ABB has announced it has won a major consulting technical maintenance systems service contract with Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited (MMAL).

Cincom Systems has marked the occasion of its 35th birthday with the signing of two new Australian customers. From humble beginnings in the basement of company founder Tom Nies, and an investment of just US$600, business software specialist Cincom has grown into a global undertaking providing customers including Citibank, Ericsson and Trane with software for customer relationship management (CRM), enterprise resource planning (ERP), data access and integration technology, IT outsourcing services and more.

Hewlett-Packard is planning to invest some $200m to expand its IT services presence in China. According to reports, the California-based HP will invest the sum in developing its IT consulting, systems integration and outsourcing services. This will add to the company's plan to open a financial service centre in Shanghai over the coming months.

Camms Profit Impact has been announced as a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for Business Intelligence (BI) in leveraging Microsoft technologies to provide BI-related solutions within process and manufacturing industries.

Technology provides manufacturers with competitive advantages, according to the Automatic Data Capture Association (ADCA).

Understanding terrorism for risk managers, property managers, engineers & architects.

Alcoa World Alumina Australia has released its first sustainability report covering Alcoa's operations in Australia, including Alcoa Kaal and Portland Aluminium.

Honeywell Industry Solutions has received a US$17 million order from the Zakum Development Company (Zadco) to supply, engineer, test, commission, and start up an Experion PKS Process Knowledge System for the Zirku and Satah plants on Sirku Island, Abu Dhabi.

The worldwide market for radar level devices is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.3% over the next fiveyears.

A gamble by four ex-Whyalla steelworks apprentices to launch their own business has paid off handsomely with their company on target for a $68 million turnover in 2004.

Sim2003 will provide an overview of the current techniques and software that are being used to solve issues faced by engineers working with fluid power systems around the world.

Responsible care, open software for real-time process monitoring, digital valves for digital plants, cost-effective safety instrumentation, and energy-saving systems, are some of the many innovations and proposals at the CIA2003 International Conference, Asia's most established conference on the chemical, oil & gas and process engineering industries.

Exporter and leading NZ farm machinery manufacturer, Giltrap Engineering was faced with a difficult decision. Its buildings needed to be upgraded and its computer system was not allowing it to run its business efficiently. What would be the best use of its money? This is one of the biggest questions Giltrap has had to answer for some time.

Cadcentre Asia Pacific - the Autodesk Authorised Systems Centre of Mechanical CAD solutions in Victoria - has announced the launch of a new training centre to help take designers and engineers 'to the next level' in their careers.

Processing and marketing more than 1.5 million tonnes of paddy rice annually, Ricegrowers' Cooperative Limited is currently one of Australia's most successful vertically-integrated agribusinesses.