Jessica Aldred

The Australian division of international online recruitment site Monster.com has struck an alliance with Internet cafe chain Global Gossip to attract the potential 32,000 travellers entering Australia each month. Seeing the inevitable increase in travellers in the lead-up to the Olympics, Monster.com will provide the Global Gossip site with access to its recruitment technology and […]

Australian online entertainment content and services provider Spike Networks is set to formalize its joint venture (JV) with broadband service provider Pacific Century Cyberworks (PCCW). Spike shareholders will vote on the formal agreement with Hong Kong-listed PCCW in June. Under the proposed deal, Spike will hold a 70 percent interest in the JV, while PCCW […]

Online media group Tribe has signed a global content licensing agreement with U.S.-based entertainment outlet E! Online. For an undisclosed sum, E! Online content will be integrated into Tribe’s youth-oriented portal sites in Melbourne and Sydney, while in return Tribe content will be used on the E! Online portal. Los Angeles-based E! Online delivers daily […]

Australian e-commerce software provider PEG Technology has launched a public share offer in an effort to raise AUS$12 million (US$7.2 million) to fund its expansion into the business-to-consumer and business-to-business (B2B) markets. Under the offer, PEG will offer 24 million shares at AUS$0.50 (US$0.30) each, issued with an option to exercise one in every four […]

Australian ISP FreeOnline has announced an alliance with e-solutions company eGain to further enhance its customer service to members. Under the deal, eGain will manage FreeOnline’s high volume of email traffic. The alliance will allow FreeOnline to route, track and respond to large volumes of customer email and Web form submissions, enabling customer response in […]

Online department etailer Wishlist has launched its Wireless Applkication Protocol (WAP) e-commerce Web site in partnership with Telstra. WapWishlist will feature on the Telstra mobile portal site under the ‘Shopping’ menu, allowing online shoppers to access Wishlist’s range of gifts from their mobile phones. “The product can be chosen at any time through your mobile […]

Australasian private equity investor Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) will partner with AMR Interactive in its expansion into Asian and Australasian markets. PEP has taken a 50 percent stake market research company AMR Interactive, a joint venture partner in global Internet audience measurement firm Media Metrix. AMR Interactive chairman Brian Fine said the company plans to […]

Australian online wine retailer Winepros has struck a deal with US counterpart Winebuyer to allow the Sydney-based company to expand into the lucrative U.S. wine market. Under the alliance, Winepros will purchase stock in the unlisted Winebuyer.com to the value of AUS$2.5 million (US$1.5 million). This follows winepros’ slight share increase on the Australian Stock […]

Australian active lifestyle vertical portal Bluemanna recently launched in Sydney, showcasing its site of interactive content covering outdoor and adventure travel and leisure. Giraffe Online, the media company that produced Bluemanna, expects the site to act as a primary navigation point for users interested in an active lifestyle. The portal brings together activities such as […]

Australian online music broadcaster Digital One has secured a content supply deal with broadband company Korea Thrunet. The deal grants the Korean company the rights to broadcast the range of Digital One Internet radio stations through its high traffic portal, which provides Internet services to more than 250,000 broadband subscribers and 1.5 million dial-up subscribers. […]

Melbourne-based Sausage Software is set to acquire production house Tribal, after signing a heads of agreement content deal. Though the deal remains subject to formal contract documentation, five-year-old Tribal will supply Sausage with a team of media and communications professionals experienced in commercial TV and corporate video productions. Tribal has delivered services to blue-chip clients […]

Australian e-commerce solutions provider IT&e will establish a joint venture (JV) company with Malaysia’s OSK Holdings Berhad (OSK), to capitalise on the current Asian online share trading boom. Melbourne-based IT&e, which holds the Commonwealth Bank‘s online trading site development and operation contract, will join with OSK to establish a series of linked financial services portals […]