Industry News
Slashing of RET would devastate jobs and investors
Slashing the Renewable Energy Target (RET) would devastate Australia’s renewable energy sector, send hundreds of companies to the wall and tens of thousands of Australians onto the employment scrapheap, said the Clean Energy Council (CEC). [ + ]
Collaborate, innovate or die
Collaborate, innovate or die. That will be one of the key messages delivered to the delegates attending All-Energy Australia. [ + ]
Get involved in work health and safety this October
This October, Safe Work Australia is running the inaugural Virtual Seminar Series (VSS) - a free online event run throughout Safe Work Australia Month. [ + ]
Oracle buys TOA Technologies
Oracle announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire TOA Technologies (TOA), a leading provider of cloud-based field service solutions that manage and optimise the last mile of customer service for enterprises by coordinating activities between dispatchers, mobile employees and their customers. [ + ]
Mining outlook reaches a new five-year low, says report
The mining sector has reached a new five-year low, with confidence levels likely to take years to recover, according to industry leaders surveyed in the latest Mining Business Outlook Report. [ + ]
Future trend talks at Integrate 2014
Integrate 2014 is hosting a range of informative seminars on future trends at this year's expo. The expo is a trade-only event for the professional, commercial and residential AV and systems integration industry, but professionals who source, recommend, specify or make purchase decisions for AV and IT solutions for their business are also welcome. [ + ]
ING Direct joins eftpos Australia
ING Direct has become the first new organisation to join the eftpos membership since the Australian payments network was formed as a company in late 2009. [ + ]
Qld top entrepreneurs nominated
Brad Couper, CEO of simPRO Software, is one of 16 Queensland nominees in the running for Australian EY Entrepreneur of the Year. [ + ]
NEP's mobile production truck fleet modernised
In 2014, USA-based facilities company NEP began modernising its fleet of mobile production trucks. After installing Virtual Studio Manager (VSM) in NEP's SS22 truck last year, the company has decided to implement 10 more VSM systems during the rest of the year. [ + ]
ABB to supply cable for offshore wind farm extension in the UK
ABB has won an order worth around $30 million from wind power development company DONG Energy to supply a high-voltage export cable system that will transmit power from the Burbo Bank Extension Offshore Wind Farm in the UK. [ + ]
simPRO Software ANZ general manager appointed
simPRO Software has announced the appointment of Mark Alfred to the position of general manager - Australia and New Zealand. Alfred will be responsible for continuing to grow ANZ operations. [ + ]
City of Newcastle replaces disparate systems with TechnologyOne enterprise solution
The City of Newcastle is working with TechnologyOne to improve customer service by replacing disparate IT systems with an enterprise solution, OneCouncil. [ + ]
Vocus expands WA presence with data centre acquisition
Vocus Communications has expanded its data centre presence in Western Australia by acquiring the Bentley Data Centre from ASX-listed ASG Group. [ + ]
Prysmian wins $137m Greek contract
Prysmian Group has been awarded a new contract worth approximately AU$137m for the interconnection between the island of Syros (Cyclades) and the mainland power transmission System in Lavrion, Greece. [ + ]
Yingli Solar surpasses 10 GW of solar module deliveries
Yingli Solar has surpassed 10 GW of cumulative solar module deliveries worldwide. [ + ]
