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First Book Broadcast Into Space

Australian Book Becomes the First Book Broadcast into Deep Space. On Wednesday the 11th November at 2:45 pm (local time) the Goonhilly earth station in Cornwall, UK broadcast the audio version of the Australian book, Inaka: Child’s Eye’s into deep space along with the message: “Paint your rainbows often. Please don’t eat us.” It is believed to be the first book broadcast into deep space. - November 12, 2009 - Indigo Groove Publishing

Wilderness Wanders Excel in 2009 South Australian Tourism Awards

Recognised as Silver Medallist in the prestigious 2009 South Australian Tourism Awards, Wilderness Wanders Sightseeing and Outdoor Adventure Tours have made an outstanding contribution to the Eyre Peninsula Region with their New Tourism Development. Proprietor and Port Lincoln resident Phil Porter... - November 11, 2009 - Wilderness Wanders

Men Yet to Shop Online for Christmas Gifts, Ignore Gift Services

Twice as many men as women have never shopped online for gifts, and they are less likely than women to use gift suggestions and time-saving gift services, according to a new online survey by astrology gift report company, It’s In The Stars. - November 10, 2009 - It's In The Stars

Eco Building Booms in Low Economy as Australia's Largest Eco Building Report Completed

Buildings use 40% of total energy consumed*, 12.2% of the total amount of water consumed per day* and 40% of Australian waste is building waste*. These facts and, more notably affordable green solutions were released today in a 150 page study. - November 10, 2009 - Econstruct Australia

Edward Stripe Club Gift Offer - New Members Can Join Now and Update Their Preferences to Receive $30 of Rewards Vouchers

Christmas is coming ... and soon Edward Stripe will have a new range of great gift items. In the meantime, Edward Stripe is making a great offer to customers. "All new Edward Stripe CLUB members who update their Shirt Size & Cut preferences and Fabric Styles & Colour preferences... - November 09, 2009 - Stripe & Company Pty Ltd

Travellers Auto Barn - Golden Backpack Finalists 2009

Travellers Auto Barn - Golden Backpack Finalists 2009

Travellers Auto Barn, Australia’s number one budget camper and car rental company, came away from the TNT Golden Backpacks awards last night an honourable runner up to this years winner Greyhound coaches who took home the gong for “Best National Transport Company” for 2009. - November 07, 2009 - Travellers Auto Barn

Time Runs Out - Government Takes Action

The Federal Government has announced today its decision to back a groundbreaking product stewardship framework through which computers and televisions will be regulated. The industry-led framework will create a significant turn in events from the 2007-8 recycling figures which accounted for only... - November 07, 2009 - Infoactiv

eab group Launches smartKPIs.com - the Free Online Database of Key Performance Indicators

eab group announced the launch of smartKPIs.com, a free online database of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), supported by a Performance Management knowledge base and a community of users. smartKPIs.com currently contains over 600 KPIs (performance measures), from a variety of Functional Areas,... - November 06, 2009 - eab group Pty Ltd

Wilbur Wilde to Star in New Movie

TV personality, muso and allround good guy, Wilbur Wilde is set to expand his film CV having landed the key role of "Brother Jacob" in Pittot Films's upcoming feature "City of the Damned." Wilbur said he was thrilled and delighted to have the opportunity to play this demanding... - November 05, 2009 - Pittot Films

CashFac Extends It’s Straight Through Cash Processing® and Virtual Bank Technology® Into Asia Pacific with Local Technology Provider Simbient

As the leading provider of virtual account technology in the UK and Europe, CashFac has partnered with Australian technology house Simbient to expand into Asia Pacific. The new entity, CashFac Simbient Pty Ltd, will now deliver CashFac’s leading client money management solutions to banks, intermediaries, wealth managers, brokers, BPOs and professional firms, within the region both directly and via partner banks under own-label arrangements. - October 31, 2009 - CashFac Simbient Pty Ltd

North Sydney’s Cafe Xpresso is First Past the Post for Melbourne Cup Lunch Catering

Successful North Sydney establishment Cafe Xpresso today announced its new summer menu ahead of in-house Melbourne Cup celebrations for North Sydney businesses. - October 30, 2009 - Boost Group Limited

