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Palo Alto Networks advances attack surface management with Expanse
Firewalls

Palo Alto Networks advances attack surface management with Expanse

Palo Alto Networks to acquire attack surface management company, Expanse, for $670 million, enhancing its cybersecurity capabilities.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 30th Dec 2020
NEC snaps up Avaloq, moves further into digital finance field
Digital Signage

NEC snaps up Avaloq, moves further into digital finance field

NEC acquires Swiss digital banking firm Avaloq, aiming to accelerate long-term growth and global expansion strategy.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 25th Dec 2020
PDI acquires Cybera and ControlScan MSS to protect against security threats
Managed Security Services Provider

PDI acquires Cybera and ControlScan MSS to protect against security threats

PDI acquires managed security providers Cybera and ControlScan MSS to enhance its cloud-based network security solution.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 25th Dec 2020
5 Finance Automations to Speed Up and Scale Your Business
Supply Chain

5 Finance Automations to Speed Up and Scale Your Business

Strategic finance departments need automation to eliminate manual data entry and gain data-driven insights, accelerating time to market.

By Brad Drysdale • 5 min read • Tue, 22nd Dec 2020
Soprano Design acquires competitor Silverstreet to grow CPaaS footprint
Platform-as-a-Service

Soprano Design acquires competitor Silverstreet to grow CPaaS footprint

Soprano Design has acquired Silverstreet, solidifying its position as a top global communications platform as a service (CPaaS) provider.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 18th Dec 2020
Capgemini a Leader in IDC's SAP Implementation MarketScape
SAP

Capgemini a Leader in IDC's SAP Implementation MarketScape

Capgemini's co-innovation and co-development with SAP on industry and specific SAP solution areas was cited in the assessment.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 16th Dec 2020
Platinum Equity to acquire Ingram Micro global for US$7.2b
Mergers and Acquisitions

Platinum Equity to acquire Ingram Micro global for US$7.2b

Ingram Micro's global business may be sold for $7.2bn within the next six months, according to would-be buyer Platinum Equity.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 15th Dec 2020
New Relic acquires Kubernetes observability platform Pixie Labs
Virtualisation

New Relic acquires Kubernetes observability platform Pixie Labs

New Relic is set to take over Pixie Labs, a company that specialises in machine intelligence observability platform for Kubernetes development.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 15th Dec 2020
Nintex wins fifth innovation award from Aragon Research
Robotic Process Automation

Nintex wins fifth innovation award from Aragon Research

The company was presented with the Innovator Award for WCA at Aragon Research's virtual awards ceremony, Aragon Transform.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 15th Dec 2020
CyberCX acquires Foresight, looks to extend offerings for Australian Government
Customer Experience

CyberCX acquires Foresight, looks to extend offerings for Australian Government

CyberCX strengthens its Federal Government capability with the acquisition of Foresight, a leading cyber security consultancy.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 15th Dec 2020
Managing quality with a work-from-anywhere workforce
Customer Relationship Management

Managing quality with a work-from-anywhere workforce

Work-from-anywhere contact centres need quality control mechanisms to ensure a consistent customer experience, according to NICE.

By Darren Rushworth • 4 min read • Mon, 14th Dec 2020
Nutanix appoints new CEO as part of hiring blitz
Virtualisation

Nutanix appoints new CEO as part of hiring blitz

Nutanix appoints Rajiv Ramaswami as CEO, succeeding co-founder Dheeraj Pandey, who will retire from the position.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 10th Dec 2020
Fortinet buys SaaS firm Panopta
Firewalls

Fortinet buys SaaS firm Panopta

Fortinet acquires Panopta, a SaaS firm offering network and infrastructure monitoring, as part of its product expansion.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 10th Dec 2020
Will the good times continue to roll for Singapore's food and beverage industry?
Supply Chain

Will the good times continue to roll for Singapore's food and beverage industry?

Whilst some in the sector struggle to stay afloat and many are shutting their doors for good, others are booming in the most trying times.

By Rob Stummer • 5 min read • Wed, 9th Dec 2020
Veeam AWS backup v3 adds support for RDS
Virtualisation

Veeam AWS backup v3 adds support for RDS

Veeam Software releases v3 of its AWS backup product, offering fully-automated native backup and disaster recovery solutions for Amazon EC2 and Amazon RDS.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 9th Dec 2020
Hawaiian Telcom & Hawaiki extend capacity between APAC & the US
Unified Communications

Hawaiian Telcom & Hawaiki extend capacity between APAC & the US

Hawaiki Submarine Cable and Hawaiian Telcom have signed an international capacity agreement for the SEA-US trans-Pacific fiber cable.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 9th Dec 2020
Interview: Hyland shares the game plan for its Alfresco acquisition
Alfresco

Interview: Hyland shares the game plan for its Alfresco acquisition

Hyland has acquired content management services provider Alfresco, strengthening its position as a leader in content services platforms.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 8th Dec 2020
Ping Identity ranks first in all Gartner report's PAM use cases
Privileged Access Management

Ping Identity ranks first in all Gartner report's PAM use cases

The company was the highest-scoring vendor across the three major access management use cases identified by Gartner: Internal, External and Multiconstituency.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 7th Dec 2020
rhipe named APAC distributor for Nerdio
Public Cloud

rhipe named APAC distributor for Nerdio

Partners can benefit from Azure tech and ops enablement, guidance on packaging offerings and management of complete Azure environments.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 7th Dec 2020