Australia News

Skyscanner and HotelsCombined Partnership Takes Off

Travel search site Skyscanner has launched new hotel search functionality at http://www.skyscanner.net/hotels. Powered by HotelsCombined, the hotel search function allows Skyscanner users to search over 200,000 hotels across 195 countries, comparing prices from the biggest suppliers in the business... - July 08, 2009 - HotelsCombined

Catch Launches MediHub, the Online Directory for the Australian Medical, Physiotherapy, Dental and Veterinary Sectors

Catch, an online division of Reed Business Information Australia (RBI), today announced the launch of MediHub (http://www.medihub.com.au), a free online directory for Australian manufacturers and distributers of products and services used in the medical, physiotherapy, dental and veterinary sectors. - July 07, 2009 - Catch

Catch Launches New Online Directory for Australia’s Landscaping and Outdoor Sector

Catch, an online division of Reed Business Information Australia (RBI), today announced the release of OutdoorHub (http://www.outdoorhub.com.au), a new online directory for small businesses operating within Australia’s landscaping and outdoor sector. OutdoorHub provides contact details and... - July 07, 2009 - Catch

Green Building Attracts Ethical Buyer

New 5 Green Star building sold to Australian Ethical Investment. - July 06, 2009 - Colliers International (Australia)

Fruition Life Coaching Launches Its New Telephone Coaching Program

Fruition Life Coaching launches Australia’s #1 Telephone Coaching Service today. Danielle Ferris, professional life coach, said it was exciting to be able to offer a life changing service to people all over Australia. The service will provide support, motivation and guidance to people who... - July 05, 2009 - Fruition Life Coaching

Perimeter Security Firm Fensec Named as 2009 WA Telstra Business Awards Finalist MYOB Small Business Award

Fensec Pty Ltd has been named one of only five finalists in the MYOB Small Business Award category of this year’s West Australian Telstra Business Awards. - July 04, 2009 - Fensec Pty Ltd

Shock & Oar Gains US Trademark Protection

Australian nautical and leisure wear brand, Shock & Oar, has achieved Trademark protection status in the United States of America. The official recognition of the West Australian owned brand means its distinctive name and logo is legally protected against counterfeit copies in the... - July 03, 2009 - Shock and Oar

topseos Names Click Rate SEO as a Leading Organic Optimization Firm for the Month of June 2009

Click Rate SEO is identified as an outstanding organic optimisation firm in the month of June 2009 by topseos. Click Rate SEO has secured the 16th rank on this month’s list of the leading organic optimization firms. The monthly rankings list published by topseos is a guide to the cream of the crop internet marketing vendors in the industry. - July 03, 2009 - Click Rate SEO

Online Trade Directory

A Penrith-based businessman has decided it was high time that local tradesmen and building related businesses got a fair go with online advertising. Chris Laurent, a tradesman from Penrith, has developed a website which allows businesses to showcase their products or workmanship in the premium... - June 30, 2009 - Productpro Australia

Why etailers Should Target Customers Ignoring Anniversary Gift Traditions

An It's In The Stars anniversary gift survey found 56% of couples ignore traditional gift customs and give their partners what they want at the time, which provides exciting opportunities for etailers to tap this market. - June 29, 2009 - It's In The Stars

Sales Success in Gungahlin

Colliers International sells Stage 2 Gungahlin Business Park at auction - June 28, 2009 - Colliers International (Australia)

Glbt Writers and Readers Launch Revolutionary Online Community

Identifies Revolutionary Online Community as Vision of Veteran Glbt Author. For first time, Writers, Artists, Publishers Unite in Retail Environment Independent of Traditional Bookselling Industry. - June 27, 2009 - GLBT Bookshelf

Business Heavyweights Discuss Improving Aust-UK Trade and Investment Relationship

Australian and British business leaders will meet in London today to discuss ways of maximising the strong relationships between the two nations. - June 27, 2009 - Austrade

Summit Matsu Chillers Improve Product Quality at Chocolate Manufacturer

Summit Matsu Chilling Systems has played a key role at Dullo Chocolates to provide the Australian market with high calibre, hand made chocolates by providing the industrial chiller needed to maintain product quality. - June 26, 2009 - Summit Matsu Chilling Systems

Catch Launches New Online Directory for New Zealand’s Architecture, Construction and Design Industries

Catch, today announced the launch of ProductLink (www.productlink.co.nz), a new online business directory for the New Zealand architecture, building, construction and design sectors. The site provides contact details, web links, and product and service information for more than 2100 New Zealand companies. - June 26, 2009 - Catch

Catch Announces Launch of New Online Directory for the Australian Surveillance and Security Sector

Catch, a specialist online division of Reed Business Information Australia, today announced the launch of SecuritySpot (www.securityspot.com.au), the new free online directory for Australian suppliers of a variety of security and surveillance products and services. The site provides contact details, web links, and product information for more than 1500 companies. - June 26, 2009 - Catch

