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Details: In Innovation; / Published on 13 February 2012

Australian entrepreneur Grant Steinberg has called on companies to embrace a broader view of commercialisation to take full advantage of Australia’s innovative capabilities.

“Commercialisation is about more than just turning IP (Intellectual Property) into products,” he said. “It’s about creating markets. Unless companies embrace that broader view of commercialisation, they are limiting their opportunities.”

Mr. Steinberg, who last year sold his company Groundhog Software to listed company DWS Limited (ASX: DWS), first entered the technology industry in the 1990s as one of the founders of Fusion Design.

As well as his business career, which started in 1984 when he established sailboard design firm Newave Marine Products, Mr. Steinberg studied industrial design full-time from 1991-1994 at the University of South Australia. In his final year of study, a project he worked on was selected to represent Australia at the MILIA new media conference in Cannes and also provided the catalyst for establishing Fusion Design with fellow students and co-founders.

Mr. Steinberg said although Australia was better at encouraging commercialisation now than in the 1990s, it was an area that would reward ongoing attention. “Under Steve Jobs, Apple epitomised the rewards of an excellent commercialisation process,” he said.

Details: In Innovation; / Published on 07 February 2012

Australia’s newest book publishing house, MidnightSun Publishing, will launch this week with support from two of the nation’s most successful technology entrepreneurs, Ross Williams and Simon Hackett.

Swedish-born Australian author Anna Solding has established MidnightSun Publishing to encourage greater diversity in book publishing in Australia. “The publishing industry is experiencing major restructuring due to new technology, but the barriers that face new writers are greater than ever,” says Anna.

“MidnightSun is different in the way that we embrace new technology. Rather than overlook new writers in search of the next blockbuster, we intend to publish a wide range of interesting titles that will connect new writers with readers.

“We believe MidnightSun has an advantage as a niche publisher that can exploit the technology revolution that is transforming the publishing industry. This will allow us to offer our titles in whatever format the reader wants, whether that’s a traditional bound book or one of the burgeoning electronic book (e-book) formats.”

MidnightSun Publishing will be launched at 7pm, Friday, February 10, 2012, at the SA Writers Centre on Rundle Street, Adelaide. *

Technology entrepreneur Simon Hackett, who recently sold his broadband company Internode to ASX-listed iiNet for $105 million, will undertake the official “ribbon-cutting” duties. Another technology trailblazer at the event will be Ross Williams, who in 2006 sold his company Rocksoft for US$63 million. Ross has provided MidnightSun with financial and technical support.

Details: In Calvert; / Published on 16 January 2012

Dean Calvert in Ride Like Crazy bike ride Business IT specialist Calvert Technologies is now offering Adelaide-based customers technology support for a fixed monthly fee.

Founded in 1995, Calvert Technologies is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner that supports customers ranging in size from small businesses to large government agencies.

Calvert’s fixed-rate Computer Support allows eligible customers to guarantee the availability of their computer networks for a predictable monthly cost.

Calvert’s founder and managing director Dean Calvert said the fixed-rate support service reduced the risk for customers. “It’s about removing the ‘sticker shock’ that can happen when an unexpected problem hits a customer’s network,” he said.

Details: In Alltraders; / Published on 25 November 2011

Australian software developer Alltraders is the fourth fast-growing company in South Australia, based on the company’s first appearance on the Fast Movers list of rapidly-growing SA businesses.

The accolade, announced Friday, comes just three years after its owners, Ben Horner and Michael O’Loughlin, began running it as a full-time business. Alltraders, which has 20 employees and a turnover of about $1.5 million, recorded year-on-year growth of more than 80 per cent.

Compiled annually by inBusiness magazine, the Fast Mover SA Company Index recognises 25 of the fastest-growing businesses based in SA.

Alltraders CIO Michael O’Loughlin said the Fast Mover Index inclusion was an important recognition of how far the company had come. “The result reflects the efforts of a concerted and sustained effort by a dedicated team who are focused on getting the best possible solutions for clients,” he said.