Acquisition stories - Page 131

CEOs continue to transform their organisations and are more concerned about product relevance, customer loyalty and keeping current with new tech.

Qualcomm Atheros has acquired Ikanos Communications for an estimated $47 million, expanding their footprint in the carrier fixed line segment.

Accenture has acquired cyber security company FusionX to strengthen its security practice and help clients defend against cyber attacks.

Ingram Micro has taken a financial hit for the second quarter of 2015, recording a net loss of US$34 million in its global financials.

2degrees has unveiled its first broadband plans, debuting two consumer plans, with business offerings to follow soon.

Westcon has recorded solid Q1 growth as it increases its cloud focus and gears up to launch its Comstor brand locally.

Microsoft has announced the general availability of Advanced Threat Analytics (ATA) and Azure Rights Management Support for Office for iPad.

Data centre and colocation provider Digital Realty has acquired US data centre colocation and interconnection provider Telx in a $1.8 billion deal.

Vocus is ramping up its offerings as it completes its largest acquisition and adds managed services, cloud and security solutions to its lineup.

Microsoft has acquired field service management solution provider FieldOne to bolster its Dynamics CRM offering.

Fortinet has closed its acquisition of Meru Networks for an approximate $44 million in cash. Meru employees officially join Fortinet.

As Symantec and Veritas part ways, Veritas assures stability and growth in its channel despite the split, with fresh strategies ahead.

Blackboard invests in learning analytics solutions, acquiring X-Ray Analytics to help instructors meet students' needs.

Microsoft is slashing its workforce and has taken a US$8.3 billion hit as the global giant pulls back from its phone business.

Differentiation will be a key market driver for almost every equipment vendor, distributor and integrator over the next couple of years.

Infrastructure related to cloud IT is proving a hot seller, with vendor revenue jumping 25.1% year on year in the first quarter of 2015.

Westcon Group NZ has inked a deal with Lenovo which will see it distributing Lenovo's PC portfolio in addition to the server and storage products.

Rhipe launches its Microsoft cloud solution provider offering plus services, extending cloud opportunities for its local partners.

Bulletproof has launched a professional services offering to provide channel partners and clients with consulting capabilities.

Cisco has announced its acquisition of security firm OpenDNS for USD $635 million to enhance its IoT offerings, set to close in fiscal Q1 2016.