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Webroot tackles IoT explosion with CyberFlow Analytics acquisition

Tue, 20th Sep 2016
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Webroot strengthens cybersecurity leadership with acquisition of CyberFlow Analytics, enhancing ability to address complex threat landscape.
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Industry acquisitions improve Oracle cloud execution ahead of database and NetSuite influence

Mon, 19th Sep 2016
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fintech
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iaas
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financial systems
Oracle's industry expertise will remain valuable on premises, but it has the opportunity to support differentiation of cloud applications.
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How Salesforce got into the artificial intelligence business

Mon, 19th Sep 2016
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data analytics
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cdp
Being born in the cloud is not only a help to its developers, but also it's an attitude. It's that attitude that the company has plenty of.
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HP's uphill battle to win market share in the copier market

Thu, 15th Sep 2016
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fleet management
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hp
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laser
HP strategises a breakthrough in the A3 copier space, banking on innovative products and a major Samsung acquisition.
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Extreme Networks to acquire wireless LAN business from Zebra Technologies

Thu, 15th Sep 2016
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martech
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commerce systems
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supply chain
Extreme Networks to acquire Zebra Technologies' wireless LAN business, expanding its networking solutions and services.
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Empired set to drive Royal Automotive Association's digital transformation

Wed, 14th Sep 2016
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uc
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digital transformation
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public cloud
Driving transformation has a whole new meaning to the Royal Automobile Association (RAA) of South Australia, as the company partners with Empired.
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JB Hi-Fi buys The Good Guys for cool $870 million

Tue, 13th Sep 2016
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jb hi-fi
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m&a
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the good guys
In a bold move, JB Hi-Fi acquires The Good Guys for £870m, eyeing synergy in the booming home appliance sector.
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Why has HP acquired the Samsung Electronics printing business

Tue, 13th Sep 2016
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samsung
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hp
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printing
HP has announced the acquisition of Samsung's printer business, valued at $1.05 billion, in a bid to disrupt the copier market.
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Exclusive Group revenue soars with six month results equal to full 2014

Mon, 12th Sep 2016
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exclusive networks
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distributors
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partners
Exclusive Networks' parent company is on track in its vision of doubling revenue every two years, clocking €575m in the first six months of 2016.
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Intel sparks move into VR realm with proposed Movidius acqusition

Fri, 9th Sep 2016
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ar, vr & metaverse
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intel
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m&a
Intel eyes future tech supremacy, set to acquire VR innovators Movidius, enhancing devices with smart, connected vision.
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Dell + EMC = $80B+ IT product behemoth

Mon, 5th Sep 2016
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network infrastructure
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cloud services
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emc
Dell's landmark $67 billion acquisition of EMC would create the world's largest IT product company, knitting together a broad range of IT assets.
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Hills inks Australian distie deal with Brocade

Thu, 1st Sep 2016
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network infrastructure
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wireless networks
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brocade
Hills has forged a key partnership with Brocade to distribute its enterprise IP networking solutions in Australia, enhancing Hills' existing offerings.
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Insight Enterprise snaps up Ignia

Thu, 1st Sep 2016
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digital transformation
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healthtech
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readify
Insight Enterprises acquires Perth's Ignia, eyeing global expansion in digital innovation and Microsoft partnership synergies.
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Cirrus Networks revenue continues climb; company inks new deal

Wed, 31st Aug 2016
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datacentre infrastructure
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local government
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cirrus networks
Cirrus Networks revenues for FY16 are up, but heavy investment has seen the company post a loss for the year. Meanwhile, it announces another new deal.
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Dell sets official date for EMC acquisition

Wed, 31st Aug 2016
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network infrastructure
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m&a
Dell's acquisition of EMC, creating Dell Technologies, will officially close on September 7th following regulatory approval by China's MOFCOM.
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Nutanix announces two new acquisitions

Tue, 30th Aug 2016
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devops
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converged infrastructure
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apm
Nutanix acquires PernixData and Calm.io to accelerate its enterprise cloud platform and storage-class memory systems.
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Bulletproof Group's 2016 financials show 'record' revenue, slowing profit

Tue, 30th Aug 2016
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edge computing
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partner programmes
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managed services
Cloud/managed services provider Bulletproof Group's full year 2016 financial results were released last week and the future is looking healthy.
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Aus & NZ at the forefront of security capability

Tue, 30th Aug 2016
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cybersecurity insurance
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phishing
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email security
Symantec's VP and CSO, Tim Fitzgerald, praises Australia and New Zealand's tech innovation but highlights their struggle to find senior security leaders.
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Standout growth in digital services, Dynamics bolster Empired revenue

Tue, 30th Aug 2016
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healthtech
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microsoft
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intergen
'Standout' growth across digital, Microsoft Dynamics and data insights, have bolstered Empired's revenue but not spared the company from a net loss.
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WhatsApp shares data with Facebook ahead of monetisation

Mon, 29th Aug 2016
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facebook
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whatsapp
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ovum
More than two years after its acquisition by Facebook, WhatsApp has seemingly succumbed to the inevitable pressure from its parent company.