Acquisition Stories - Page 183

Global Stories

Acquisition stories

Outsourcing

Partners Group acquires Civica for not to be sneezed at £1 million

Private equity giant Partners Group snaps up Civica for a hefty £1 billion, bolstering public sector services globally.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 26th Jul 2017

Privileged Access Management

Gemalto blames declining SIM & payments market for drop in Q2 revenue prediction

Gemalto has lowered its second quarter revenue predictions by 9% to NZ$1.2billion, driven by a decline in its SIM business.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 24th Jul 2017

Unified Communications

Freshworks acquires startup's chatbot-building platform

Joe Hukum's technology is powered by a robust decision tree framework that automates sales, service, and support workflows, across various channels.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Mon, 24th Jul 2017

Ovum

Middleware-as-a-Service - TIBCO declared a leader in new report

TIBCO Software has been recognized for its API platform in Ovum's recent Middleware-as-a-Service Decision Matrix report.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Fri, 21st Jul 2017

Artificial Intelligence

Marketing campaigns get smart: New solution combines AI & consulting services

As CSPs look to retain and gain new profitable customers, they need the ability to quickly implement effective marketing strategies.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Fri, 21st Jul 2017

Hyperscale

US firm makes major strategic move to enter Asia data center services market

US firm Park Place Technologies has acquired IT hardware service provider Performance Data, expanding its data center services in Asia.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Fri, 21st Jul 2017

Cloud Access Security Broker

Broadcom-Brocade deal delay; knock-on effect for Extreme Networks-Brocade deal

Broadcom's US$5.9b acquisition of Brocade has stalled, with a knock on effect for Extreme's acquisition of Brocade's data centre networking business.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 20th Jul 2017

Data Science

Exclusive interview: Democratising data science & making AI more accessible

Progress, an American software company, is expanding its cognitive computing and machine learning capabilities.

By Julia Gabel • 6 min read • Thu, 20th Jul 2017

Hyperscale

Singapore data center company plans $500m investment in India, wider APAC next

Bridge Data Centers to invest $300-400m in India's data center market over the next two years, with plans for further investments in Asia Pacific.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Wed, 19th Jul 2017

Tech Data

Darren Adams departs Tech Data; Michael Costigan takes on interim role

Darren Adams has left the top Australia and New Zealand job at Tech Data, with Michael Costigan taking on the interim general manager position.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 18th Jul 2017

Nextgen Distribution

NextGen snaps up digital marketing agency Bang

Distributor NextGen has snapped up Bang Australia as it seeks to expand its digital marketing, demand gen and branding services.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 18th Jul 2017

CommScope

CommScope acquires Cable Exchange to tackle hyperscale data center market

The global company has a large footprint in China in particular with facilities located in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Fri, 14th Jul 2017

Licensing

Don't boil the ocean: Taking the sting out of software license audits

Software audits have become even more complicated as businesses now need to track software in complex environments, like the cloud.

By Hugh Darvall • 4 min read • Fri, 14th Jul 2017

Drones

AI, big data and drones, are these the future of NZ businesses?

New and innovative technology is in strong demand across all industries, including services such healthcare...

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Fri, 14th Jul 2017

Supply Chain

Infor's Networked CloudSuites offering increased supply chain transparency

The suites unify multiple applications into a single suite for specific industries such as healthcare, public sector and distribution.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Thu, 13th Jul 2017

Partner Programmes

CrowdStrike appoints AppDynamics veteran to lead partner ecosystem

The company says this strategic hire reaffirms its commitment to the partner community on the heels of rapid global expansion and growth.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 12th Jul 2017

Stories from Other Regions

Acquisition stories

Mergers and Acquisitions

Nova iT snaps up CMI Australia as it seeks largest MSP in Melbourne north title

Melbourne-based managed service provider Nova iT Group has acquired CMI Australia - with another acquisition on the way.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 25th Jul 2017

Software-as-a-Service

Simply Payroll establishes Auckland office, appoints senior advisor and design head

The online payroll provider has appointed Krishnakumar Guda as its senior advisor, and Ben Colgate as its design head.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Mon, 24th Jul 2017

Supply Chain

Shareholders of Yota call out company for 'urgent action and changes'

The group are 'deeply concerned' that China Baoli has mismanaged Yota and that there are huge changes needed for the smartphone company.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 13th Jul 2017

Manufacturing

Schneider Electric NZ elected exclusive distributor of industrial software solution

Schneider Electric NZ will distribute a software solution used by more than a third of the world's industrial and manufacturing plants.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 11th Jul 2017