Technology, Innovation & Science

Belmont-based event production and management services provider Corporate Theatre Productions has been sold to Presentation Technology for an undisclosed amount.

Perth-based ASG Group has announced plans to offshore 10 per cent of its workforce on the back of a return to profit for the 2013-14 financial year.

Australia's second biggest telco, Optus, has suffered a slide in profit and revenues during the first quarter of its financial year.

Telstra has increased its dividend after lifting its full-year profit by more than 14 per cent.

Oil and gas firm Coretrack has signed a licence agreement with Specialised Oilfield Services for its core level recorder system technology, which will give SOS exclusive rights to develop, operate, manufacture and sub-license the technology.

Black Fire Minerals has completed an $810,000 share placement to complete its reverse takeover of mobile game developer Animoca Brands Corporation.

Perth-based mining services firm Ausdrill announced today that its subsidiary Energy Drilling Australia would be mobilising its new $20 million high-tech rig, the Schramm T500XD Telemast.

Perth information technology company ASG Group has offloaded its flagship data centre about a year after putting it up for sale.

Shares in Amcom Telecommunications have fallen more than 5 per cent on the back of a significant decrease in profit growth for the 2013-14 financial year.

Online travel group Wotif.com has suffered a 15 per cent slide in its full year profit amid increasing costs and a fall in a accommodation bookings.

Telstra is taking a controlling stake in US video streaming and analytics platform Ooyala as it looks to expand beyond its traditional telecommunications business.

The Liberal Party in Western Australia has backed the introduction of new consumer-focused ridesharing applications such as global group Uber, which launched in Perth last month as an alternative t

FEATURE: A Perth migration services business has found an innovative way to overcome the uncertainty often associated with the visa application process.

FEATURE: Curtin University has introduced leading-edge technology to improve student retention.

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Steven Goh’s Asia-focused social networking business migme has launched on the Australian Securities Exchange following a reverse takeover of gold explorer Latin Gold.

Broadcaster James Lush has relaunched his business with a new studio, a new brand and a new CEO in the form of Paul Plowman, a former state government communications director and recent Australian CEO of Hill & Knowlton.

Oil and gas technology company Coretrack has secured ownership of a high-tech drilling rig after a legal battle with intellectual property licensor Strange Investments.

RAC of WA and Spacecubed have become the first organizations in Perth to fund a ‘tech accelerator’, which should come as welcome relief to the cash-starved start-up sector.

Technology giant Siemens has announced plans to develop a new service centre at Perth International Airport to provide maintenance and repair facilities for its customer base in the water, mining, oil and gas and associated industries.

Perth-based Empired has reported stellar results for the 2013-14 financial year on the back of a national acquisition strategy.

Rubber recycler and manufacturer Reclaim Industries has announced a new board appointment and the successful completion of a $1 million placement.

Three-dimensional printer 3D Group is seeking a presence on the Australian Securities Exchange, in a reverse takeover.

A Perth tech start-up is launching a new web platform it hopes will simplify the process of delivering public presentations.

Perth-based Datacom Systems WA has beefed up its data centre capacity as demand for hosted and cloud-based services grows.

FEATURE: Digital media’s ubiquitous offerings are increasingly changing the business of advertising and branding.

Shares in Amcom Telecommunications have risen 4 per cent following the announcement of the company’s largest-ever unified communications contract.

Perth company Digital CC has revealed its first sales results for investment in the virtual bitcoin industry with revenue reaching $US2.1 million to the end of June 2014.

A Perth blogger, who has spent time developing his skills in the US, reveals his winning formula.

Vodafone Australia continued to bleed mobile phone customers despite a dedicated turnaround effort.

Recently-listed mobile telco venture, ZipTel, is set to announce a pre-paid sim card distribution agreement with international travel agency Trafalgar Tours.

Daniel Jovevski confesses to fitting many of the stereotypes commonly associated with gen Y, especially when it comes to a lack of patience and an addiction to technology.