Acquisition stories - Page 190
Equinix named APAC Data Center Service Provider of the Year
Mon, 27th Jun 2016
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colocation
Equinix has been awarded Frost & Sullivan's 2016 Asia Pacific ICT Award for Data Center Service Provider of the Year at a ceremony last week.
EXCLUSIVE: CrowdStrike talks APAC, cyber security, EDR & nation-state attacks
Mon, 27th Jun 2016
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breach prevention
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ai security
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ai
Michael Sentonas, CrowdStrike's vice president for Technology Strategy explains why the company has launched in Australia, & biggest security threats.
Platform-based services are fast becoming prime differentiators in the media transformation era
Mon, 27th Jun 2016
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partner programmes
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ovum
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managed services
The emergence of new pure-play OTT services is gradually pushing digital service providers to embark on the media transformation journey.
Why is Dell really dropping its assets? To fund its EMC acquisition
Mon, 27th Jun 2016
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network infrastructure
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dlp
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healthtech
Dell is cutting its losses with its sale of Dell Software Group & its non-core assets to focus on its EMC acquisition, according to a TBR white paper.
Postr : Earn rewards for adverts on your lockscreen
Mon, 27th Jun 2016
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smartphones
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martech
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advertising technologies
New Zealand app Postr rewards users with free mobile data for viewing lockscreen adverts. Plans to expand into Southeast Asia.
Ingram Micro shareholders green light acquisition - and big payout
Thu, 23rd Jun 2016
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distributors
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acquisition
Tianjin Tianhai's acquisition of Ingram Micro moved a step closer this week with Ingram Micro shareholders overwhelming voting in favour of the deal.
Phishers no more - Xero's latest update revealed
Wed, 22nd Jun 2016
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fintech
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phishing
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financial systems
Hackers are gaining entry into email accounts and altering the bank details in invoices before sending to an unassuming client.
Dicker Data NZ clocks $135m in sales; eyes further expansion
Wed, 22nd Jun 2016
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dicker data
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distributors
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acquisition
Dicker Data New Zealand recorded sales of $134.7 million last year, posting a healthy profit - and has its eyes firmly on future growth.
Dell sells its Software Group division to global investment giants
Wed, 22nd Jun 2016
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network infrastructure
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m&a
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dell technologies
Dell has signed a definitive agreement with Francisco Partners and Elliott Management to sell Dell Software Group for an unspecified price tag.
The biggest losers in the Microsoft/LinkedIn merger could be other social networks
Wed, 22nd Jun 2016
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linkedin
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partners
Rivals brace as Microsoft's LinkedIn buy raises stakes in social network integration, questioning the future harmony of tech's biggest players.
VCE rides hyperconverged wave taking partners along for the ride
Tue, 21st Jun 2016
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emc
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vce
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partners
EMC's VCE resellers are cashing in on the vendor's move into hyperconverged, moving up the stack and into more lucrative services.
Ovum: Microsoft isn’t the only vendor threatened by the imminent arrival of Facebook at Work
Tue, 21st Jun 2016
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linkedin
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facebook at work
Microsoft has agreed to acquire LinkedIn for $26.2bn in a deal seen as a move to defend against the arrival of Facebook at Work.
Why the acquisition of LinkedIn annoys LinkedIn users
Mon, 20th Jun 2016
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microsoft
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facebook
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linkedin
Your data is for sale. It's something we've all known for a while now but $26.2 billion later the conversation has been reignited.
Ingram Micro's new owner continues buying spree
Fri, 17th Jun 2016
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distributors
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acquisition
Ingram Micro's new parent, HNA Group has continued its buying spree with a AU$159 million investment in Virgin Australia.
SugarCRM demonstrates just what is possible with AI
Fri, 17th Jun 2016
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crm
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data analytics
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martech
At its recent annual conference for customers and partners (SugarCon), SugarCRM revealed its bold roadmap for the future.
NZ’s Co-operative Bank modernises core IT infrastructure
Thu, 16th Jun 2016
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unisys
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the co-operative bank
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banking
Unisys recently announced their successful transformation of NZ’s Co-operative Bank’s IT infrastructure, with huge benefits.
Microsoft targets mother of all professional people master data with LinkedIn buy
Wed, 15th Jun 2016
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microsoft
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linkedin
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analyst report
So you saw the announcement: Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for over $26bn. Our team were contemplating the meaning of the deal.
Microsoft's LinkedIn purchase: The far-reaching industry implications
Wed, 15th Jun 2016
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linkedin
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m&a
Microsoft's acquisition of LinkedIn will have far-reaching implications to Microsoft's own business, competitors, partners and customers.
Why did Microsoft purchase LinkedIn? A treasure trove of information
Wed, 15th Jun 2016
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
Microsoft's recent purchase of LinkedIn shows that in a world of smart of machines, content is king and the new code base.
Expert dishes on Symantec/Blue Coat 'powerful' merger
Tue, 14th Jun 2016
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dlp
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symantec
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threat landscape
Symantec announced the acquisition of web and cloud security specialist Blue Coat. Symantec is about to become bigger and more powerful than the rest.