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Insight Enterprise snaps up Ignia
Digital Transformation

Insight Enterprise snaps up Ignia

Insight Enterprises acquires Perth's Ignia, eyeing global expansion in digital innovation and Microsoft partnership synergies.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 1st Sep 2016
Cirrus Networks revenue continues climb; company inks new deal
DataCentre infrastructure

Cirrus Networks revenue continues climb; company inks new deal

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.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 31st Aug 2016
Dicker Data adds additional $58.8m in sales in first half of 2016; NPAT up 25%
Dicker Data

Dicker Data adds additional $58.8m in sales in first half of 2016; NPAT up 25%

Dicker Data is continuing its growth trajectory, with revenue and profit both up for the first half of 2016 with growth across old and new vendors.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 24th Aug 2016

Global Stories

Acquisition stories

Dell + EMC = $80B+ IT product behemoth
Network Infrastructure

Dell + EMC = $80B+ IT product behemoth

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.

By Geoff Woollacott • 7 min read • Mon, 5th Sep 2016
Cisco's first acquisition into the emerging container market
Cisco

Cisco's first acquisition into the emerging container market

Cisco acquires ContainerX to enter the container market, its first acquisition in this rapidly emerging space.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Fri, 2nd Sep 2016
Dell sets official date for EMC acquisition
Network Infrastructure

Dell sets official date for EMC acquisition

Dell's acquisition of EMC, creating Dell Technologies, will officially close on September 7th following regulatory approval by China's MOFCOM.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Wed, 31st Aug 2016
Nutanix announces two new acquisitions
DevOps

Nutanix announces two new acquisitions

Nutanix acquires PernixData and Calm.io to accelerate its enterprise cloud platform and storage-class memory systems.

By Sam Worthington • 3 min read • Tue, 30th Aug 2016
Bulletproof Group's 2016 financials show 'record' revenue, slowing profit
Edge Computing

Bulletproof Group's 2016 financials show 'record' revenue, slowing profit

Cloud/managed services provider Bulletproof Group's full year 2016 financial results were released last week and the future is looking healthy.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 30th Aug 2016
Aus & NZ at the forefront of security capability
Phishing

Aus & NZ at the forefront of security capability

Symantec's VP and CSO, Tim Fitzgerald, praises Australia and New Zealand's tech innovation but highlights their struggle to find senior security leaders.

By Sam Worthington • 3 min read • Tue, 30th Aug 2016
Standout growth in digital services, Dynamics bolster Empired revenue
Health Technologies

Standout growth in digital services, Dynamics bolster Empired revenue

'Standout' growth across digital, Microsoft Dynamics and data insights, have bolstered Empired's revenue but not spared the company from a net loss.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Tue, 30th Aug 2016
WhatsApp shares data with Facebook ahead of monetisation
Facebook

WhatsApp shares data with Facebook ahead of monetisation

More than two years after its acquisition by Facebook, WhatsApp has seemingly succumbed to the inevitable pressure from its parent company.

By Pamela Clark-Dickson • 4 min read • Mon, 29th Aug 2016
Intel unveils its 3D NAND Solid State Drives
Hyperscale

Intel unveils its 3D NAND Solid State Drives

The company says its new solid state drives are a cost-effective replacement for traditional hard disk drives.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Fri, 26th Aug 2016
APAC the driving force behind Megaport's FY16 revenue
Infrastructure-as-a-Service

APAC the driving force behind Megaport's FY16 revenue

Megaport's revenue up by 80% this year, with majority generated in Asia-Pacific units, says CEO Denver Maddux.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Thu, 25th Aug 2016
Service providers struggling in declining Asia Pacific IT services market
IT services

Service providers struggling in declining Asia Pacific IT services market

Top IT firms in APeJ grapple with market shrinkage and stiffer competition, as sector faces 2.1% slump amid economic shifts.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 25th Aug 2016

Stories from Other Regions

Acquisition stories

MYOB reports 6 months of 'financial highlights'
Fintech

MYOB reports 6 months of 'financial highlights'

MYOB Group reports double-digit revenue and earnings growth in first half of 2016, with pro forma revenue up 11% on last year.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Tue, 30th Aug 2016
Active optical cable market predicted to hit $3.48 billion in just 6 years
Optical Networking

Active optical cable market predicted to hit $3.48 billion in just 6 years

Allied Market Research has predicted that the global active optical cable market will experience rapid growth, hitting $3.48 billion by 2022.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Thu, 25th Aug 2016
Whānau Tahi strengthens IT play with health IT acquisition
Health Technologies

Whānau Tahi strengthens IT play with health IT acquisition

Whānau Tahi is strengthening its IT play, confirming its acquisition of health IT specialist firm SimplHealth.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 25th Aug 2016