Russell Baskerville

A MANAGEMENT restructuring at IT services firm ASG Group has created opportunities for competitors Empired and Ajilon, which have bolstered their executive teams with new recruits.

RECENT mergers and acquisitions activity among some of the state’s smaller companies may provide a template to enable others chasing growth to go after their targets more effectively.

Shares in Perth technology company Empired have risen slightly on news of a contract with Barrick Gold.Empired joined forces with Melbourne-based technology firm Oakton to bid for the multi-million dollar contract.

Information technology group Empired has agreed to acquire Melbourne-based IT consulting service provider OBS for $15 million and has also announced a major contract with an unnamed resources company.

Perth company Empired has been award a $46 million contract to provide and operate the core IT infrastructure for Main Roads Western Australia's traffic control and corporate business systems.

IT services provider Empired has signed a deal to purchase Sydney-based customer relationship management firm eSavvy for $2.2 million.

Western Australian information technology and communications companies are continuing to spread their national influence, with Empired the latest to announce an east coast deal.

Perth-based Empired has reported stellar results for the 2013-14 financial year on the back of a national acquisition strategy.

Local IT firms reap rewards from innovative technology and public sector enthusiasm.

Perth-based IT services provider Empired has secured an agreement to provide managed services to Toyota Australia.

Local IT firm Empired has won a $20 million contract to provide application managed services to mining giant Rio Tinto under a five-year term.

Perth-based IT firm Empired has won a contract to provide managed services to a Singapore-headquartered oil and gas company, in a deal worth $15 million.

Local IT business Empired has secured a $10 million conract to provide infrastructure managed services to an unnamed global oil and gas company, under a three-year term.

Perth IT company Empired has upgraded its revenue guidance for the financial year by $10 million, on the back of numerous recent contract wins totalling $65 million, and has more than doubled its staff since the start of the financial year.

IT services company Empired is something of a rarity in Western Australian business, as it has been busy recruiting staff to support its expansion.

The WA winners in the 2015 EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards are looking well beyond their home state for growth opportunities.

Local IT firm Empired has decided against declaring a dividend payout to its shareholders, despite reporting a 135 per cent surge in net profit for the 2015 financial year.

Local IT company Empired has won a $12 million contract to provide managed services to Western Power under an initial three-year term.

Perth-based IT company Empired has won a $10 million contract to provide its services to the Victorian Department of Education and Training.

IT services provider Empired has grown its energy sector portfolio with the award of a $10 million contract by regional utility Horizon Power.

Empired shares lost over a third of their value after the IT services provider announced it had been hit with unexpected costs and was facing lower earnings.

Perth IT firm Empired has sunk into the red but believes a strong recovery in the second half of the 2016 financial year has put it in a good position for FY17.

One of the three prime contractors undertaking the state government’s GovNext ICT infrastructure project has recruited Perth-based IT services provider Empired as a subcontractor under a $15 million deal.

SPECIAL REPORT: The growing use of technology as a business enabler is creating opportunities for information and communication technology (ICT) firms.

IT services provider Empired has tapped investors for $16 million to pay off debt and meet $7.7 million in outstanding vendor payments.

Local IT firm Empired has grown its revenue for the 2017 financial year on the back of a surge in earnings from its operations on the east coast and in New Zealand.

IT services provider Empired has flagged modest results for the first half of the financial year due to a drop in public sector revenue in New Zealand.

Our board moves wrap includes Gabrielle Bell, Michael Blakiston, Russell Baskerville, and Julian Tambyrajah.