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Leighton Holdings subsidiary Visionstream has been selected by Optus to carry out up to $240 million worth of civil and services upgrades to the company’s mobile network.

Information technology group Empired has agreed to acquire Melbourne-based IT consulting service provider OBS for $15 million and has also announced a major contract with an unnamed resources company.

Three companies are in the running to build the second submarine telecommunications cable connecting Western Australia with international networks.

Information technology group Empired has paid its first dividend to investors, after reporting a solid lift in net profit over the past financial year.

Payment solutions provider Emerchants has raised $7.5 million to fund an expansion of sales, marketing and product development initiatives.