Acquisition stories - Page 156

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.

Mergers and acquisitions are on the rise as organisations see this is as a strong strategic move in an increasingly competitive world.

Cradlepoint acquires Pertino, integrating SDN innovation with 4G LTE solutions to transform enterprise networking.

International acquisitions of Kiwi companies often spell the beginning of the end for the local operations, but for Zeacom it's a different story.

The Commerce Commission says it is satisfied that the acquisition will not substantially lessen competition in the affected markets.

Spark New Zealand has acquired CCL for $50 million in a move designed bolster Spark's cloud services capabilities and its South Island business.

Ingram Micro is bolstering its cloud strategy with the acquisition of Parallels' Odin Service Automation platform for an undisclosed sum.

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.

UFone has rolled out a new Cloud Hosted PBX service, designed specifically for channel partners with business end users and powered by the 3XC system.

UXC set for a $428m takeover by CSC, aiming to forge a leading IT services giant in the region, despite a lowered bid per share.

If you want to increase your revenues, regardless of the businesses you provide solutions for, Fortinet has the answer.

The acquisition will accelerate Cisco's collaboration strategy to deliver video everywhere, across every endpoint, every screen, to every user.

The equivalent of 2,543,173 people aged 18+ now have a smartphone, with research showing 92% of adults will own a smartphone in the the next 12 months.

Dicker Data has been appointed a second distributor for Nimble Storage in ANZ, in a deal which provides a strong attach opportunity for resellers.

Aruba says it - and its partners - are riding a mobility wave driven by the #GenMobile generation and increasing demand for a mobile first approach.

CMOs in Australia and New Zealand are swiftly becoming tech decision-makers, usurping traditional IT roles, reveals new research.

In the digital age, strategic partnerships are far superior to internal research and development (R&D) or acquisitions, according to new research.

Kordia is expanding its cyber-security portfolio, snapping up up Wellington-based Aura Information Security in a $10.2 million deal.

Startups making it into Lightning Lab programmes receive an open cheque worth more than $500,000 each to use on Microsoft's Azure platform.

Blue Coat Systems is acquiring cloud security company Elastica for US$280 million in a move designed to strenghten the security vendor's cloud play.