Technology, Innovation & Science

Paytradie is a mobile solution for small business invoicing and payments, including automatic ‘payment due’ notifications.

New Telstra boss Andy Penn has committed to do whatever it takes to maintain the telco's dominance of the Australian mobile market against a resurgent threat from rivals.

Fitzroy Resources has announced plans to wholly acquire Californian technology company 4D-S, in a backdoor listing valued at about $7.7 million.

Telstra shareholders hoping for another $1 billion windfall from the company this year could be disappointed as the telco funnels cash towards new acquisitions and its mobile network.

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Shares in Perth tech company Ziptel were up more than 19 per cent at close of trade today after news that the company has set a global launch date for the iOS version of its Zipt app.

ASG Group has announced a new $40 million contract with Western Power, joining Zetta Group and Nextgen Group in winning new information and communications technology contracts with the utility.

Australian data centre provider Metronode has announced a $20 million expansion to triple the size of its Shenton Park facility.

Perth-based software firm APE Mobile has raised $2 million through private equity fund managers Jolimont Global and Viburnum Funds.

Perth companies MCS Security Group and Intiga Security are planning to list on the ASX through a reverse takeover of Red Gum Resources, following a similar move by Threat Protect Australia, which is also pursuing a backdoor listing.

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Shares in technology hopeful Oz Brewing jumped 33.3 per cent after it concluded a reverse takeover deal with 3D printing company 333D, which was more than a year in the making.

The Perth-based research division of consumer goods technology developer DDD Group has filed a lawsuit in the US alleging that LG Electronics' range of 3D televisions has infringed three of its patents

Perth-based ICT and cloud services company Zetta Group has secured a multimillion dollar contract with Western Power to provide end-user computing support to its staff.

Shareholders of internet services provider iiNet have overwhelmingly approved a proposed $1.6 billion takeover of the company by TPG Telecom.

Community2Go is a smartphone app system designed for organisations, community groups, schools and clubs to send information easily to members through real-time push messages and a simple Q&A menu.

iiNet shareholders have shown their continued interest in the business, with a large number choosing to take TPG’s share offer rather than cash.

Financial planning technology group Decimal Software has won a contract to supply its services to Centrepoint Alliance for an undisclosed sum.

The University of Western Australia is offering a new program to encourage and foster entrepreneurship among researchers and post-graduate research students. 

Perth-based IT company ASG Group has won a $35 million contract to provide its services to contractor CIMIC Group over a five-year term.

Shares in local technology firm Smart Parking closed 25 per cent higher today on news it had secured an extension to a contract with one of its existing clients, UK retailer Matalan.

Shares in online advertising business Tech Mpire have continued their steep ascent of the last two weeks, ending the day up 11 per cent after the company announced an 83 per cent increase in monthly revenue for June.

Remote-technology contractor Nexxis has sealed a partnership with global giant GE to bring medical imaging and other advanced technologies to the energy and mining industries.

The market appetite for backdoor listings of tech stocks continues unabated, with Magnolia Resources securing $7 million in funding commitments and Potash Minerals becoming the fifth exploration company from Western Australia to head down the tech path this month.

West Perth exploration company Leopard Resources has announced an agreement to acquire a Silicon Valley wireless technology business.

The Fabric Social’s goal is to lift the burden of poverty from women and their families in war-torn areas.

A Deloitte Access Economics study indicates that Western Australia will have the highest growth in information and communications technology workers of any state over the second half of the decade, growing an average of 3.9 per cent per annum to a projected total of 60,605 ICT workers in 2020.

Imagine typing into your phone ‘why has my three-year old stopped talking?’ into your phone and having an artificially intelligent program consider your family’s and child’s personal circumstances, guide you through a series of questions and provide suggestions.

Entrepreneurs need to park their ego if they want their idea to go global, according to one of the ‘sharks’ from the Channel 10 TV show, Shark Tank.

A group of Perth venture capitalists is backing plans by a local health scientist for an IPO of a new fitness-based business development, including a body-measuring app that is still on the drawing boards.

Momentum is building for Alexium, after the award-winning tech developer initially struggled to find its feet.

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