Software development company Empired Limited has secured an extension to the lucrative e-recruitment deal with the State Government worth about $2 million over the next three years.
One-time property management firm Aliquot Asset Management Limited,now called Revenir Limited, has acquired UK-based biotechnology firm, Bone Limited, in a deal estimated to be worth about $4..5 million.
Vivienne Snowden and her husband Phillip established mining consultancy Snowden Australia 17 years ago. Mrs Snowden has been instrumental in growing the company to one of the largest private mining consulting firms in the world, as Alison Birrane reports.
A disagreement between Mincor Resources and the Coolgardie Shire Council over the location of a residential facility for mine workers in Kambalda has gone to the State Town Planning Appeal Tribunal.
IT outsourcer Unisys West has secured a deal with Newmont Australia Limited, the wholly owned subsidiary of the world’s largest gold miner, Newmont Mining Corporation.
CUSTOM software developer Beacon Technology and information technology consultants Quadrant Group have struck an agreement to jointly market their services and work on specific te
SEVERAL Western Australian-based firms are playing a key role in the development of the State’s telecommunications industry on the back of increased consumer demand.
AUSTRALIAN Telecommunications Users Group national director Walter Green said there had been a significant cost reduction in the delivery of fibre to homes in the first half of last year.
WITH greater demand for broadband and an increasingly technology savvy consumer base, the availability, cost, type and quality of broadband is being brought into question.
INFORMATION technology incubator Entrepreneurs in Residence (EiR) may soon be without Federal Government funding as Canberra prepares to wind down the Building on IT Strengths (BITS) incubator program.
WITHOUT world class, affordable telecommunications infrastructure the distance between an already remote Western Australia and the rest of the world is even greater.
A PRODUCTIVITY Commission Report released in 1999 indicated that Australians were paying too much for telecommunications services compared with OECD standards.
Access to telecommunications infrastructure, particularly affordable broadband services, remains a problem for some Western Australian businesses. WA Business News brought together some of the State’s key players to discuss the issue. Alison Birrane repor
TECHNOLOGY and Industry Advisory Council spokesman Rob Meecham told those at the WA Business News luncheon that access to existing telecommunications infrastructure already in the ground remained problematic as it was too costly for businesses to access.
Once thought to contain only gas, the oil exploration renaissance in the Perth Basin continues with a hive of activity capturing market attention. Alison Birrane reports.
WESTERN Australia’s web development industry is reaping the benefits of larger IT spends off the back of growing positive sentiment in the State’s ICT sector.
MAJOR projects based on heavy industry have always proved a sticking point within local communities, particularly when they are located in a sensitive environment.
People power is an increasingly influential component in the decision making process with regard to major projects in Western Australia. Alison Birrane reports on community consultation and the tussle over public involvement in industry and government dec
LOCAL e-learning specialist Westinfo Services has won an award for the second year running at the Thomson NETg annual Channel Partner Conference in Cannes, France.
