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Welcome to the March edition of the NSW Australian Technology Showcase newsletter
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It has been another successful month for ATS Members and Alumni. Digisensory Technology secured a contract with the Australian Jockey Club and Atlassian reached a milestone of $100 million of accrued revenue. See our Latest News section for more details on these wins and other success stories.
CeBIT Australia 
CeBIT Australia 2009 will be held at the Sydney Convention Centre from May 12-14 with the NSW Department of State and Regional Development again a key supporter. Now in its eighth year, Australia's largest information and communications technology (ICT) event will exhibit the entire spectrum of ICT products and services to the marketplace.
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LATEST NEWS |
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DigiSensory Technologies |
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ATS member Digisensory Technologies Pty Ltd has won a contract with the Australian Jockey Club to install 35 of its smart CCTV cameras at Randwick Racecourse.
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Atlassian |
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ATS member Atlassian Pty Ltd has reached a milestone by breaking $100 million in accrued revenues. Headquartered in Sydney, Atlassian is a software development company that specialises in developing enterprise software which it markets via the internet.
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Flipscreen |
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Assistance provided through the ATS Export Support Grant has helped ATS Alumni member Flip Screen Australia Pty Ltd to expand exports of its equipment in the UK, the US and New Zealand, and to win its first order in South Africa.
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Fluffy Spider Technologies |
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The alliance between ATS member Fluffy Spider Technologies Pty Ltd and Taiwan-based design and manufacturing company Zylux Acoustic Corporation has lead to its first outcome: the Rich Internet Appliance Reference Design.
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Acoustica |
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ATS Alumni member Acoustica Pty Ltd produces sound control reduction systems for a broad range of industry sectors. In late 2008, the company’s QuietWave sound absorbing building product was a finalist in the grand final of the ABC New Inventors television program.
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TigerSpike |
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ATS member TigerSpike Pty Ltd provides a range of strategic, creative and technical digital services in the mobile and online technology areas. The company won the Best Mobile Entertainment Award at the 2008 annual Mobile Marketing Awards held in Sydney.
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E-Nose |
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ATS member E-Nose Pty Ltd has developed chemical sensors that can continuously detect and monitor in real time, minute traces of chemicals in the air. The process has application in the environmental pollution monitoring, security, and medical diagnostics sectors.
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IBA Health |
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ATS Alumni member IBA Health Group Ltd is Australia's largest listed health information technology company. The company has announced that its iSOFT business in Spain has won contracts with two regional healthcare services valued at $5.79 million. iSOFT will develop clinical and patient management systems for one of Spain’s most important autonomous regional communities.
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Netcat.Biz |
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NSW local government authority Mid-Western Regional Council has selected ATS member Netcat.Biz Pty Ltd Web Content Management (WCM) software and consulting services to facilitate a knowledge management strategy for the council. The strategy has been initiated in order to capture, classify, manage, and distribute the vast amount of information available within the council.
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Change in Export Market Development Grants |
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Businesses now incurring export promotion expenditure in the 2008-09 grant year, and intending to apply for the Australian Government's Export Market Development Grants from 1 July 2009, should be aware of key changes including:
• an increase to the maximum grant by $50,000 to $200,000
• lifting the maximum turnover limit from $30 million to $50 million
• reducing the minimum expenditure threshold by $5000, to $10,000
• allowing costs of patenting products overseas to be EMDG eligible
Click here for a list of free EMDG coaching sessions.
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NEW MEMBERS |
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Nubian Water Systems Pty Ltd |
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The "OASIS Biological Greywater Treatment System" technology, developed by Silverwater-based Nubian Water Systems Pty Ltd has been accepted for membership. The OASIS system combines the principles of adsoption, oxygenation and UV disinfection into a small scale system for domestic use that converts grey water into water suitable for activities such as irrigation, clothes washing and toilet flushing. The system is available locally, and the company has sold units to markets in the US, Cyprus, France, the UAE and Israel.
The company's website is www.nubian.com.au
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UPCOMING EVENTS |
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Capitalising on Innovation |
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Opportunities in the environmental sector
Wednesday, 11 March 2009
5.30pm to 7.00pm
Griffith Hack
Level 29, Northpoint
100 Miller Street, North Sydney
This event will provide specialist insight into how your company will be best able to capitalise on opportunities in the environmental sector.
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2009 NSW Enterprise Workshops |
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Registration is now open for the 2009 Enterprise Workshop's entrepreneurial business and management development programs. For more than 24 years a large number of senior business people have contributed their time and expertise to help create and expand successful businesses by providing experience-based training in contemporary business practice.
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2009 Smart Awards for Supply Chain Excellence |
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Nominations are open for the 2009 Smart Awards for Supply Chain Excellence. The Department of State and Regional Development is sponsoring the Award for Excellence in Supply Chain Innovation. Transport and Logistics business entities achieving excellence in innovation will be recognised by this new award.
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GreenBusiness09 Symposium |
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Winning business success in the transition to a low carbon economy
Tuesday, 31 March 2009
8.45am to 5.00pm
Australian Technology Park
Garden Street, Eveleigh
UK Trade and Investment Australasia (UKTI), with local partners, is hosting a symposium in Sydney to showcase UK and Australian innovation and opportunities arising from the emerging low carbon economy.
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CommunicAsia 2009 |
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Thursday, 16 June to Sunday, 19 June 2009
Singapore Expo
1 Expo Drive
Singapore
CommunicAsia 2009 is the Asia Pacific region’s largest international ICT and telecommunications tradeshow, the ideal location for launching or expanding your presence in the South East Asian market. Now in its 20th year, the exhibition will focus on cutting-edge technologies and commercial implications, as well as fast-growing technological sectors.
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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 contact Greg Ross at greg.ross@business.nsw.gov.au or phone 9338 6663.
More information about the ATS, including details on membership, can be found at www.ats.business.gov.au . |
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