Staff Reporters

NOTEBOOKS are becoming increasingly lightweight and more powerful thanks to developments by chip manufacturers.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS infrastructure developer FiberTel has begun its national expansion.The WA-based company's subsidiary, Amcom Telecommunications, has completed the first stage of the roll-out of a new broadband telecommuni-cations and data carriage net

A NETWORKING group for women working in the information technology sector will be launched in March.

A COLT by the great Danehill should break the WA yearling record at the Magic Millions sale says Magic Millions managing director Murray Tillett.

A NEW payment system that allows businesses to accept credit card payments using mobile or fixed-line telephones will be launched by EftNet on 1 March.

EXPLORATION focussed on the Sandstone greenstone belt by Troy Resources NL is producing spectacular results which could broaden the gold miner's horizons.

MOBILITY is the key word for the Cannington-based Australian Tax Office GST field team.

TWO Bartercard offices in WA are moving to bigger premises to cope with business growth.

WA manganese producer Consolidated Minerals Limited will shortly kick off a major reverse circulation drilling program at its Woodie Woodie project in the Pilbara as part of a long-term strategy to increase the project resource base to underpin a ten year

PERTH-based Internet service provider iiNet has entered binding contracts to acquire fellow Perth-based ISPs Networx, Octal and Infinite Data.

ECLIPSE Breeding Venture is offering two naturally bred yearlings for this year's Magic Millions sale. The stud farm has been running for nearly ten years.

SENTIMENT in the world diamond market is high and augurs well for WA producers.

A NEW electronic commerce-based insurance company for credit unions and their members has been formed by the Credit Union Services Corporation.

Those spy cameras operated by the Perth City Council are interesting things. Tenants in Exchange Plaza have been watching with interest a new one on top of the PCC's office block.

WA-BASED Internet stockbroker Sanford Securities is providing the online share trading systems for the National Australia Bank online trading service launched on 15 February.

SHENTON Park-based company Daily Living Products has carved itself a niche in the tough eastern states physiotherapy market with its home health care equipment.

TREASURER Peter Costello has finally agreed to review the GSTtreatment of long term leases.

THE Shorter Group is moving to new premises in East Perth as a result of increasing staff levels.

AN ONLINE claims processing system has been launched by Perth-based Plexus International.

At the risk of being politically incorrect (something which never bothers Briefcase) it is worth taking a look at how a particular management theory is affecting some of WA's biggest companies.

SMART Silicon Systems Pty Ltd will launch its products on the South African market this year and has been invited to analyse and possibly design other solutions and products for a large telecommunications customer.

THE recovery of a large number of diamonds has given Striker Resources NL confidence in the potential of its Beta Creek project in the Kimberley region of WA.

STRONG leasing activity by the information technology and telecommunications sector in the Perth CBD was one of the major drivers behind the recent fall in Perth's office vacancy rate, according to John Adcock of Colliers Jardine.

JOHN Davis Advertising acquired more than a dozen new major clients during the traditionally quiet December and January.

VICTORIA Park-based software developer PBA Professional is negotiating the European, US and Asia Pacific distribution of its DMS Office Automator product.

ARABIAN horses are particularly intelligent in comparison to their equine brothers of other breeds, says Top Fancy Arabians owner Susie Johnson.

A PYRAMID scheme of epic proportions has been uncovered in a tropical paradise.

PERTH-based diamond explorer Majestic Re-sources NL will make a decision by June 2000 whether to undertake full scale mining on two targets on the Pniel Estate diamond project.

MORE than twenty telecommunication and engineering companies around the world are evaluating Wavenet's wireless communication technology.

ALL Clear Water's John Slisar has moved premises from his home office to a commercial office on Fitzgerald Street with help from Bartercard companies.

CAPRICORN Resources Australia shareholders have approved a major restructuring of the company, including the acquisition of B2B.net.

WHAT is being described as ‘the hardcore development roadshow for web, application and database developers' will reach Perth next month.