Shark Mitigation Systems has climbed to the top of Techboard's latest ranking of startup companies, having spent the previous three fortnights at number two.
Spray-on skin technology provider Avita Medical has won a contract extension aimed at helping a US biomedical research organisation prepare for treating burns from a nuclear explosion.
Listed companies Imdex and Nuheara, the FTI's Kate Raynes-Goldie and the developer of start-up business Family Zone were among the winners at this year's WAITTA INCITE awards for information and communication technology.
Telstra is branching out into the resources sector, hiring two mining experts and buying a mining communications services business from Brisbane-based CBO Telecommunications.
Ajilon, Permeance and Systemic have been selected from 38 tender applicants to provide web and application development services work for the Department of Education.
Auditor general Colin Murphy has expressed disappointment with what he claims is the failure by many state government agencies to appropriately manage their IT systems.
Social media platform and app developer Thred has enjoyed a steady first day on the ASX, while two other Perth-based companies have made progress on their respective reverse takeovers.
Convicted fraudster William Ardrey has been released on bail, 13 months after being sentenced to a four-year jail term, but has lost a bid to gain control of cash from the sale of a New York apartment.
Newly installed state Innovation Minister Bill Marmion will hold a summit next month to consult industry on how to best spend $20 million in freshly allocated funds.
Opposition leader Bill Shorten says a Labor government would review the NBN Company board in the wake of questions about the impartiality of its chairman.
Perth-based telecommunications company Norwood Systems has tapped investors for a $5 million capital raising to fund ongoing development of its products.
Techboard has named Velpic as its top trending company this fortnight, with the eLearning platform undertaking a capital raising and signing its first sporting and hospitality client.
Two new technology companies listed on the ASX today, led by LiveHire, which is backed by Perth business figures Adam Zorzi, Michael Haywood and Antonluigi Gozzi.
Perth-based Energy Made Clean has completed its first major project under its alliance with New Zealand power utility Infratec, with the installation of a battery energy storage system (BESS).
Perth entrepreneurs Tony Sage and Ranko Matic have both hit roadblocks on their path to turn their respective businesses into online gambling companies through reverse takeovers.
A Western Australian research team will head a national $11.5 million project aimed at more accurately assessing the quality of produce from the Australian meat industry.
Perth-based data centre operator DownUnder GeoSolutions' fluid server-cooling technology has outperformed the effectiveness ratings of some of the world's largest tech companies.
Local entrepreneur Graeme Speak's cyber security startup business has been named the fintech category winner at the Silicon Valley Forum's World Cup Tech Challenge.
ALS shares surged more than 25 per cent after the testing, inspection and certification group rebuffed a $2.7 billion takeover bid from two private equity firms, setting the scene for a potential bidding war.
Shares in Perth-based online advertising business Tech Mpire rallied today on news the company had hit a revenue milestone of $25 million, but it was a different story for former high-flyer 1-Page.
