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Mobil Oil Australia Pty Ltd has successfully completed a deal with 7-Eleven’s Australian owners to transfer ownership of 295 Mobil branded service stations across to 7-Eleven Stores Pty Ltd.

Telstra has come to the realisation that customers may not be available during business hours and now allows customers to book service appointments for weekends.

Women business operators are more positive about their prospects heading into 2011 and more likely to be aiming for significant business growth than their male counterparts, according to the latest Sensis Business Index released yesterday.

The Toga Group was established in 1963 by current Executive Chairman Ervin Vidor, and has enjoyed 46 years of history and growth. The Australian, privately owned hotel group has more than 1,800 staff across Australia, New Zealand and Europe.

National Australia Bank (NAB) will launch an internet banking application for the Apple iPad tomorrow (Friday, 28 May 2010), when the device becomes available in Australia.

Nokia, Yahoo! and NAVTEQ are opening up new possibilities after Nokia and Yahoo! announced a partnership covering email and maps, with NAVTEQ opening up a unique opportunity for advertisers.

The Global Financial Crisis is being blamed as the cause of an increase in workplace bullying in Australia since the wake of the recession.

HTC’s Legend smartphone is being launched exclusively in Australia through Vodafone and Three Mobile, countering Telstra’s exclusive deal with HTC covering the powerful HTC Desire.

I’ve just had one of those days where, no matter what I do, I keep losing focus. This week I’ve been travelling a fair bit, but sometimes I think your brain just doesn’t appreciate being forced to look at a computer screen for hours on end. Here are a few things that work for me and help keep me on the task at hand ― hopefully you will add a few of your own ideas as well.

St.George Bank plans to release an iPad app for customers to access St.George Internet Banking from Apple’s iPad tablet within the next week.

Vodafone’s iPad plans look expensive compared with the soon to be released mobile data packs due on June 1st, with data packs starting at $9.95 for 1Gb.

As a veteran of ICT marketing (yes that means 20 years) I have been amazed to see the number of ‘booth babes’ used at this year’s CeBIT exhibition.

Harvey World Travel is experiencing increased interest from young entrepreneurs who are keen to run their own business and making their mark on the world.

Senator Conroy has continued to attack Google over privacy, all while Google dominates the Australian market, with the company responsible for over 90 percent of internet searches.

MYOB has appointed Don Gregg as Partner Relations Manager to link together external stakeholders for MYOB, including accountants, retailers and developers.

Most home owners are choosing their home loan for reasons other than price due to a lack of experience in the market and often stumble into expensive ill considered options.

Vodafone has released it’s iPad plans and used its last mover advantage to declare war on both Optus and Telstra offering unlimited data and significantly better value.

National Australia Bank (NAB) has recorded the worst customer service of the big four banks across two separate surveys released this week.

CEO of SansGov Matthew Tukaki has today called Australia’s major political parties into action, stating that a united front is needed to better educate businesses which are operating offshore.

Fresh Produce Group (FPG) have taken home the coveted NetSuite “Hairball Award” for realising the greatest cost reductions and disentanglement from conventional on-site software.