Technology, Innovation & Science

The high-speed communications network linking federal government departments and agencies could be sold.

Increasingly sophisticated hacking techniques are a threat not only to private data stored on home computers and mobile devices, but business bank accounts as well.

Nextgen Group has upped its investment in a telecommunications cable servicing resources companies in Western Australia’s north-west.

The run of mining companies turning to the technology sector is far from over with another reverse takeover in the works.

Commercial TV networks say the decision to allow SBS to run more advertising will affect local content and damage their businesses.

Have you ever wondered why certain advertisements appear on certain websites? For example why car hire ads appear as you’re surfing the net having just booked a plane ticket?

Fledging Perth technology company APE Mobile has struck deals with some of the largest civil engineering contractors and secured Perth business leader Giles Everist to join its board.

All Australians will have the national broadband network connected or know when they will be connected by the 2016 election.

Telstra has won a contract to build a 500-kilometre subsea telecommunications cable for Chevron in an effort to improve communications across the company’s projects in the state's north-west.

Engine technology developer Orbital Corporation has filed court documents in the US against major car industry players Mercedes-Benz and Robert Bosch over alleged patent infringements concerning its direct injection technology.

NBN Co has named the next 460 suburbs and towns to get the new-look National Broadband Network.

Cloud-based web/phone application designed for Australian individuals and businesses to record their work-related income and expenses, on the go, in three easy steps.

Subiaco-based White Star Resources, which is in the process of acquiring a technology business, will seek shareholder approval to increase its previously announced capital raising to $5 million, to accommodate a new prominent cornerstone investor.

Cabcharge is urging governments to act against ride sharing service Uber, labelling it "illegal and unsafe" and accusing it of tax avoidance.

L7 Solutions co-founders Andrew Milner and Matthew Sullivan have joined the board of Perth-based IT firm Cirrus Networks, while Liberty Resources continues due diligence on its reverse takeover of the business.

Fremantle-based Carnegie Wave Energy has celebrated the installation of its first CETO 5 wave technology unit off Garden Island, marking the start of its $30 million wave energy project.

Perth-based surveying firm McMullen Nolan Group is focusing on rolling out its laser scanning technology across the industry, as it marks its 25th anniversary by rebranding its operations as MNG.

The success of Perth technology company Track’em has attracted plenty of interest from investors, but founder Kashif Saleem says he hasn’t ruled out taking the business public.

Subiaco-based ZipTel has announced the launch of its latest product which provides overseas travellers with mobile data usage, through partnerships it has made in over 180 countries.

A downturn in mining activity has contributed to a 40 per cent fall in half year profit for laboratory services company ALS, but it expects earnings to grow in the current quarter.

SEQTA software enables schools to manage attendance, student welfare, lesson planning, marking and reporting.

A local app developer has raised concerns over a Department of Fisheries shark tracking app, which he says it remarkably similar to one he released in March. 

Shares in Quickflix have plummeted on news it wants to raise almost $6 million to help it secure new TV and movie content ahead of the arrival of US giant Netflix in Australia.

Amcom Telecommunications is preparing for a busy end to the year as negotiations with Vocus Communications continue and TPG Telecom waits on the sidelines.

A handful of Telstra payphones have begun transmitting Wi-Fi as part of a plan to blanket public spaces with internet access.

Movie and TV streaming service Netflix will officially launch in Australia and New Zealand in March.

iiNet is making a play for the mobile phone service market with plans to launch its first stand-alone mobile package next month.

When a Collins-class submarine or aircraft carrier need to be completely wrapped in protective plastic for shipment, or Peters in Malaga wants to keep making ice creams without dust entering the pl

Former Water Corporation chairman Tim Ungar and business partner Peter Jones are locked in a Fair Work dispute with the previous general manager of their telecommunications business, Timothy Collins.

The competition regulator wants the National Broadband Network to be split into three parts before it's privatised.

Perth-founded information technology firm Precise Business Solutions is making a name for itself on the global stage, having identified an opportunity in the software development space.

A local software company and a Perth-based international mining consulting company have launched a new social media platform today they hope will revolutionize labour flexibility in the mining industry.