Catch Launches New Online Directory for Australia’s Environment and Sustainability Sector

Catch, today announced the launch of EcoFolk (www.ecofolk.com.au), a Australia's free online product directory for suppliers of environmentally sound products and services. EcoFolk provides contact details, web links, and product information for more than 1000 Australian-based businesses. - June 25, 2009 - Catch

Australians Are D.I.Y. Private Spies

Over 50 percent of Australians claim that they have exposed a lie told by their partner by using the Internet as a D.I.Y. lie detector. - June 23, 2009 - yasni.com

Investors Seek Out Barton Apartments

Launched only six months ago, Colliers International agents have already sold 75% of the One Sydney Avenue apartments in Barton, totalling more than $22 million. - June 23, 2009 - Colliers International (Australia)

New Affiliate Program Launched by Sitecontent4u.com Today

Rank1 Website Marketing announces a new Expert SEO Affiliate Program where affiliates earn up to $200AU per sale. - June 23, 2009 - Rank1 Website Marketing

Aquinine Books Publishes New Novel by Author John Kelly

Aquinine Books has released a new novel by author John Kelly, which examines the claims of one of the Catholic Church's most revered saints. The book, "Saints and Relics," is set in both France and a small country town in New South Wales, Australia, and poses questions for devotees of Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, who greatly enhanced the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The book confronts long standing theological convictions, and prompts the question: Was she mentally unstable? - June 22, 2009 - Aquinine Books

BizCubed Sponsors Government 2.0 Event

BizCubed is proud to announce it is sponsoring the “Government 2.0 Public Sphere” event in Canberra on June 22nd. - June 20, 2009 - BizCubed Pty Ltd

Nigeria Kick-Starts Agriculture Revolution

Few years ago, a group of white Zimbabwe farmers displaced by Mr. Robert Mugabe regime were rehabilitated in Nigeria by Kwara State Government. The farmers were given farming lands and have since started full-scale commercial farming in the country. The success story of the white Zimbabwe farmers is one of the factors that encouraged present Nigeria Government to announce plans to revive agriculture as the bedrock of its economy. - June 20, 2009 - OctoberFirst Consulting, Sydney Australia

Improve Marketing Results While Reducing Budget Spend - Uplift Marketing Seminars Show How to Improve Marketing ROI

Australian marketers can gain insights into their most responsive customers and those who boost marketing ROI by attending an Uplift Modelling Seminar in Sydney or Melbourne in early July. The seminar, presented by Portrait Software, will explain, in marketer’s language, the concept and real-life application of Uplift Modelling and how it can help Australian marketers achieve better return on marketing investment. - June 20, 2009 - Portrait Software

Across Australia from East to West – Thomas Palfy’s Latest Book Published

Thomas Palfy’s most recent travel guide-photo essay follows the trend established in his earlier works to create interest in the unique attractions of the fifth continent. - June 19, 2009 - Thomas Palfy

Perimeter Security Firm Fensec Opens New Sydney Office & Warehouse

Fensec Pty Ltd have opened a new office space and warehouse in Sydney to meet the growing needs of clientele. To enable Fensec to provide a better service to its customers, the Sydney team has moved to a new office space and warehouse in Castle Hill. This improvement in operating premises will... - June 19, 2009 - Fensec Pty Ltd

Avolution in Computer Weekly

Avolution, provider of the market leading Abacus® solution for enterprise modelling and the metrics-based analysis of architectures, today announced a citation in David Binning’s excellent Computer Weekly article titled ‘Cutting-edge analytics.’ - June 19, 2009 - Avolution

FatCow.com.au Launches 2009 User Experience Site Survey

Catch, an online division of Reed Business Information Australia and publisher of Australian farming and agricultural directory, FatCow (www.fatcow.com.au), today launched an online survey to gauge user opinion of the site’s content, layout, and structure. The FatCow 2009 User Experience Site Survey offers the chance to win a TomTom XL, and the results will influence plans for site improvements to be made over the course of following 12 months. - June 19, 2009 - Catch

Melbourne Facial Beauty Launches Clinical Facials for Men

Men are becoming the new target of major skin care companies. The men skin care range you could be considering may be not what your man’s skin needs. Times have changed though and, as popularity of word “metrosexual” grew so did the desire for men to look and feel good about themselves. More and more men (from teenage years to over 50's) are now coming to terms with the importance of a clinical facial treatments and good skin care. - June 18, 2009 - Melbourne Facial Beauty

Catch Enters Chinese Market with HotFrog Hong Kong

Catch, an online division of Reed Business Information, today announced the launch of Hotfrog Hong Kong (www.hotfrog.hk). The website is the 31st incarnation of the globally successful online business directory, and marks Hotfrog’s first Chinese site. Published in Chinese and English,... - June 18, 2009 - Catch

Talvor Wows at QLD RV Show

Two new vehicle models from Australian RV manufacturer Talvor Motorhomes have impressed industry pundits and the general public alike at the Queensland Caravan and Camping Show. Held from June 3 to 9 at Brisbane’s RNA showgrounds, the show was described as the “perfect platform” to debut the new vehicle models by Talvor Business manager Paul Truman. - June 17, 2009 - Apollo Motorhomes

