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Acquisition stories - Page 166

Servers

Cisco, HPE tighten hold on enterprise infrastructure market

Thu, 14th Jan 2016
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Cisco continues to dominate the enterprise infrastructure market with a 33% share in the past year. So which other vendors got a look in?.
Big fish2

Exclusive Group builds Aussie reach with Transition Systems acquisition

Wed, 13th Jan 2016
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whitegold
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transition systems
Exclusive Group, which acquired WhiteGold in 2014, adds to its Australian reach, buying cybersecurity and infrastructure VAD, Transition Systems.
Business network

Cisco dominates NAC market, thanks to acquisitions and innovation

Tue, 12th Jan 2016
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leadership
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analyst report
Cisco is dominating the Network Access Control market with its technology and acquisitions, says Frost - Sullivan.
Unified communications

Australian UC market shaken up by disruptive technologies

Fri, 18th Dec 2015
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uc
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wireless networks
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healthtech
As the market is impacted by disruptive technologies, UC solutions will evolve to stay relevant in order to service the core need for enterprise comms.
Horizon

Big Data to Small Data, more security attacks on the horizon

Thu, 17th Dec 2015
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devops
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data analytics
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martech
Experts warn: A pivot from Big Data could spur more, advanced cyber-attacks in 2016, with businesses bracing for impact.
Ma1

Carbonite ups DRaaS with US$14m acquisition of Seagate's EVault

Thu, 17th Dec 2015
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evault
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carbonite
Carbonite is bolstering its disaster recovery-as-a-service offerings with a US$14 million acquisition of Seagate Technology's EVault business.
Rip

VMware pulls plug on Virtusteam joint venture with EMC

Tue, 15th Dec 2015
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virtualisation
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it automation
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vmware
VMware has dumped plans to partner with parent company EMC in the Virtustream cloud services joint venture, announced just months ago.
Appointment

New faces for Westcon-Comstor as distie ups Comstor, cloud leadership

Tue, 15th Dec 2015
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supply chain
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westcon-comstor
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distributors
Westcon-Comstor gears up for growth with James Mackay and Rhys Shannon enhancing its Comstor and cloud expertise.
Spark and canterbury

Spark invests $14m in rapid 4G rollout in rural Canterbury

Mon, 14th Dec 2015
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uc
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4g technology
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spark
Spark New Zealand has been working with local councils to provide rural residents access to better, faster broadband and mobile data services.
Partnership highlight

Konica Minolta Australia reaches highest level of OpenText partnership

Mon, 14th Dec 2015
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partner programmes
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printing
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opentext
Konica Minolta is a partner in three of five categories: reseller, services and support, and was one of the first platinum partners announced.
Halt

Vocus and M2 enter trading halt pending court decision

Fri, 11th Dec 2015
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apple
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apple m2 chip
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vocus group
Vocus and M2 have gone into a trading halt on the ASX as the companies await the outcome of a court hearing on the Vocus' proposed acquisition of M2.
Golden eggs

Dicker Data joins the billion dollar club

Fri, 11th Dec 2015
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distributors
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acquisition
Dicker Data has joined the billion dollar club, hitting AU$1 billion in revenue for the year with three weeks of the financial year still to go.
Cogs getting turnt

The secret to a successful merger? Culture and collaboration

Thu, 10th Dec 2015
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m&a
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integration
Mergers and acquisitions are on the rise as organisations see this is as a strong strategic move in an increasingly competitive world.
Cradlepoint story

SDN meets 4G LTE connectivity with Cradlepoint acquisition

Wed, 9th Dec 2015
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network infrastructure
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sdn
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naas
Cradlepoint acquires Pertino, integrating SDN innovation with 4G LTE solutions to transform enterprise networking.
Knock out

MSC Mobility knocks out the competition

Tue, 8th Dec 2015
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partner programmes
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managed services
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mobility
Frost & Sullivan has named MSC Mobility the Enterprise Mobility Managed Service Provider of the year in Australia at the Australian Excellence Awards.
Fallback

New Opportunities for Zeacom as it becomes Enghouse Interactive

Tue, 8th Dec 2015
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uc
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zeacom
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contact centre
International acquisitions of Kiwi companies often spell the beginning of the end for the local operations, but for Zeacom it's a different story.
Move forward business motion

NZ Commerce Commission gives green light to Vocus/M2 merger

Mon, 7th Dec 2015
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apple
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commerce commission
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apple m2 chip
The Commerce Commission says it is satisfied that the acquisition will not substantially lessen competition in the affected markets.
Nz

Spark snaps up CCL in $50m deal

Mon, 7th Dec 2015
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uc
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appserv
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computer concepts limited
Spark New Zealand has acquired CCL for $50 million in a move designed bolster Spark's cloud services capabilities and its South Island business.
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Ingram Micro ups cloud play with Odin acquisition

Thu, 3rd Dec 2015
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distributors
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miro
Ingram Micro is bolstering its cloud strategy with the acquisition of Parallels' Odin Service Automation platform for an undisclosed sum.
2016

Key trends for Internet of Things for 2016

Thu, 3rd Dec 2015
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iot
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451 research
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automotive
While the IoT has reached an all-time high of hype and hyperbole, more and more organisations plan to deploy IoT technologies in the coming year.