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Micro-X has secured an eight-month, US$0.75 million contract extension from the US Department of Homeland Security to upgrade its miniature CT baggage scanner for scaled manufacturing. The award advances a technology platform towards possible commercial use, but does not yet represent a product sale or customer deployment.

Nodestream has deferred four convertible note maturities worth A$8.325 million, including a secured A$4 million note, into October and November 2027. The price of that extra time is a proposed issue of up to 189.2 million options, subject to shareholder approval.

Victor Group Holdings reported modest revenue growth in FY2025, but its audited loss widened to A$9.33 million after major impairments and higher amortisation. The cloud software company also disclosed a material uncertainty over its ability to continue as a going concern.

Dataworks has completed a A$3.0 million placement, issuing 25 million shares at A$0.12 each as it moves to fund working capital, government program delivery and platform development. Shareholders now face the next stage of the raising, with a 1-for-10 entitlement offer opening on 28 September.

Adisyn has moved closer to commercialising its graphene platform after independently verified sub-300°C deposition, a US patent allowance and a new defence technology arm. The progress came alongside a A$7.83 million statutory loss, A$4.47 million in operating cash outflows and a heavily judgement-based A$42.1 million technology asset.

Dataworks Group delivered a much-improved FY26, with revenue up 24%, operating cash flow turning positive and its Ontario platform entering commercial operation. But the ASX-listed regtech company remains loss-making, carries net liabilities of $1.93 million and says its survival depends on further funding.

NoviqTech has secured binding commitments for a $1.805 million share placement, but the raise cannot complete until shareholders approve it. The company remains suspended, and ASX has not agreed that the proposed funding package will be enough for reinstatement.

RocketBoots has completed a successful trial with a major Mexican retail bank operating more than 1,200 branches, opening discussions over a possible wider rollout. The company also renewed a 12-month agreement with a long-standing New Zealand banking customer, with total invoices raised of approximately A$231,000.

Stakk says recurring contracts now support 100% of its approximately A$55.2 million FY2027 pro-forma revenue forecast, while fresh international wins are being built into the FY2028 growth story. The company will establish Singapore as its non-US commercial, service and technology hub from November 2026.

Zimi has secured an exclusive three-year distribution agreement with Directed for retail, direct-to-consumer and direct-to-business sales across Australia and New Zealand. The deal gives its next-generation Matter devices access to more than 10,000 retail outlets, although commercial terms and guaranteed sales volumes remain undisclosed.

Vection Technologies has signed reciprocal five-year reseller agreements with Xerox, opening a potential Western European channel for its conversational AI, digital human, kiosk and XR technologies. The opportunity is strategically notable, but the agreements contain no minimum volumes, pricing or committed revenue.

Kinatico will deploy up to $5 million of existing cash reserves to buy back as many as 43.2 million shares, arguing its current share price does not reflect the company’s underlying value. The on-market program is due to begin on 5 October and may run for up to 12 months.