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#CHROME Global Malaysia has been established following a heads of agreement between Malaysia-based Amtech Solutions and Chrome Global.The company is set to pursue health, court management and information technology opportunities in Malaysia.Chrome ..

Perth-based Kanowna Lights NL, an intrepid junior explorer in the eastern Goldfields, has shifted its attention to the Gascoyne region of WA.

THE Brother MFC-9600 high performance multi-function centre is out now from Printcom.

AFTER being on the cusp of global success, swimwear designer Annette Stivaletta has called it quits.

PERTH-BASED Optum Group has launched an online medical directory for general practitioners and specialist doctors in WA.Web-Doctor is a secure service that allows doctors to access information on specialists to ensure patients are referred to the be...

DINGO Is Talent – the television production company behind Home in WA – has been granted a continuation of the series by Channel Seven Perth. Executive producer Ron Reddingius said The Master Builders' Association of WA would continue its participation in

YOU probably upgrade your mobile phone every 12-18 months, but there's no need to change your hands-free car kit every time.

SMOOTH. That was how most bodies approached by Business News described their first week of life with the GST.

THE 1998-99 recovery of mineral and energy prices is forecast to continue, with average prices likely to rise more than 5 per cent in 2000-01, according to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics.

SCOOP Online – the electronic version of Scoop Magazine – has gained a real-time ticketing system to major events that interacts directly with the Australian EFTPOS network. The database of Perth events has been enhanced, and users can leave comments abou

PANELISED building technology is becoming increasingly popular in the construction of commercial and residential properties, says Building Technologies Australia director Matt Hornibrook.

UNLISTED company Western Areas NL will launch a big drilling program on potential sulphide nickel targets once it achieves its goal of raising $5 million from a float which closed on July 7.

If it wasn't for a group of doctors celebrating a pre-GST last supper (huh?) – we would not have dined at the Mount Street Café.

Ward Holt closed the books on its 21st financial year on June 30.

EFTPOS solutions provider EftNet has won a major supply, installation and support contract for the recently announced Australian Newsagents Federation BankWest bill payment service.The service is expected to attract at least 1,000 of ANF's 3,800 new...

FOLLOWING the course of its peers in the resource sector, Cobra Resources Ltd has agreed with its wholly-owned subsidiary, Cob.Web Solutions, to take options to purchase an Internet-based mining information and service portal business established by Minin

A NEW telephone system release from NEC is set to give small business users the same features and facilities as many large PABX users, at a fraction of the cost. The Xen Alpha is designed for the small to medium business needing up to six lines and 16...

WESTERN Australian business will reap the benefits of the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre with four major conventions already booked for the proposed facility.

INSURANCE giant HBF and information technology consulting firm AeM Consulting Group have formed an alliance.Under the partnership, HBF has taken a minority shareholding in AeM Consulting Group.AeM specialises in electronic business design, project ..

AFTER being subjected to various backyard makeover programs and stranded-on-a-desert island scenarios, brace yourselves for a new beast – the home renovation show.Channel Nine debuts two new concept shows this month: Renovation Rescue and Dreamhome, in

BODY Sculpt Personal Training Studios – where the focus is ‘you' – your well being, your fitness, your needs and your timetable.

COFFEE doyenne Patria Jafferies has been named the Telstra WA Business Woman of the Year.

Having bedded down the GST with few early problems, Government attention has turned very markedly to the issue of superannuation.

ADVERTISING professionals who missed AdSchool's restructured training program for 2000 can catch most modules when they are repeated in early 2001.Advanced modules Account Management and Media Planning and Buying will be offered.Other courses plann

FOLLOWING last year's sellout success of the extra-value Olympic Edition Vectra, Astra and Barina models, Holden has released another competitive Olympic Edition four cylinder line-up.

INVESTMENT of more than $200 million in exploration during the next few years by Santos Ltd in Queensland has already started to pay off for the Adelaide-based hydrocarbon producer.

A PROPOSED policy paper for the operation of Internet discussion sites, including web-based bulletin boards, has been released by the Australian Securities and Invest-ments Commission for public comment.

The pioneering commitment of Ausdrill Limited's group exploration drilling consultant David Stevens to the evolution of the exploration drilling industry in Australia and overseas has been recognised through the award of an Order of Australia – the first

MEAD'S Mosman Bay holds an ‘Oysters and Live Jazz' night every Friday. Diners receive twelve Albany oysters and a glass of Leeuwin Estate Art Series Riesling for $20.Mead's lunch menu now offers two courses each day for $29.95. The twilight menu also o

“Recent surveys in the UK indicate 75 per cent of accountants recommend Sage.”

The Perth Convention Bureau has secured confirmed business worth more than $72 million for the State in the past twelve months – a 21 per cent increase on the previous year.

THE LOOSE Box Restaurant in Mundaring has once again swept up WA's foremost culinary award.