Australia's largest employer network of apprentices and trainees has welcomed the federal government's intention to place a focus on measures to assist small business in the May Budget.

OK Smart Wearables has finalised a deal with ROAM to acquire the development and design of over 100 new initiatives - from smart watches, phones, virtual reality devices, smart glasses, head-up displays and tablets to other wearable products.

WorkSafe WA has issued a warning to check high-risk work licences after being alerted to altered and created copies of the documents. [ + ]

Honeywell has announced the completion of the acquisition of Datamax-O'Neil, a global manufacturer of fixed and mobile printers used in a variety of retail, warehouse and distribution, and healthcare applications. The $185 million deal was announced in December of 2014. [ + ]

Many of the recent reforms to the 457 temporary skilled migration visa program have been well received by industry, particularly across the building, construction and resource sectors, while some may require further consultation to ensure a mutually beneficial outcome.

AIRAH will be holding the Solar Heating and Cooling Workshop 2015 at the University of Wollongong on Thursday, 23 April. [ + ]

Energy Action, a leading energy management consultancy firm, has commenced electricity auctions in Western Australia via its online platform the Australian Energy Exchange (AEX). [ + ]

IP surveillance solution provider Brickcom has been confirmed as an authorised Apple MFi manufacturer. [ + ]

3M Australia has issued a product recall on the Secure Fit Eyewear 200 Series SF201AF-AS Clear Lens, Anti-Fog Coating protective eyewear product. The eyewear is also a component of the 3M Asbestos/Dust Respirator Kit 7535. [ + ]

Cisco has announced the investment in a Cisco Internet of Everything (IoE) Innovation Centre in Australia. Cisco's IoE Innovation Centres are aimed at catalysing and showcasing IoE innovation and development, bringing together customers, industry partners, start-ups, application developers, accelerators, government organisations and universities. The new centre in Australia will be one of eight globally including Rio de Janeiro, Toronto, Songdo, Berlin, Barcelona, Tokyo and London. [ + ]

Ten young apprentice tradespeople will participate in a 6-day 'Outback Links' farm revival in the drought-afflicted region around Lightning Ridge in North-Western NSW this April. [ + ]

The new Energy Cut initiative provides small businesses with valuable ways to manage energy costs, said Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) CEO Oliver Yates. [ + ]

The National Road Safety Partnership Program recently reported that Nissan Europe is now applying glow-in-the-dark car paint to its 100% electric British-built LEAF vehicles. The company claims this is a world first, although glowing car paint and glow-in-the-dark car wraps have been available for some time.

NAB Now, NAB's new point of sale app and mobile device solution, is now available to all small business owners. [ + ]

Worldwide sales of smartphones to end users had a record fourth quarter of 2014 with an increase to 367.5 million units, according to Gartner, Inc, taking the total number of smartphone sales in 2014 to 1.2 billion units.