The company asserts that iTunes became the largest music retailer in the US based on sales in January and February.

It also features the largest online music directory with over eight million songs available.

Some 50,000 films are downloaded from the site every day, which makes it the global leader for online movies

iTunes features an online film archive of over 20,000 TV episodes and over 2,000 films including 350 that can be downloaded in high definition video.

Major film studios including Paramount, 20th Century Fox, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and New Line Cinema offer feature their titles on the website.

Other features of the website include integrated podcasting support, iMix playlist sharing and the ability to turn previously purchased tracks into complete albums.

It was recently reported that Apple's new iPhone 3G could face difficulties attracting business consumers to the platform, according to research by US investment house Sanford Bernstein.

According to a recent survey by Connect, the two biggest IT headaches for businesses were 'everyday hassles with IT' (37 per cent) and 'security concerns' (32 per cent) In a recent survey of SMEs for Connect, the two most important benefits of outsourcing were 'guaranteed response times' and 'allowing in-house IT staff to concentrate on more strategic issues'