Staff Reporters

STRONG resurgence in the Asian steel market has been the catalyst for expansion of Robe River Iron Associates' Pilbara iron ore mining operations with the $1 billion development of West Angelas.

BUSINESS communication systems may not be as secure as thought, says Global Vision Technologies western region manager Bob Randall.

WA communications group BinCom Satellite Systems is about to fill the gap created by declining communications services to regional Australia with new technology.

SLIPRAIL creative director Pauline Emili-ani has shunned the gloss of the commercial fashion circuit in order to retain the ethos of her custom-made label.

If the word ‘crash' causes unexpected sweating and a queasy feeling in your stomach, read no further, because the business world as we have known it for the past few years is about to undergo a rapid change.

As the rush for stock exchange listings continues unabated, a WA public relations consultant has spotted a gap in the market.

PERTH-based Medi-tech Research Limited may be on the brink of a major advance in cancer therapy with its hyaluronic acid technology for the delivery of anti-cancer drugs.

Grimwood Davies Limited CEO Eddy Lee said the D-fone was the first true decentralised Internet phone that did not rely on a PC for its Internet interface.

OIL junior First Australian Resources NL, which has focused on searching for oil in Texas and Louisiana, has turned to the Internet with a US$3 million investment in electronic technology.

A PERTH company is offering small businesses two bites at the Internet cherry.

ANOTHER former minerals explorer has entered the dot.com game – as an online casino operator.

A sharp 9.3 per cent rise in Australian job vacancies during February is further evidence of a strong labour market.

PERTH-based gold and base metal explorer Fimiston Mining NL has invested $3.6 million to acquire a third of the capital of information technology company, Point Technology Pty Ltd.

BUSINESSES operating from a home office should seem like they are operating from St George's Terrace, says Small Business Development Corporation managing director George Etrelezis.

THE decade spanning the years from 1995 to 2005 is often described as the decade of transition to the online economy.

The E-Commerce for Export workshop is designed to provide businesses with the information to determine whether electronic commerce tools will benefit a particular business pursuing export opportunities.

PERTH-based Tanganyika Gold Ltd, which has a diverse portfolio of mineral projects, including the Balla Balla vanadium deposit in WA, has acquired waste to energy technology in a deal that has “enormous potential” on a world wide scale.

THE 2000 Asia Pacific IT&T Awards are open for nominations.The Business News-sponsored awards are designed to recognise cutting edge innovations from small to medium enterprises as well as large multinational companies in the information technology and

INVESTOR confidence in Western Australia has been reinforced again with the announcement of the $1 billion West Angelas iron ore project in the Pilbara.

FORMER WA manager of Austrade Terry Goss has been appointed to head up the commission's Olympic-oriented Business Club Australia program.

More straws in the wind for a market correction. Two Perth ‘money' families have made belated entries into the dot.com world.

AFTER eighteen years of writing, producing, directing and filming more than 5,000 commercials for Channel 7, Ron Reddingius has formed his own production company, Dingo Is Talent.

WESTEL subsidiary Concentrix has completed the construction of its telephone number portability platform on schedule.

CARBON trading could damage WA industrial expansion plans, investors have been warned.

FOLLOWING rock-breaking technology trials in South Africa, Brandrill Limited has entered into partnership with Impala Platinum Holdings Limited to develop a continuous mining system using penetrating cone fracture technology.

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Marketing tips for Australian companies targeting the world's largest market have been released on audiotape.

FARGO-based Great Plains Soft-ware has launched its Siebel Front Office product in WA through Applecross-based company Sequel Technology.

OIL producer Apache Energy Ltd is one of several WA organisations sponsoring a trade mission of twenty local delegates to the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, Texas in May.

The benefits of working from home far outweigh any negatives, says Draw Card Design Group partners Ken and Dixie Cawthorne.

Saving time is the number one priority of customer relationship management, says GartnerGroup research director Neil McMurchy.

TECHNOLOGY doesn't have to be pitted against privacy, says Federal Privacy Commissioner Malcolm Crompton.