Acquisition stories - Page 133

Erase IT provide IT asset (including hardware and equipment) disposal and recycling for over 650 customers across Australia.

Private equity firm Thoma Bravo has successfully completed the acquisition of data security firm Barracuda Networks for US$1.6 billion.

Visa acquires Fraedom for USD $197M, expanding its business suite with innovative B2B payment solutions that replace inefficient paper-based systems.

The company will acquire UCaaS provider Jive Communications in a bid to bolster their collaboration portfolio.

Companies with global aspirations face challenges in deploying effective communications infrastructure, but cloud-based platforms offer a solution.

In 2018, it will be the role of IT departments to translate how DevOps will ultimately benefit the enterprise as a whole.

Heading up the new Melbourne branch is Ashley Diffey who joins Venn IT Solutions with more than 15 years of experience.

​US-based private equity investment firm Platinum Equity has announced the acquisition of OfficeMax's business in Australia, with New Zealand pending.

Silicon Valley start up Rubrik has acquired backup and recovery specialists Datos IO as part of its goal to become a leading cloud platform for enterprises.

Epson named as a top global innovator for the seventh year in a row, holding a significant number of global patents.

Optus Business has expanded its long-standing relationship with NICE with the closing of a new, customer experience focused deal.

Together, Cisco and BroadSoft aim to deliver a full suite of collaboration experiences to power the future of work.

It has been rumoured that employees of HPE NZ could be facing redundancy due to the HPE Next initiative introduced by Meg Whitman last year.

As a result, Fujifilm will acquire a 50.1% stake of the combined company, leaving Xerox shareholders with 49.9%.

Red Hat is set to acquire CoreOS for USD $250 million, aiming to bolster its Kubernetes and container operations through this strategic purchase.

SAP agrees to acquire US-based CallidusCloud for USD $2.4 billion, marking a 21% premium per share, to boost its lead-to-money offerings.

Global analytics provider RELX Group has paid £580 million (AU$1.01 billion) to buy out the entire issue share capital of ThreatMetrix.

BusinessWorks is to be integrated into Hal Group following the settlement of the purchase by its parent company, Consolidated Operations Group.

It was only late last year when Avaya was cleared of bankruptcy, but the communications vendor is wasting no time in growing its business.

The opportunity to monitor new opportunities for emerging edge computing data centres and ecosystems is just around the corner.