DARREN Hayes has a passion for sales, as his successful career in telecommunications, insurance and even hardware sales attests. In the two years he has been general manager WA of Vodafone, the business has grown by 300 per cent.

AT a time of national debate over the future of telecommunications in the bush, recently published figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that Western Australian farmers are ahead of the pack when it comes to IT use for their business.Across WA, 59 per cent of farms use the Internet f

One thing I am not an expert on is technology. I struggle with any new piece of equipment and probably only ever use 10 per cent of the capabilities of the gizmos that I own.

Paul O'Brien has joined Western Australian biotechnology company At Source Organics as chief executive officer.

In this special liftout edition we are delighted to introduce to you the 40under40 class of 2005. Now in its fourth year, the 40under40 program has identified and profiled a total of 160 outstanding young individuals since 2002.