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M2 added to ASX 300

M2 Telecommunications (ASX:MTU) has been added to the S&P/ASX 300 Index, in the wake of its record showing for FY11.

Sirius completes Pinnacle purchase

Enterprise software company Sirius Corporation (ASX:SIU) has completed the acquisition of asset, lease and property management software developer Pinnacle Software.

Resource Development Group buys Intellect Systems

Mining services company Resource Development Group (ASX:RDG) will acquire electrical engineering and industrial IT services company Intellect Systems in a cash and stock deal worth up to $5 million.

Dicker Data FY11 profit up 35.6%

Wholesale IT product distributor Dicker Data (ASX:DDR) reported a 35.6 per cent increase in FY11 profit -- to $6.1 million -- in its first set of results as a publicly-listed company.

Investorfirst acquires MarketsPlus

Financial services provider Investorfirst (ASX:INQ) will pay up to $2 million to acquire the developer of an online trading platform.

UXC completes FSG unit sale

IT services company UXC Limited (ASX:UXC) has completed the sale of its Field Solutions Group to Cashel House for $61 million.

Intermoco hires new CFO

Embedded networks and smart metering company Intermoco (ASX:INT) has appointed Brendt Henricus as its new CFO.

GoConnect signs terms for new JV

IPTV company GoConnect (ASX:GCN) has signed agreements covering terms of a new online transaction service platform joint venture.

SMB profitability hits rock-bottom ebb

Australian small businesses' profitability is at its weakest point in at least 18 years, with half of businesses experiencing a decline during the last quarter, according to a new survey.

Job ads fall again in August

Total job advertisements fell in August for the fourth time in the last five months, according to ANZ (ASX:ANZ) research.

Runge unveils $1.5m FY12 windfall

Mining software company Runge Limited (ASX:RUL) has disclosed it expects an insurance windfall to benefit its FY12 earnings by around $1.5 million.

Mobile Embrace swings to $2.6m loss

Mobile marketing and services company Mobile Embrace (ASX:MBE) swung to a $2.6 million FY11 loss, due to difficult trading conditions and spending on growth initiatives.

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