The announcement of preferred tenderers for the Western Australian government's 10-year, $80 million shared service centres has created ructions within the local information and communications technology industry.

Listed firm CommodiTel has launched the first of its retailer-branded services in the pre-paid mobile sector in a deal with 7-Eleven.

Property prices in Dongara and Port Denison have risen significantly during the past 12 months as increasing numbers of retirees, and those in search of a sea change lifestyle, add to the towns' already thriving industry and business sectors.

Digital literature firm eBooks Corporation has signed a major five-year distribution deal with Nokia Finland. 

As greater accountability is demanded of business, so-called 'triple-bottom-line' reporting is become the norm. But are 'green', or sustainable, business practices delivering tangible benefits? Alison Birrane and Marsha Jacobs report.