Technology, Innovation & Science

FREMANTLE-BASED Carnegie Corporation has joined forces with Pacific Hydro to develop its wave energy generator technology.

In the final instalment of the knowledge management series, Vincent Brown attempts to identify key elements local businesses need to consider when looking to implement the practice in their workplaces.

Name Paul Jeffreys Title Manager, Information Systems Company

OPTUS Mobile has joined forces with the Western Australian Police Service to launch SMSAssist – an information and enquiries service for the deaf, hard of hearing and speech-impaired community.

PERTH-based web development company Cube7 has been appointed online media partner for this year’s Telstra Rally Australia, beating four other contenders from both WA and interstat

In the fourth instalment of the Knowledge Management series, Vince Brown investigates key criteria organisations can use to measure the validity and suitability of the range of KM services and products available.

Domain Administration Ltd will hand over edu.au services to education.au Ltd on June 6.

Is the role of CIO gaining in importance in WA? It is an increasingly important role within BankWest. More than 85 per cent of our customer transac

Name Bevan Doyle Title Director, Information

THE Western Australian Electoral Commission has computerised its local government electoral process, forming an alliance with local software developer Beacon Technology and technology giant Micro-soft.

In part three of this five-part series Vince Brown investigates software programs that have potential knowledge management applications.

WITH fish in the Swan River perishing at an alarming rate, Perth company Oceania Re-search International claims to have a proven solution for treating algal bloom that has so far been overlooked by relevant authorities.

THE Western Australian Government Railways Commission has awarded a tender for the supply, installation and testing of optical fibre cables for the Armadale railway line.

In, part two of the knowledge management series, Vince Brown examines the extent to which the practice of KM has been adopted in Australia.

Narinder Elhence - Western Power

In the first of a five-part series on software and information management, Vince Brown examines the role knowledge management is playing in business.

THE US federal agency responsible for the safety and security of civil aviation, the Transportation Security Administration, will continue to work with Perth-based explosives dete

MILLEPEDE International Limited, the local designer and manufacturer of plastic cable fasteners, has increased its stake in international subsidiary firms in a move to cash in on

In the final part of the series on web developers, Julie-anne Sprague examines how to get the best value for your money.

THE rapid growth in DMR Consulting’s web solutions team has prompted the international IT consulting firm to move into bigger premises.

THE Australian Innovation Festival starts at Bentley’s Technology Park on Monday May 5.

COMPANIES that want to begin or extend in-house research programs and lack the time or the resources are being encouraged to contact the University of Western Australia’s CEED off

It’s no secret that some web sites work better than others. But the question is … what’s their secret? Julie-anne Sprague reports.

THE influence of e-commerce is far more pervasive than many of us realise, and more than some of us would like to acknowledge.

A RECENT report has found mobility will be the driver for PC sales in Australia this year.

ONCE considered by those outside the loop as little more than the latest ‘must have’ for mobile phone-attached teens, short message service (SMS) technology has evolved to embrace a vast new world of information.

E-COMMERCE has been the catalyst for an increase in the number of small and micro exporters, according to Austrade.

IT analyst outfit META Group will host its inaugural Perth breakfast on May 1.

THE National Office for the Information Economy has recommended that the Federal Government legislate against unsolicited email, or spam.

A great web site isn’t much use if no-one’s visiting. Julie-anne Sprague reports on how web optimisation can help.

DO-IT-YOURSELF projects aren’t always as DIY as first expected, often requiring the input of a second party. Be it mechanical repairs, renovating a house or updating content on a web site, there’s always someone with a little more know-how.

In the first of a five-part series on web development, Julie-anne Sprague talks to some of the Perth industry’s best-known names.