Technology, Innovation & Science

White Star Resources has gained backing from Perth businessmen Rod Jones and Brent Stewart, who plan to invest in a $4 million capital raising to support the acquisition of Spookfish and Geospatial Investments.

Liberty Resources has announced its intention to exit the mining industry by entering into an option agreement to acquire local IT firm Cirrus Networks for an undisclosed amount.

The official rebranding of Birchman Asia Pacific has left only five local names among the state's top 10 information technology firms.

Michael Malone has taken on his next significant role since stepping down as chief executive of iiNet earlier this year.

Information technology provider Amcom Telecommunications' share price has risen sharply after telco group Vocus Communications said it had acquired a 10 per cent stake and proposed a merger of the two companies.

Subiaco-based ZipTel is gearing up to compete with a number of major telecommunications companies as it prepares to launch its internet-based communications app.

Movie and TV streaming service Quickflix expects to add more customers over summer as it looks for a tie-up amid flat growth.

A 3-D marketing tool. An architectural plan or model of a development ‘jumps' off the printed page when viewed through the Virtualiis app.

Perth-founded internet service provider iiNet has been drawn into a piracy battle with a Hollywood movie maker.

Telstra has launched a new division, Telstra Health, dedicated to cashing in on internet-delivered healthcare.

ASX-listed IT firm Empired has bought Wellington-based Intergen for $17.4 million in cash and shares to build the biggest trans-Tasman Microsoft services provider.

After losing a $500,000 development grant, a local entrepreneur has launched another app instead.

Former copper and gold explorer Quintessential Resources has moved another step towards its scrip takeover of technology incubation company Yonder and Beyond with the appointment of Y&B chief executive Shashi Fernando as a non-executive director.

Western Australia's game developers have been given a helping hand following a public acknowledgement that the barriers to their success are significant.

Online marketplace connecting buyers and sellers or oil and gas exploration and production properties. It has 12,000 active buyers and sellers. Free to browse basic information. Commissions are paid if asset is sold through contact made from the site.

Disgruntled Telstra shareholders have vented their anger of the telco's "unfair" $1 billion share buyback.

Several local startups have broadened their horizons in the search for funds.

A former Perth entrepreneur has taken his latest startup public thanks to local investors' renewed interest in technology.

Saberr is a web app that allows organisations to use data to make better decisions about their staff. By analysing employees in advance, organisations can understand the impact of combining people in teams.

ANZ's latest financial planner is a quiz-show champion with zero personality and no feelings.

Optus chairman Paul O'Sullivan has called for Telstra to be broken up.

A new app to help Western Australian renters manage their tenancy has been launched today by Commerce Minister Michael Mischin.

The latest technology company to list on the ASX has closed up 40 per cent after its first day of trading.

Tech firms Today We Learned, Circadyn and Freewheeler have been named the RAC of WA SeedSpark winners at an awards night last week, and have each received a cash prize to fund their projects.

Telecommunications giant Telstra has completed its $1 billion share buyback, with the offer oversubscribed by almost 70 per cent.

Sustainability monitoring and reporting software.

Two Western Australian information technology companies have captured the attention of the world's largest technology firms.

A new competitor for car-booking app Uber has emerged out of Sydney and is setting its sights on Perth as its first stop in an Australia-wide expansion plan.

Telstra's forgotten pay phone booths will be repurposed as Wi-Fi hotspots as part of a plan to blanket public spaces with internet.

Online technology allowing organisations to organise secret ballots.

Asia-focused social entertainment platform migme has announced a partnership with Universal Music Indonesia; following migme's August backdoor listing to the ASX in a reverse takeover of Latin Gold.

Rubber recycler and manufacturer Reclaim Industries says it will raise $2 million to provide funding for its proposed $3.8 million takeover of cloud-based recruitment business Skills Connect and has placed a formal share sale agreement to the company.