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Koch Industries finalises Infor acquisition, commences 'new era of growth'
Supply Chain

Koch Industries finalises Infor acquisition, commences 'new era of growth'

The acquisition will see Infor's product design and technology, 68,000 customers and 17,000 global employees under Koch Industries' leadership.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 9th Apr 2020
Cloudscene recruits AWS, Netflix, Digital Realty execs to advisory board
Hyperscale

Cloudscene recruits AWS, Netflix, Digital Realty execs to advisory board

Cloudscene bolsters its advisory board with execs from AWS, Netflix, Digital Realty, and NEXTDC, aiming to revolutionise the digital procurement landscape.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 8th Apr 2020
Nutanix drives further ANZ expansion with new managing director
Hybrid Cloud

Nutanix drives further ANZ expansion with new managing director

Nutanix appoints Lee Thompson as managing director for Australia and New Zealand, aiming to expand its presence in the region.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 7th Apr 2020
Myriota cements North America presence through exactEarth deal
Space

Myriota cements North America presence through exactEarth deal

Myriota has bolstered its North American presence by securing a deal with exactEarth, involving satellite assets and spectrum licences, for CA$600,000.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 2nd Apr 2020
Denodo reports customer and revenue wins for 2019
Partner Programmes

Denodo reports customer and revenue wins for 2019

Denodo, the data virtualisation provider, has experienced worldwide growth in 2019 thanks to strong year-end momentum and quality customer interactions.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2020
IT sector leads S&P 500 charge - GlobalData
Health Technologies

IT sector leads S&P 500 charge - GlobalData

The IT industry did well in the S&P 500 index, where the industry accounted for 14.2% of the index constituents as of 31 January this year.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 16th Mar 2020
Acronis appoints security veteran as chairman of the board
Firewalls

Acronis appoints security veteran as chairman of the board

Bonvanie is the executive vice president of strategic accounts at Palo Alto Networks and has been a member of the Acronis Board of Directors since 2014.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2020
HPE's new container platform now generally available
Multi-cloud

HPE's new container platform now generally available

HPE's Container Platform, the first enterprise-grade container platform in the industry, is now generally available.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2020
WatchGuard to acquire Panda Security
Firewalls

WatchGuard to acquire Panda Security

Once the integration is complete, customers and partners will have access to a security platform that bridges the network and user perimeter.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2020
R&M announces sales are up, but profit is down for 2019
Hyperscale

R&M announces sales are up, but profit is down for 2019

R&M has announced it has experienced increased sales in 2019, reaching CHF276.7 million, with sites now in the US East Coast and China.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2020
Ivanti expands channel leadership team
Recruitment

Ivanti expands channel leadership team

Ivanti bolsters its channel leadership team with key appointments, naming Cyrus Hatfield as SVP of global sales and Gary Abad as VP of global channels.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2020
Equinix acquires Packet, looks to dominate emerging bare metal market
Hyperscale

Equinix acquires Packet, looks to dominate emerging bare metal market

Equinix has acquired Packet for USD $335 million, aiming to enhance its bare metal services and accelerate enterprise digital infrastructure across the globe.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2020
BMC snaps up Compuware, sets sights on mainframe industry
DevOps

BMC snaps up Compuware, sets sights on mainframe industry

BMC acquires Compuware to boost mainframe offerings, blending BMC's AMI and Compuware's Topaz suite for innovative DevOps solutions, pending standard approvals.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2020
Australian behaviour assessment company acquired by US giant
Biometrics

Australian behaviour assessment company acquired by US giant

Revelian, an Australian behaviour assessment firm, has been acquired by US-based Criteria to boost their emotional intelligence and game-based offerings.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2020
Mellanox to acquire security firm Titan IC Systems
Edge Security

Mellanox to acquire security firm Titan IC Systems

Titan IC Systems develops network intelligence technology that supports search and big data analytics across data centers worldwide.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2020
VMware's plan for intrinsic cloud security
Virtualisation

VMware's plan for intrinsic cloud security

Intrinsic security makes protecting critical applications and data more automated, proactive and pervasive across the entire distributed enterprise.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2020
Veeam completes its US$5 billion acquisition, in huge month for US M&As
Virtualisation

Veeam completes its US$5 billion acquisition, in huge month for US M&As

Veeam is now officially a US-based company, with the company's headquarters soon to be relocated from Switzerland to the United States.

By Nick Forrester • 3 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2020
Sophos acquired for US$3.9 billion in cash
Firewalls

Sophos acquired for US$3.9 billion in cash

In a 168% premium to its IPO share price in June 2015, Sophos stockholders now receive $7.40 per share, according to the company.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2020