Jessica Aldred

Aussie Online shareholders have approved the acquisition of Internet real estate and rental operator, Commerce Australia, and raised AUS$5 million (US$3 million) through a share placement with European investment group Investa AG. The company said the deal is part of its plan to develop a suite of complementary, vertically integrated portals alongside its existing aussie.com.au […]

The Seven Television Network has taken a 12.5 per cent stake in information provider Evolution Technologies to increase the scope of its online and broadband content creation and distribution company, i7. C7, which produces channels for pay television and forms a large part of i7’s business portfolio, has gained 20 million shares through the investment. […]

St George Bank has agreed to market business to business (B2B) technology company Sausage Software’s tendering technology to its 80,000 business clients. Under the agreement, St George will introduce and market the Open Trade Network (OTN) technology to its business clients and new customers through relationship managers and commercial branches. The OTN system will facilitate […]

Australian-listed media company LibertyOne plans to use U.S. entertainment and new media group Lynx Technology to develop and market its subsidiary brands in the Asia Pacific region. Lynx will provide consultation and direction to LibertyOne as it begins to establish partnerships with U.S. Internet brands and business models, then encourage them to develop localised businesses […]

Australian travel site travel.com.au has released further details of its joint venture with lastminute.com, which will see the UK service introduced to Australia and New Zealand. Three weeks ago (see story) the joint venture between the two online companies was announced, but terms of agreement were not specified. New information shows that lastminute.com will provide […]

Melbourne-based Internet technology developer MultiEmedia has entered the Australian infomediary business market by purchasing a 15 per cent equity stake in start-up company Brands Online. Under the new partnership agreement, MultiEmedia will provide all technical support and e-commerce solutions for Brands Online, with particular emphasis on ensuring secure online information. In return, Brands Online will […]