IT and communications company, Multiemedia (ASX:MUL), has signed an agreement to acquire 100% equity of New Skies Networks Australia Pty Ltd (NSN) from Netherlands-based satellite communications company New Skies Satellites B.V.

Health systems provider, Working Systems Solutions (ASX:WSS), has announced its second consecutive year of triple digit earnings growth and profitability.

The Australian Department of Defence has deployed a Gigabit Ethernet solution from Nortelat its bases located throughout Australia as part of a countrywide network upgrade project.

Business intelligence vendor, Cognos, has won a deal with Suncorp to rationalise reporting tools and software license costs across the organisation.

Accounting software vendor, MYOB Limited (ASX:MYO), has announced a strong lift in its half year results, including big increases in revenues and net profit.

Content management provider, Objective Corporation Limited (ASX:OCL), added its name to the growing list of Australian technology companies reporting record results for 2005.

Early adoption of wireless broadband services coupled with new energy-efficient and higher-performing developments in mobile devices are signalling the beginning of “mobility ubiquity” according to Intel’s top executive responsible for mobile computing.

Australian based AIE Technologies has announced the launch of www.Software4Rent.Biz, a fully automated, webbased service where users can rent popular Microsoft programs such as PowerPoint, Excel, Project etc on an adhoc basis such as by the hour, day, week and so on. Could this be the answer to open source?

Hewlett-Packard has been awarded a contract to implement an IT service management (ITSM) solution at Centrelink. The multi-million dollar deal, which uses HP’s OpenView platform and consulting and education services, is one of the largest Australian service desk implementations, according to HP.

Cisco is implementing a storage area networking (SAN) solution for Melbourne's Holmesglen Institute of Technical and Further Education (TAFE), which will see the college provide internal email addresses for up to 55,000 students.

Candle Australia Limited (ASX:CND), which now describes itself as a "white collar" recruiter reported strong results for the year ended June 2005.

Network encryption hardware supplier, Senetas Corporation Ltd (ASX:SEN), has joined the throng of technology companies reporting record revenues and profits.

Business and technology services provider, SMS Management and Technology (ASX:SMX) has joined the ranks of the emerging eight figure revenue brigade of Australian technology companies, posting a 33% increase in revenue and 34% increase in net profit for 2005.

Customer interaction management software provider, Talisma, has opened offices in Australia and New Zealand and appointed Paul Bunn as managing director of the local operation. Talisma's Australian offices will be in Sydney and Brisbane. Bunn has more than 18 years' experience in the software market.  Most recently he was vice president of sales for the Western Region of the United States at iPhrase Technologies Inc. and Open Market Inc. Larger Talisma Australian customers include St.George Bank and Yarra Valley Water.

Biometric technology provider, BQT Solutions Limited (ASX:BQT) has appointed senior security executive, Len Werba, to head up the new BQT Solutions office in Queensland and new commercial division of BQT to be announced this week. Werba has been involved in security project management and sales engineering of large scale integrated security systems since 1982. He has worked projects both in Australia and overseas, with organisations such as Project Services Qld, AMP, The Australian Federal Police and Western Australia Corrective services. Werba has a technical knowledge of a range of integrated security systems, CCTV, Digital Video Recording, Explosive Detection systems, Biometrics, Smart Card technology, Narcotics Detection, Weapons Detection systems and the integration of these systems. During the last 5 years with Johnson Controls, he has been involved in medium to large scaled projects, both designing and managing those installations. Before Joining Johnson Controls, Len was involved in Sales and Project Management for DKS Integrated Security Systems in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth.

Communications technology vendor, Premiere Global Services, has appointed Maya Bull to the newly created position of training and development Manager, Asia Pacific, based in Sydney. Bull joined Premiere Global Services in 2001 and prior to being promoted to the new position she was the product support team leader.  Previously, Bull worked in the UK at Braan, a call centre specialist, where she was team manager.

Web solutions provider, Melbourne IT (ASX:MLB), reported strong revenue and profit growth for the 6 months end 30 June 2005.

Voice and data communication solutions provider, Commander Communications (ASX:CDR), announced strong results for 2005, with big increases in revenue and after tax earnings but still saw its shares slide sharply down on heavy trading.

The signs were all there for a strong results announcement tomorrow from hardware encryption provider Senetas (ASX:SEN) as trading closed today.

Shares in accounting software distributor Reckon (ASX:RKN) dropped slightly for the half-year to 30 June 2005 on the announcement of a 14% reduction in net  profit because of a large tax bill for 2005.