Eight Aussie tech startups ink $400K in new contracts
[1] Eight Australian startups have signed contracts worth over $400,000 with energy and natural resources (ENR) companies including Laing O’Rourke, FMCG, Woodside and South32 – after taking p...
Travel Eggs cracks open local secrets
[1] Travel Eggs is a Perth-based startup providing digital tour guides for travelers hoping to experience extraordinary tourist spots. [2] Through the Travel Eggs app, users are able to pick from a li...
SpeedCast acquires NewSat’s teleport and satellite services business
[1] SpeedCast International, a global satellite telecommunications service provider, has acquired the assets of the teleport and satellite services business of NewSat (ASX:NWT) from its receivers. [2]...
Perth startup Hangover Helpers aims to banish hangover horrors
[1] From the name itself, Hangover Helpers helps individuals solve their hangover issues. [2] Rest assured that the Perth-based startup will have your houses cleaned and make sure breakfast is prepare...
Perth asks ISPs to set up public transport wi-fi for free
[1] Despite the lack of money to pay for the initiative, Western Australia’s Public Transport Authority is pushing ahead with plans to install free public wi-fi across the city’s transport system....
Decmil in the cloud with Microsoft deployment
[1] Decmil (ASX:DCG), a Perth-based engineering and construction specialist, has deployed Dynamics CRMOL, Office 365 and Power BI from Microsoft’s local data centres cross the organisation. [2] It h...
Anti-fuel theft startup Scancam gets $500,000 in the tank
[1] Anti-fuel theft startup Scancam has hit $500,000 in seed funding that will be utilized in rolling out its technology across Australia. [2] The Perth-based startup makes a device that allows an aut...
Thousands of iiNet passwords hacked – maybe
[1] iiNet, a Perth based ISP and currently the subject of a takeover bid, may have had the passwords of its Westnet subsidiary stolen and offered for sale. [2] Westnet has neither denied nor confirmed...
ingogo strikes equity crowd-funding gold
[1] ingogo, an Australian Taxi app and mobile payments firm, has completed what it claims is the largest equity crowd-funded deal in Australia, hitting $12 Million. [2] The firm has so far raised more...
Heatwave knocks iiNet’s internet
[1] The hot weather in Perth has been blamed for yesterday’s internet outage that put thousands of iiNet customers across Australia offline. [2] The high temperatures of about 45 degrees knocked off...