Technology, Innovation & Science

THE Western Australian Government Railways Commission has awarded a tender for the supply, installation and testing of optical fibre cables for the Armadale railway line.

In, part two of the knowledge management series, Vince Brown examines the extent to which the practice of KM has been adopted in Australia.

Narinder Elhence - Western Power

In the first of a five-part series on software and information management, Vince Brown examines the role knowledge management is playing in business.

THE US federal agency responsible for the safety and security of civil aviation, the Transportation Security Administration, will continue to work with Perth-based explosives detect

THE rapid growth in DMR Consulting's web solutions team has prompted the international IT consulting firm to move into bigger premises.

MILLEPEDE International Limited, the local designer and manufacturer of plastic cable fasteners, has increased its stake in international subsidiary firms in a move to cash in on wh

In the final part of the series on web developers, Julie-anne Sprague examines how to get the best value for your money.

THE Australian Innovation Festival starts at Bentley's Technology Park on Monday May 5.

COMPANIES that want to begin or extend in-house research programs and lack the time or the resources are being encouraged to contact the University of Western Australia's CEED offic

It's no secret that some web sites work better than others. But the question is … what's their secret? Julie-anne Sprague reports.

ONCE considered by those outside the loop as little more than the latest ‘must have' for mobile phone-attached teens, short message service (SMS) technology has evolved to embrace a vast new world of information.

E-COMMERCE has been the catalyst for an increase in the number of small and micro exporters, according to Austrade.

IT analyst outfit META Group will host its inaugural Perth breakfast on May 1.

THE National Office for the Information Economy has recommended that the Federal Government legislate against unsolicited email, or spam.

THE influence of e-commerce is far more pervasive than many of us realise, and more than some of us would like to acknowledge.

A RECENT report has found mobility will be the driver for PC sales in Australia this year.

A great web site isn't much use if no-one's visiting. Julie-anne Sprague reports on how web optimisation can help.

DO-IT-YOURSELF projects aren't always as DIY as first expected, often requiring the input of a second party. Be it mechanical repairs, renovating a house or updating content on a web site, there's always someone with a little more know-how.

In the first of a five-part series on web development, Julie-anne Sprague talks to some of the Perth industry's best-known names.

VODAFONE Australia has launched its ‘V-Room' in Perth, which is aimed at giving Perth business people a hands-on approach to mobile technology.

While there's no shortage of data centres in Perth, most are confident that demand for their services will grow, as Julie-anne Sprague reports.

THE Federal Government has launched a guide to registering a website address in a bid to make the process of registering and protecting an Internet domain name easier for small busi

THIS year's WA Business News 40under40 1st Among Equals winner Nathan Buzza was all smiles at last week's Western Australian Information Technology and Telecommunications Awards (WAIITA).

In the third part of WA Business News' outsourcing series Julie-anne Sprague examines the different ways to obtain outside technical support, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. FEW businesses these days are immune from software and hardware hiccups.

LOCAL electronic engineering commercial and operational services company Atamo heads to Sydney next week in an effort to secure new commercialisation ventures.

THE outsourcing of programming requirements is becoming more common as companies move towards better quality applications and faster, cheaper delivery.

THE Federal Government's E-commerce Expert Group will review consumer protection issues in relation to the increased use of m-commerce (mobile commerce) by businesses.

AFTER a torrid two years, signs of a recovery in the information technology sector are starting to appear.

MAJOR advances in computer hardware have enabled relatively old speech recognition software to achieve renewed market acceptance.

In the first of a series on IT outsourcing, Julie-anne Sprague examines who's bidding for the major contracts. MOST local IT outsourcing companies agree that government contracts account for a large slice of work in Western Australia.

Too many business operators fail to appreciate the need for tight security with regard to notebook computers, as Julie-anne Sprague reports.