SPECIAL REPORT: Technological change is making parts of small business, such as managing accounts and chasing up invoices, less time and cost intensive.
Perth IT firm ASG Group has made an all-cash $123.4 million offer to acquire Melbourne-based SMS Management & Technology, but the target has maintained its recommendation of an offer previously put forward by another competitor.
Australia's competition regulator will allow non-NBN high-speed internet providers to pass on federal government's proposed $7-a-month levy for regional services to customers.
An innovative project involving government agencies and private players has the potential to streamline and coordinate public works projects, reducing traffic congestion and saving costs, according to its proponents.
Swick Mining Services has raised about $5 million from investors to fund the buyout of minority shareholders in a mineral analysis and measurement technology company in which it already owns a major stake.
Ryan Lister’s work in the epigenetics and genomics lab at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research has received a boost in the form of $US650,000 from a prominent US-based institute.
A Queensland business that uses sensors to detect unexploded bombs in former conflict zones in South-East Asia and Europe is now using its technology to help iron ore miners find pieces of equipment that have broken off in stockpiles.
Companies from the US may dominate foreign investment in Australia, but businesses from both sides of the relationship still need to be reminded about the opportunities.
If the thought of a premium branded wine or a high-end snack makes your taste buds tingle, Graham Ferguson’s psychophysical technology would be able to measure it.
Perth-based director Andrew Chapman has survived a leadership reshuffle at tech company 1-Page after shareholders voted to keep him on the board but remove co-founder Joanna Riley as a director.
Former Google executive Lee Hunter has been named chief executive of advertising technology company Tech Mpire, succeeding Luke Taylor who will remain with the business in another role.
JAK is an app that connects customers with qualified tradespeople. JAK ensures that every supplier is qualified, police cleared and insurance checked. Customers rate the service on completion of the job, and can track the arrival time of and see base rates before they post a job.
Gindalbie Metals has become the first company to announce plans for the use of a new mineral processing technology developed by Curtin University, with initial focus on its Mount Gunson copper-cobalt project in South Australia.
Curtin University spin-out iCetana, which is commercialising video monitoring software, has become the second unlisted Perth tech company to complete a big capital raising this year.
The global company that runs many of WA’s mine camps believes a technology platform developed with local ICT firm Velrada provides a blueprint for its international operations.
Shares in Vocus Communications fell almost 30 per cent following the telecom operator's second profit warning in six months, as management grapple with a raft of problems following its rapid expansion.
Perth entrepreneur Steve Tobin is gearing up for an expansion of oil and gas and minerals exploration in Australia, after selling a majority stake in Terrex Seismic to a private equity group to fund the acquisition of what he believes is a breakthrough technology.
Four Western Australian medical research organisations are aiming to boost collaboration after moving into the Ralph and Patricia Sarich Neuroscience Research Institute in Nedlands, which was officially opened this week.
While innovation is a necessity in every business founder’s toolkit, it seems cutting-edge technology is not always something that plays a critical role in their success.
