The company building the national broadband network, NBN Co, says the number of homes and businesses connected to the network is now 1.6 million - double the same time a year ago.
App company SportsHero is set for its ASX debut after raising $3.2 million from investors and completing a reverse takeover of Perth-based Nevada Iron.
North Perth-based tech company Scancam has raised $1.2 million from investors as it seeks to expand sales of its anti-fuel theft technology into new markets.
Perth-based telco and managed services provider R Group International will share in an estimated $126 million worth of annual work, after securing a place on the list of providers for the Victorian state government.
MiPlan has been named Techboard’s highest trending startup in January, after the WA-based mine production management solutions company announced its acquisition by US-based Hexagon Mining for an undisclosed amount, as reported by Business News.
Six months after ending a short stint as the head of thermal energy company Enerji, former Perth Wildcats owner Andrew Vlahov has been named chief executive of sporting-focused online education provider iCollege.
Perth company SEQTA Software has combined with Melbourne-based Synergetic Management Systems to create Australia’s largest education software business.
A filtration product that enables the reuse of rainwater otherwise lost to stormwater systems has attracted the attention of the local government sector.
WA scientists hope a suite of new developments will advance the treatment of chronic pain conditions, which cost the Australian economy billions every year.
The state government has granted $415,000 to 20 local defence industry businesses on the same day it announced applications were open for a pool of $400,000 of innovation vouchers.
The three international vendors that won the state government’s landmark GovNext contract say the initiative will provide local information and communication technology businesses with opportunities to share in the work.
The board of Silicon Valley-based online recruitment company 1-Page has undergone a board shake-up, with Perth-based Andrew Chapman replacing two outgoing directors at the one-time high-flying company.
The Barnett government is hoping to slash its spending on information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure by up to 25 per cent after signing contracts today with three international vendors.
Shares in Aurora Labs were higher on the announcement of a commercial venture with engineering business WorleyParsons to incorporate its metal 3D printing technology into operations across a number of industries.
Perth-based mining technology firm MiPlan has been bought by US company Hexagon Mining, six years after it was established by Robert and Louise Daw with backing from three local venture capital investors.
SPECIAL REPORT: More than 5 million jobs in Australia are at risk of digital disruption during the next 20 years, with a range of industries having already exchanged human capital for automated software and machinery.
Fastbrick Robotics was Techboard’s highest ranking company for December, after the recently ASX-listed robotic bricklayer won the Mitsubishi Corporation WA Innovator of the Year award, and also completed an $8 million capital raising from Hunter Hall Investment Management.
Recently listed marine technology company VEEM has flagged gross profit in line with expectations, but expects to report a smaller net result than what was forecast in its prospectus, on the back of a one-off cost.
Perth-based tech firm BrainChip Holdings has poured cold water on speculation it is seeking to privatise operations, but did confirm it was considering floating on another market.