Sitecontent4u.com Releases a Free SEO ebook for Webmasters

Rosemary Donald, the leading SEO consultant for Rank1 Website Marketing has released a free SEO ebook showing webmasters how to get massive exposure on the Internet fast. - June 17, 2009 - Rank1 Website Marketing

Apollo Announces Advisory Board

RV industry leader Apollo Motorhome Holidays has established an Advisory Board. A number of leading Australian business people have been appointed to the Advisory Board in a move predicted to accelerate Apollo’s already strong global presence in the tourism industry. Apollo CEO Luke Trouchet... - June 16, 2009 - Apollo Motorhomes

Best Deals Web - New Online Shopping Website Launch Proves to be Essential When Shopping Online and Looking for the Best Deals

Best Deals Web is about convenient shopping in that the shops come to the consumer saving time & money. - June 13, 2009 - Best Deals Web

Back by Popular Demand: SEGS 09

Mapping the future of Interoperability, Data Collection & Data Management for operational excellence within Australian Government. - June 12, 2009 - IQPC Australia

Shock & Oar Australia Opens Flagship Store, Fremantle Western Australia

A new flag in an old port… The new flagship Shock & Oar store opened its doors in June in the heart of the port city of Fremantle, Western Australia. Located opposite the iconic Fremantle Town Hall, Shock & Oar is immersed in the rich maritime history of an area which remains a... - June 11, 2009 - Shock and Oar

Delta Technology Australia Announce Extension of Free Shipping Offer Till End of June

Delta Technology Australia have announced an extension to their generous offer of free shipping on all orders till the end of June. General Manager of Delta Technology Australia Mr Luke Brewer said that "in these times of economic hardship people are looking to save where ever they can and... - June 04, 2009 - Delta Technology Australia

Delta Technology Australia Announce Great Tax Time Specials

Delta Technology Australia have announced great tax time specials of 25%, 30% and up to 40% off the recommended retail price of a selected range of IT hardware and peripherals till the end of June. - June 04, 2009 - Delta Technology Australia

Online People Search Reveals Death of Blind Dating

Research into the increase in Australians using an online people search website has revealed that this is largely due to individuals checking up on future potential dates and partners as well as finding more information on their likes/dislikes to help avoid awkward conversations and meaning Blind Dates are now a thing of the past. - June 02, 2009 - yasni.com

My Curio - Living the Dream

My Curio is a new business created from a mind full of design ideas, and a will to put these ideas to work. As a graphic artist who took time off to have her 3 children, Paula Marchionno wanted to be able to work from home, so she can be with her young children, but did not want to lose her... - June 01, 2009 - My Curio

SOPRANO Design Joins Acision Innovation Network to Deliver Enterprise Messaging for Mobile Operators

SOPRANO Design the leading provider of mobile messaging and wireless application infrastructure has joined the Acision Innovation Network to deliver Enterprise Messaging to Mobile Network Operators globally. The SOPRANO Mobile Enterprise Messaging Suite (MEMS) enables MNOs to create new revenue streams with value-added SMS, MMS and Email messaging applications to resell to their Enterprise and Government customers. - May 30, 2009 - Soprano Design Pty Ltd

Downtime Can Have Serious Ramifications for Business

A Melbourne-based web specialists says that website downtime can hurt a business’s bottom line and reputation. - May 29, 2009 - CMather Web Development

'The Pigeon Hole' - Extraordinary New Artist Collective Stages Its 3rd Group Event

Floating exhibition walls, flying performers, walk around sculptures - experience the visual, audio, artistic theme-park in between 6pm and 11pm, Friday 29th May. - May 29, 2009 - The Pigeon Hole

Avolution Announces Record Results for Q1

Avolution, provider of the market leading Abacus® solution for enterprise modelling and the metrics-based analysis of architectures, today announced record results for the first quarter of 2009. - May 29, 2009 - Avolution

OctoberFirst Consulting Introduces Business Entry Solutions to Africa

New step-by-step market entry partnerships help businesses achieve successful access into opportunities in Africa. - May 28, 2009 - OctoberFirst Consulting, Sydney Australia

Avolution Named "Cool Vendor" by Leading Analyst Firm

Avolution, provider of the market leading Abacus® solution for the metrics-based analysis of architectures, today announced that it has been included in the list of "Cool Vendors" in the Cool Vendors in Enterprise Architecture, 2009 report by Greta James of Gartner, Inc. "We... - May 27, 2009 - Avolution

Acidgreen Shares Its Expertise in Online Shop Design

Acidgreen is among the preferred service providers of online shop design. The design of an ecommerce site is crucial for a business that runs on the Web. Most especially for businesses that cater to online purchases, designing the website well is a top requirement. Today, Acidgreen shares their... - May 27, 2009 - Acidgreen