Capital Safety Australia Introduces Fall Protection Solutions for the Wind Energy Industry

Ideal for use in the construction and maintenance of wind turbines. - October 30, 2009 - Capital Safety Australia

Fresh n Fast Canteen Catering Group Celebrate NSW / ACT Schools Roll Out with Healthy Summer Menu Launch

School Canteen Catering company announces expansion plans in NSW and ACT and celebrates with new summer menu. - October 29, 2009 - Boost Group Limited

The Edward Stripe Collection is Ready for Summer Style

The Edward Stripe Collection is now ready for Summer style. Included in the collection are soft textures and cool coloured striped shirts worn with pure silk neckties, hand made in Italy and original art glass cufflinks for a summer of sophisticated style. Dressed ready for Business, or open necked... - October 29, 2009 - Stripe & Company Pty Ltd

Mobile & Wireless VoIP on the Apple iPhone

Matrix Knowledge Management Pty Ltd has announced the launch of an exciting new application that lets iPhone users make VoIP calls and send SMS messages over IP. - October 28, 2009 - Matrix Knowledge Management Pty Ltd

Time to Start Living: Mens Help for Life & Mental Health Issues & Self-Publishing Website

Time to Start Living is a new website established to help, primarily, men deal with life and mental health issues through the purchase of affordable ebooks. Authors sought for publication of ebooks. - October 26, 2009 - Time to Start Living

Utilising Spirituality for Business Health. Author Publishes First Book Ever Written About Using Spirituality to Gauge Business Health.

Australian author Freda Pearl Maddern has written this very timely book to assist and support businesses and employees in this constantly changing world. It is published on lulu.com, the online marketplace for digital content. - October 25, 2009 - Freda P Maddern

Videolink International Debuts Affordable Video Conferencing for SMEs

Video conference calls have, until recently, provided their benefits to the domain of multinationals. Launched today, Videolink International delivers packaged video conferencing services designed to meet the needs of the SME market. - October 25, 2009 - Videolink International

New BackupAssist Tape Drive Solution for Server 2008 Flies Off the Shelves

Cortex IT, leading Australian backup software developer announces record downloads of their new BackupAssist tape drive support solution for Windows Server 2008. - October 23, 2009 - Cortex I.T. Labs Pty Ltd

Adult Costumes & Sexy Lingerie to Satisfy Anyone's Desires

Fashionforfun.com.au launched a brand new class leading ecommerce website this month retailing sensual lingerie, hosiery and adult costumes. - October 23, 2009 - Directshop Pty Ltd

WiseCare.com.au Provides Free Online Business Listings

Australia’s online directory of suppliers to the aged care industry, WiseCare (http://www.wisecare.com.au), now provides free online business listings to all Australian manufacturers or suppliers of products and services required by the aged care sector. - October 23, 2009 - Catch

Capital Safety Australia Introduces Their Anchor on the Go™ Fall Protection Roof Anchor

An easy-to-use economical temporary anchor for metal roof applications - October 23, 2009 - Capital Safety Australia

The Learning Edge International Wins Third Consecutive ICT Award

The Learning Edge International has won the 2009 Tasmanian Government Information and Communications Technology Award, at this year’s Tasmanian Export Awards. It is the third consecutive year in which the company has been recognised as Tasmania’s leading ICT exporter. The awards, a... - October 21, 2009 - The Learning Edge International

Windsong Nursing Home in Manly Now Fully Open

The new ‘Windsong’ nursing home in Manly is now fully open, providing a modern high care beds and new job opportunities in the local area. This new aged care facility managed by the Cook Care Group proves to be a contrast to the closure of several Northern Beaches nursing homes in the last 12 months. - October 21, 2009 - Cook Care Group

'How to Charge What You're Worth and Get It' Event in Melbourne Wednesday, October 21

Multi-awarded business coach and graphic design expert join forces to show small business owners how to charge what they're worth at the next Red Tent Networking Event in Melbourne. - October 16, 2009 - The Red Tent Woman

The Edward Stripe Collection Announces a New Range of Fine Silk Neckties

The new Edward Stripe Collection of fine silk neckties is now available. Hand made in Italy from pure silk woven fabrics, each new design has been carefully selected to complement the quality of Edward Stripe's beautifully crafted men’s shirts. The difference is sure to be... - October 15, 2009 - Stripe & Company Pty Ltd

