SPECIALIST local engineering firm Vector Lifting has secured a $16 million contract to design, manufacture and install maintenance equipment for the Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation.
INTERNET and email monitoring software developer WebSpy Ltd will utilise its existing sales infrastructure to launch the products of a new partner company into the tough US and European markets.
FUTURIS Corporation has failed in its bid to crack Australia’s export monopoly following the rejection of an application for a licence to bulk export 400,000 tonnes of wheat to Indonesia.
TELSTRA has committed to resolve problems surrounding the availability of Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line broadband in Belmont following persistent lobbying by local businesses a
THE Chamber of Commerce and Industry has called for an urgent review of Part X of the Trade Practices Act 1974 in a bid to protect importers from additional charges imposed by some shipowners.
THE Federal Government’s anti-spam legislation has been passed by the Senate without amendment and is set to become law once it has been given approval by the Governor General.
ESPERANCE Port Authority is eagerly awaiting the outcome of the Ravensthorpe Nickel Project feasibility study which, should it get the green light, would provide a major boost to trade through the port.
THE Federal Government’s decision to cut information and communications technology jobs from its Migrations Occupations in Demand List is a reflection of the sector’s subdued employment sentiment, according to industry insiders.
INTERNET kiosk developer pieNETWORKS Limited has announced a second UK acquisition in as many months with the purchase of assets of Pinco 1696 Limited.
GOVERNMENT and business officials from China and Western Australia’s South West are exploring new trade opportunities following visits by two Chinese trade delegations this month.
THE cream of Western Australia’s tourism industry was formally recognised at the recent 2003 Western Australian Tourism Awards gala presentation, held at Burswood International Reso
LOCAL electronics and software engineering firm AAA Barcode is hoping to piggyback on the success of local security technology firm Biometrics Limited by manufacturing that company’s new biometric security system.
THE application of expertise, rather than just being acknowledged as an expert, is the driving philosophy behind custom software developer Beacon Technology’s growt
A FIVE-YEAR campaign by the Western Australian rock lobster industry has achieved a major breakthrough with the recent decision by the European Union to significantly reduce tariffs.
THE $30 billion liquefied natural gas deal signed last week has underpinned the commercial viability of the Gorgon gas field and provided a further boost to economic relations between Western Australia and China.
