DATA communications and Internet provider Swiftel Limited has announced its intention to merge with privately owned voice services company, people telecom, in a scrip deal worth an estimated $50 million.
BIOTECHNOLOGY firm Ozgene Pty Ltd has secured an $US8.5 million contract with the National Institute of Health (NIH), a major research institute in the US.
TRADE relations between Western Australia and China have been boosted by this week’s announcement by BHP Billiton of a 25-year $11.6 billion ($US9 billion) deal with four of China’s largest steel producers.
JOB sentiment in Western Australia’s information communication technology sector has been buoyed by two separate reports indicating a significant improvement in the employment levels for ICT professionals.
WA’S Internet service providers have continued their criticism of Telstra for alleged anti-competitive behaviour despite the telco responding to regulatory and market pressure to cut its wholesale prices.
CHINA’S growing reliance on the Pilbara’s iron ore stocks was emphasised this week when BHP Billiton signed a 25-year, $11.6 billion ($US9 billion) deal with four of China’s biggest steel producers.
WESTERN Australian producers are the target of State and Federal government initiatives aimed at encouraging exports to the evolving consumer markets in Asia and the Middle East.
INTERNET service providers in Western Australia have condemned Telstra BigPond’s new entry level pricing for ADSL broadband, with some filing complaints with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, and legal action discussed.
WIRELESS specialist Memo Communications is developing a niche market for its products to assist hearing-impaired workers gain employment and work more effectively.
BUSINESSES and residents in the centre of Belmont can now access Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line broadband after Telstra announced the completion of a telecommunications network upgrade in the area.
THE South West Development Commission and Connect South West Association are leading the push to have Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line broadband made available in the State’s South West region.
AFTER several years of less-than-impressive growth, online advertising looks ready to make a comeback, with revitalised interest in the medium leading to multi-million dollar jumps in expenditure in the past year.
THE Western Australian Fishing Industry Council has voiced its support for Australia’s free trade agreement with the US, with the State’s fishery exports to benefit from the removal of tariffs.