Travellers Auto Barn Offers Opportunity to Young Travellers

Travellers Auto Barn, Australia’s #1 campervan and car rental company for travellers and backpackers, has been offering rentals to the youth market for over 15 years. - October 14, 2009 - Travellers Auto Barn

New BackupAssist Zip-to-Tape Add-on Saves the Day with NTBackup Replacement for Windows Server 2008

When Microsoft released Windows Server 2008 without NTBackup tape support, many I.T. Administrators using tape drive backups were outraged. They were left with few choices: write-off their significant investments in tape drive hardware, or attempt to source third party tape backup software – an option that seemed likely to increase the complexity and expense of tape backups to a point where they were no longer a viable backup solution. - October 14, 2009 - Cortex I.T. Labs Pty Ltd

Total Body Treats, Busselton's Premier Beauty Salon Reaches Out to the Tourist Industry

Total Body Treats launch their new website this week dedicated to men and women who love to be pampered and with the hope it will draw in more tourists to the wine region of WA. - October 14, 2009 - Total Body Treats

Comprehensive List of USA Online Casinos Now at Gambling Gazette

Gambling Gazette a Portal aimed at providing upto date information about gambling online is making available a complete list of USA online casinos to the gambling lovers. In order to facilitate US citizens in finding casinos accepting USA players, the Gambling Gazette has cornered some of the... - October 13, 2009 - Gambling Gazette

BackupAssist Hits the Market with the First Simple, Affordable Hyper-V Backup Solution

Leading IT software developer of BackupAssist products, Cortex I.T, has hit the market with a breakthrough solution that completely simplifies Hyper-V backup tasks, launching their public beta test of the product today. - October 13, 2009 - Cortex I.T. Labs Pty Ltd

Latest Google Results Reveal Shout SEO Services Have Achieved Dominant Results for Client in the Web Development Industry.

What was previously unheard of has now been realized by Shout!, a prominent Melbourne-based web strategy services company. In only a short 4 ½ months Shout! incorporated its specialized SEO strategies into Revium’s new website, increasing the company’s rankings so drastically that by the time the site was ‘officially’ released last month with front page results. - October 11, 2009 - Shout Web Strategy

Children to Benefit from Bilingual Learning DVDs Being Launched at the Frankfurt Bookfair

Australian based publisher set to release a new range of bilingual learning DVDs at the Frankfurt Bookfair. - October 11, 2009 - Bilingual Products

Marcus Evans Presenting "Cloud Computing - the Silver Lining"

Marcus Evans Conferences is pleased to present 'Cloud Computing - The Silver Lining', 8-9 October at the Swissotel, Sydney. This two day event will be attracting 50 delegates and the perfect place to be for anyone looking to implement massively scalable Enterprise IT as a service using Internet technologies. - October 10, 2009 - Marcus Evans Group

SEO Basics Overlooked by Fastest Growing Companies

New research into the search engine optimisation (SEO) strategies being undertaken by some of the fastest growing companies in Australia reveal that nearly 60% of these businesses have yet to develop some SEO basics for their websites. - October 10, 2009 - Web Marketing Workshop Pty Ltd

Couples Most Likely to Get Engaged Before Christmas

Many couples get married as the weather gets colder so they can celebrate with family and friends at Christmas when everyone gets together. - October 09, 2009 - It's In The Stars

Auto Detailing and the Detailing Sharks. Dr Buff Reveals the Truth Behind Cheap Car Detailing and Poor Products

Auto detailing and paint protection is a business these days which has fast been abused to the point where all car detailing and paint protection quality has now gone out the door. Car detailing is now that cheap, that to get any quality out of a 150 dollar auto detail is impossible, and customers actually expect quality for this amount. Look at These report findings. - October 07, 2009 - Dr Buff Car Detailing,Paint Correction,and Paint Protection

Shout! SEO Did It Again. Major Deal Signed with Marketing and Communications Giant.

