Acquisition stories - Page 164

Ingram Micro reports a 19% drop in Q4 sales to USD $11.3 billion as last year's figures were boosted by sales bonuses and exited business ventures.

Cloud and managed ICT company Tecala has appointed a new general manager of sales and marketing, whose expertise lies in high growth companies.

Dicker Data bolsters its capacity with an £18m acquisition of new Kurnell lands for office and warehouse expansion.

Dell's mega merger with EMC has cleared another hurdle after being given the greenlight by the United States Federal Trade Commission.

The Internet of Things will pose significant challenges for organisations due to the immaturity of technologies and lack of skills, says Gartner.

Agility and speed are key for IT leaders supporting marketing, says Gartner; predicts 2018 focus will remain elsewhere.

Data#3 has continued its strong profit growth, with a 9.6% increase in gross profit for H1 FY16, as the company's cloud solutions lead the way.

RXP Services saw a 53% increase in revenue in 2H 2015, reaching $55.8m, compared to the previous year's revenue of $36.4m.

Only 10% of Australian organisations have made significant progress in implementing DevOps practices, half the global average, says a study.

FireEye's Q4 2015 revenue rose 29% to $184.8m, with positive cash flow for the year of $37m, as the company grows towards profitability.

The decision is in, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise will have five local distributors come May, with three distributors cut from the line up.

M&A activity will continue brisk throughout 2016 as large, established vendors strengthen their core capabilities and expand their IoT presence.

KPGM Australia has snapped up technology consultancy, Markets IT, for an undisclosed sum, in a deal to bolster its play in the capital markets sector.

Fortinet boosts its ANZ market reach with a new deal, as Wavelink preps to push secure Wi-Fi solutions to multiple sectors.

Distributors across Australia and New Zealand are bracing for the outcome of a rationalisation of HPE's channel, which is being re-tendered.

A day after announcing its sale to Ingram Micro, Connector Systems says it's business as usual as it signs up new vendors.

FireEye has acquired Invotas in order to offer security orchestration capabilities as part of its global threat management platform.

CyberArk bolsters defence with Viewfinity v5.5, blending malware protection and user productivity in latest security update.

Invigor Group is selling its services business to Sydney-based Asmex Digital in a deal valued at up to $500,000.

Hot on the tail of releasing a slew of new education features with iOS 9.3, Apple has acquired LearnSprout, an education technology start-up.