Telstra has sold a majority stake in its shrinking directories business Sensis to a US-based private equity investor, as it builds up a multi-billion dollar stockpile of cash to fund investment and, possibly, higher returns for shareholders.
Nedlands-based tech company Norwood Systems has enlisted two influential supporters to launch a platform which it says will cut exorbitant mobile roaming costs for corporate clients.
Perth-based mapping services firm nearmap has bolstered its content offering, signing a commercial licence agreement to incorporate Google Maps into its products.
Shares in biotech company pSivida Corp surged more than 50 per cent today on positive regulatory news from the United States, making up most of the losses it suffered in a dramatic fall in October.
Shares in automated teller machine distribution company MyATM Holdings are higher after it announced it will acquire Perth-based cyber security firm iWebgate.
Western Australians could be using energy converted from municipal solid waste in less than two years if companies proposing waste-to-energy plants achieve their timeframes.
Perth residents can now see how their hometown stacks up against the world's greatest cities via a ground-breaking online project, which compares life in global urban centres.
Former agricultural investor AACL Holdings has completed a makeover and become a technology company after acquiring Applabs Technologies for $1.2 million.
A strategic review into the national broadband network (NBN) has recommended rolling out a mix of technologies, including fibre-to-the-premise, costing $11.5 billion more than the coalition's original forecast.
Telecom Corp has sold its Australian AAPT unit for $450 million to ASX-listed internet service provider, TPG Telecom, beating initial expectations of what the unit would go for.
Shares in Perth-based IT service provider ASG Group have risen nearly 18 per cent after chairman Ronald Baxter released upgraded earnings guidance today.
Undeterred by the high level of competition in the space, a Perth entrepreneur has launched an app which allows users to skip the queues and get onto guest lists at bars and clubs.
FEATURE: The state's biotechnology sector is heating up as investors look for the next wave of investment opportunities amid waning resources investment.
Amcom chairman Tony Grist told the company's annual meeting today it was well placed to deliver another year of double digit percentage growth in underlying net profit after tax.
iiNet managing director Michael Malone will hand over control to chief financial officer David Buckingham for a three to six month period while he takes a break from duties, he announced at the company's annual general meeting today.
Federal opposition leader Bill Shorten is under pressure to authorise the release of confidential cabinet documents on the national broadband network's costings Labor received while in government.