Today, the news broke that HBT, one of the leading creative advertising agencies in Australia signed an impressive agreement with Shout! The deal is to optimize HBT’s overall virtual appearance and improve search engine rankings. HBT has made headlines several times in the past for their... - October 03, 2009 - Shout Web Strategy

Christmas Gift Shopping Trends Under Scrutiny

A survey which is currently underway about online Christmas gift shopping trends is expected to give internet retailers helpful news in the lead-up to the lucrative holiday season. The Christmas Gifts Survey is the sixth consumer survey conducted by Elizabeth Ball of It's In The Stars at... - October 02, 2009 - It's In The Stars

Delfin Lend Lease Implements IPscape

Delfin Lend Lease, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lend Lease Corporation, has implemented IPscape technology as the next step in its digital communications toolset. The IPscape cloud-based SMS technology integrates with the Delfin Lend Lease salesforce.com customer relationship application and enables Delfin Lend Lease to send mass-SMS announcements, event information and even surveys from the salesforce.com application. - October 01, 2009 - IPscape

Canberra Institute of Technology Select EQUELLA to Power New Integrated Elearning Solution

The Learning Edge International (TLEI) today announces that Canberra Institute of Technology have selected leading Digital Repository EQUELLA, as an integral component of eLearn, their new eLearning solution designed to enhance institutional Teaching and Learning capabilities. Canberra Institute... - September 29, 2009 - The Learning Edge International

Special Student Fares to Asia

Australian discount flight site, Direct Flights, is offering students flights to destinations across Asia from $1056 return, including taxes. - September 28, 2009 - Directflights

Shout SEO Delivers. Progressive Marketing Strategies Launch Carrick Educational Group to New Heights.

Carrick, a prominent private institution specializing in personalized education, recently announced the repositioning of their brand. With the launch of a new identity, the institute, which was established in 1987, is able to launch more diverse short and long-term programs, reach out to more... - September 26, 2009 - Shout Web Strategy

New Tallai Glades Aged Care Facility on the Gold Coast Now Open

The new "Tallai Glades" aged care facility on the Gold Coast at Mudgeeraba is now fully operational, according to Cook Care proprietors, Francis and Christine Cook. This 70 bed, Extra Service nursing home provides a stunning new facility in response to growing demand for spacious, luxury high care facilities. - September 26, 2009 - Cook Care Group

Equity Trustees Chooses Macquarie Telecom for Secure Managed Hosting

Financial services company, Equity Trustees, has selected Macquarie Telecom for its managed hosting, voice and data services due to the company’s ability to provide security, reliability and scalability. - September 25, 2009 - Macquarie Hosting

Edward Stripe Announces a Spring Range of Versatile Coloured Shirts

The Edward Stripe range of plain and check coloured shirts for Spring are carefully crafted from superfine 100% cotton fabrics. "Coloured shirts add versatility to a wardrobe" said Andrew Dobson, managing director of Edward Stripe. "With a choice of Classic or Button-down collars,... - September 25, 2009 - Stripe & Company Pty Ltd

HotelsCombined.com Guarantees Affiliate Revenue

HotelsCombined.com has sealed the deal on a Service Level Agreement (SLA) guaranteeing 100% up-time to their valued existing and new affiliate partners. Through this agreement, affiliates of HotelsCombined.com can rest assured that the site will remain available to Internet users 100% of the time. - September 24, 2009 - HotelsCombined

Capital Safety Australia Introduces their Nomex®/Kevlar® High Temperature Fall Protection Range

Offers extended protection for Hot Work and the Utility industry, eliminating the risk of your fall protection equipment igniting or melting. - September 24, 2009 - Capital Safety Australia

Free Search Engine Optimisation for Sydney Charities Announced by Sydney SEO Specialist Company, IT Mentality

A Sydney SEO company, IT Mentality have today announced that they will be providing free SEO services to Australian charities to help boost awareness of their websites. - September 21, 2009 - IT Mentality

Investors Say Bottom of Property Market Has Passed - Colliers International Investor Sentiment Findings Show Majority Now Believe Property Clock is at 7 o’Clock

Australia’s top institutional and private investors believe the nation is well and truly past the bottom of the property cycle and now heading towards upswing, according to new survey findings released today by Colliers International. The second Colliers International Investor Sentiment... - September 18, 2009 - Colliers International (Australia)

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