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Welcome to the May edition of the NSW Australian Technology Showcase Newsletter. |
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We look forward to bringing you the details of their success in future issues of the NSW ATS Newsletter.
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LATEST NEWS |
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IPscape wins CeBIT award |
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ATS Member IPscape received the prize for Excellence in Communications at the recent CEBIT trade show in Sydney.
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Animal Logic |
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ATS Alumni member Animal Logic has announced it has won a contract with Sony Inc for the special effects used in the Sony Playstation “Chains of Olympus” series of games. Animal Logic’s software was used to create the animation, in collaboration with Los Angeles-based Deutsch Inc. The software went on sale in the US market in March 2008.
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RECRUITadvantage |
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ATS member RECRUITadvantage Pty Ltd has announced new initiatives assisted by the ATS Export Support Grant program.
RECRUITadvantage, which makes turboRECRUIT, has launched a new data centre facility in London to service EU and US clients. The company is pursuing aggressive growth this year and currently has a team in UK, Switzerland, and Germany closing lucrative business deals.
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Axolotl |
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ATS Alumni member Axolotl is a specialist metal finishing company that produces unique metal coatings that give the appearance of solid metal. Headquartered in Sydney, the company has expanded its operations internationally, with licensed operators now located in Asia, the UAE, the EU and the US. A new Axolotl license has just been sold in Italy, with the factory based in Modena. | |
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Calumo Group |
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ATS member CALUMO Group and performance management solution specialist continues to win new projects in Australia, the UK and the US with the latest version of its performance management suite, CALUMO. With assistance from the ATS Export Support Grant program, the company is expanding rapidly, employing more than 50 staff in Australia, with an office in UK and one planned for later this year in the US. Since an ATS facilitated business trip to the US in late 2007, the company has secured contracts valued so far in excess of $100,000. | |
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Card Access Services |
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ATS member Card Access Services provides remote banking and payments services for small business users of internet and front-counter purchases.
The company has announced that it has won a contract to install an ETx Payment Gateway to service the Brunei Government Ministry of Finance e-commerce payment systems and the national Carrier "TelBru" payment systems. Five independent local banks will be connected to the systems. The contract was a direct consequence of ATS assistance that allowed the company to exhibit at CommunicAsia in 2006.
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ASP Plastics |
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ATS Alumni member ASP Plastics has achieved strong national and international growth, particularly within ASP Healthcare.
When ASP Healthcare first joined the ATS program in 2004 it was selling its range of personal sharps containers into most parts of Australia and held the government contracts in both New South Wales and Western Australia. In addition it had experienced limited success in the export markets with trial orders having been shipped into several countries.
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Nuix |
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ATS member Nuix and accounting company Ferrier Hodgson Hong Kong have announced a partnership that will use the Nuix eDiscovery forensic software to reduce the time, risk and cost to undertake corporate investigations for financial institutions, law firms and corporations.
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BioBusiness Proof of Concept funding |
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The 2008 funding round for the New South Wales Government’s BioBusiness Proof of Concept Grant is now open and closes on Friday 1 August 2008.
The BioBusiness Proof of Concept Grant helps NSW life science companies take projects from research to early stage commercialisation. The program supports proof of concept projects to stimulate innovation and drive productivity in the life science industry.
What is available?
The BioBusiness Proof of Concept Grant funds 50 per cent of eligible project expenditure up to a maximum of $100,000. Up to 10 grants will be made in each year.
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UPCOMING EVENTS |
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NSW Enterprise Workshop |
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Winter Program starts in mid-July.
Click here for more information |
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ANZA Tech: Bridge to the US |
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Monday, 2 June 2008
5:30 - 7:00 pm
NSW Trade & Investment Centre Level 47, MLC Centre, 19 Martin Place Sydney NSW 2001
ANZA Technology Network brings its Bridge to the US Down Under! Come join us for a Silicon Valley-style power networking event and sign up for a FREE 30-minute consultation with ANZA CEO Viki Forrest and ANZA mentor Steve Anderson.
Register here and qualify for the drawing to win a FocUS Marketing Workshop slot good for two members of your company when you complete your company description on the Bridge to the US registration form.
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ATS: IP for Entrepreneurs |
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Intellectual Property: Strategies for Entrepreneurs
Wednesday 25th June, 2008
8am- 12pm
Level 47, MLC Centre
19 Martin Place, Sydney The seminar will feature presentations from ATS Patron SPRUSON & FERGUSON, one of the leading intellectual property firms in Australia, specialising in the areas of trade marks, patents, designs, IP litigation, commercialisation and management. Attendees will also be able to gain specialist advice in three different breakout sessions: ICT, Biotechnology and Manufacturing and Medical Devices. Click to view invitation
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Paymate's Haiwaibao.com Launch |
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Wednesday, 11th June 2008
6-7.30pm (official launch at 6.30pm)
NSW Trade and Investment Centre
Level 47, MLC Building
19 Martin Place
Sydney, NSW 2001
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Warren Centre Lecture |
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The Warren Centre for Advanced Engineering 2008 Innovation Lecture
'The Art and Practice of Engineering in a Digital World'
Thursday, 5 June 2008
Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo
from 5.45pm
To register, please go to http://www.warren.usyd.edu.au/events/IL2008webrego1.pdf
The lecture will be delivered by Mr Tristram Carfrae, Structural Design Engineer, Principal and Arup Fellow, ARUP.
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NEW MEMBER |
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Smart Digital Optics |
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The “Optical Fibre Electric Current Sensor” technology developed by Smart Digital Optics Pty Ltd, located at the Australian Technology Park, has been accepted for ATS membership.
Originally developed at the Photonics Cooperative Research Centre, the technology uses optical fibre technology and electronics to measure electrical currents remotely. The process has application in electrolytic smelting and high voltage AC and DC measurement. The process is being used locally in the mining industry by Xstrata and Ampcontrol, and interest has been shown by overseas interests including Siemens.
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| Contact us |
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If you are a NSW ATS Member or Alumni and have some news that you would like to share with our subscribers, please send your document to Greg Ross greg.ross@business.nsw.gov.au .
More information about the ATS, including details on membership, can be found at www.ats.business.gov.au
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