Alicia Camphuisen

Australian online media company ecorp Ltd., formerly Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd. (PBL) Online, Friday announced its intention to list on the Australian Stock Exchange. The initial AUS$161 million share offer represents 20 percent of the company’s issued capital, and the offer is only open to investors that are PBL shareholders or account holders in ecorp’s […]

The Western Australian capital city of Perth is to host the World E-Com conference for corporations and government seeking to exploit opportunities emerging from the electronic economy. World E-Com 1999, scheduled to take place from November 8 to 10, will include speakers from the WTO, the OECD, the UN Commission for International Trade Law, and […]

Australia Internet employment advertiser Seek Communications is offering free shares to loyal clients, a first such move in the local Internet industry. Melbourne-based Seek, a classifieds site on which job hunters can search 250 companies’ advertisements, will reward 80 recruitment firms that have been long-term advertisers. Seek is still privately owned, but intends to list […]

Australian telecommunications company AAPT Telecommunications has recommended its shareholders reject an unsolicited takeover proposal made by national telecommunications carrier, Cable & Wireless Optus (CWO). AAPT’s Board of Directors, after meeting today with some of the company’s major shareholders, rejected the $5.00 after deeming it “highly conditional.” “This opportunistic $5.00 bid substantially undervalues the shares of […]

The Australian Federal Government is to introduce stronger measures to protect local Netizens against illegal or offensive Internet content. Under the regime, which was announced today by Senator Richard Alston, minister for Communication, Information Technology and the Arts, several bodies would be created or adapted to monitor online material. The government has also removed liability […]

Local Internet portal OzSearch Internet Guide has unveiled what it claims is the first truly Australian portal. The site, which boasts a newly-designed interface, is out to rival the likes of Yahoo! Australia & New Zealand by offering only domestic content. With more than 10,000 sites listed at its portal, OzSearch is aiming to expand […]