual financial scams, medical miracles and pornography that makes up the bulk of unsolicited e-mail, a new trend has emerged where spa...

Article | 8/10/2003 Worms spreading faster and causing more damage

Worms are spreading faster and causing more damage than ever before, with blended threats increasing 20 per cent in the first half of 2003, according ...

Article | 16/09/2003 Passenger data transfers stirs heated international row

The transfer of passenger data by airlines to the US Customs and Border Protection Agency has created a global divide over fears the information is be...

Article | 15/09/2003 Westpac Internet customers lose funds

In the past five days Westpac's Internet banking site has suffered a litany of computer glitches and outages that culminated in a few thousand custome...

Article | 21/08/2003 Patch practices fail Blaster test

The long list of casualties hit by the W32 Blaster Worm has once again proven IT managers are struggling to securely maintain their systems and keep p...