Staff Reporters

A NEW telephone system release from NEC is set to give small business users the same features and facilities as many large PABX users, at a fraction of the cost. The Xen Alpha is designed for the small to medium business needing up to six lines and 16...

WESTERN Australian business will reap the benefits of the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre with four major conventions already booked for the proposed facility.

INSURANCE giant HBF and information technology consulting firm AeM Consulting Group have formed an alliance.Under the partnership, HBF has taken a minority shareholding in AeM Consulting Group.AeM specialises in electronic business design, project ..

AFTER being subjected to various backyard makeover programs and stranded-on-a-desert island scenarios, brace yourselves for a new beast – the home renovation show.Channel Nine debuts two new concept shows this month: Renovation Rescue and Dreamhome, in

BODY Sculpt Personal Training Studios – where the focus is ‘you' – your well being, your fitness, your needs and your timetable.

COFFEE doyenne Patria Jafferies has been named the Telstra WA Business Woman of the Year.

Having bedded down the GST with few early problems, Government attention has turned very markedly to the issue of superannuation.

ADVERTISING professionals who missed AdSchool's restructured training program for 2000 can catch most modules when they are repeated in early 2001.Advanced modules Account Management and Media Planning and Buying will be offered.Other courses plann

FOLLOWING last year's sellout success of the extra-value Olympic Edition Vectra, Astra and Barina models, Holden has released another competitive Olympic Edition four cylinder line-up.

INVESTMENT of more than $200 million in exploration during the next few years by Santos Ltd in Queensland has already started to pay off for the Adelaide-based hydrocarbon producer.

SEVEN Network and Telstra have announced they will provide the most closed captioning ever seen on Australian television during the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.

NEW, tougher consumer standards would spur telecommunications companies to offer better service, according to Minister for Communi-cations Richard Alston.Senator Alston said, while Telstra had steadily improved its quality of service since the custo...

JUNIOR gold explorer Dioro Exploration NL, which concentrated in recent years on promising diamond prospects at the Ellendale project in the Kimberley, has finally struck paydirt after searching for some years for the illusive orebody.

MITSUBISHI'S Pajero has taken the next step in four-wheel driving with the release of its NM series.The stylish new Pajero is available as a 5-door long wheelbase model with four price classes – GL, GLX, GLS and Exceed. All price classes have petrol...

UNION membership has continued to decrease as more employees find its relevance in the commercial world declining, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics report Australian Social Trends 2000.

#CHROME Global Malaysia has been established following a heads of agreement between Malaysia-based Amtech Solutions and Chrome Global.The company is set to pursue health, court management and information technology opportunities in Malaysia.Chrome ..

Perth-based Kanowna Lights NL, an intrepid junior explorer in the eastern Goldfields, has shifted its attention to the Gascoyne region of WA.

THE Brother MFC-9600 high performance multi-function centre is out now from Printcom.

AFTER being on the cusp of global success, swimwear designer Annette Stivaletta has called it quits.

PERTH-BASED Optum Group has launched an online medical directory for general practitioners and specialist doctors in WA.Web-Doctor is a secure service that allows doctors to access information on specialists to ensure patients are referred to the be...

DINGO Is Talent – the television production company behind Home in WA – has been granted a continuation of the series by Channel Seven Perth. Executive producer Ron Reddingius said The Master Builders' Association of WA would continue its participation in

YOU probably upgrade your mobile phone every 12-18 months, but there's no need to change your hands-free car kit every time.

SMOOTH. That was how most bodies approached by Business News described their first week of life with the GST.

THE 1998-99 recovery of mineral and energy prices is forecast to continue, with average prices likely to rise more than 5 per cent in 2000-01, according to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics.

SCOOP Online – the electronic version of Scoop Magazine – has gained a real-time ticketing system to major events that interacts directly with the Australian EFTPOS network. The database of Perth events has been enhanced, and users can leave comments abou

PANELISED building technology is becoming increasingly popular in the construction of commercial and residential properties, says Building Technologies Australia director Matt Hornibrook.

Hydrocarbon explorer Hard-man Resources NL has committed to a year two seismic programme for Blocks 1, 7 and 8 offshore Mauritania in West Africa, which will commence on 21 July.

Tired of Perth? Well, why not re-name the joint. How about Shell City, in honour of the company which will soon have a stranglehold on the State's oil and gas industry.

WA'S newest telecommunications carrier, Swiftel, has joined forces with Singapore Telecom to launch a major assault on the Perth communications market.

ETHICAL and socially responsible companies are attracting the attention of banks and investment houses with the latest to hop on board being Challenger Portfolio Management Limited, a subsidiary of Challenger International Limited.

FOR A QUICK meal, the Bellhouse Café on Mends Street Jetty in South Perth offers fish and chips take away specials from its outdoor hatch.If looking for a more leisurely experience, select from entrées including field mushrooms grilled in garlic and ch

THE following company personnel changes have been notified to the WA office of the Australian Stock Exchange: