Acquisition stories - Page 158

Are you - or your customers - sitting on a potential goldmine of customer data but failing to capitalise on the potential monetary value of it?.

Dark fibre provider Superloop has snapped up ISP ApexNetworks in an effort to rapidly deploy managed services capability for channel customers.

CyberArk is acquiring privilege management and threat detection vendor Viewfinity, with the deal welcomed by local distributor Connector Systems.

Aerohive is ramping up its focus on the New Zealand enterprise as it looks to take on Aruba and other enterprise wireless brands.

iGel Technology is ramping up its local presence and promising resellers potentially more lucrative deals than those gained through selling PCs.

Asia Pacific is experiencing high growth in cloud IT infrastructure sales, with sales of server, storage and Ethernet switches up 49.9% in Q2.

OK has established a direct presence in New Zealand, opening an Auckland office with the vendor, opening the door to work more closely with partners.

UXC Eclipse has continued its acquisition trail, snapping up the Microsoft Dynamics AX and Business Intelligence divisions of NZ's Koorb Consulting.

Sektor has completed its acquisition of Comworth, with the Panasonic Toughbook and Zebra Card printers agencies joining Sektor's portfolio.

What next for Vocus? Is 2degrees of interest? A mobile network would certainly cover off all of the key market segments nicely (albeit only in NZ).

Ovum has dubbed the proposed merger of Vocus and M2 as 'a welcome addition of scale for both companies', noting we are now in 'consolidation endgame'.

Vocus and M2 plan to merge creating a $3 billion telco with capabilities 'relevant to every individual, corporate and government entity' in ANZ.

In a competitive world where technology can make or break a business, why wouldn't a business want a skilful CIO to focus almost exclusively on IT?.

ESET has bolstered its encryption abilities with the acquisition of award winning encryption company, DESlock+ as demand for the technology soars.

Fourteen vendors have been listed in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for wired and wireless LAN access infrastructure - so who made the cut?.

HP and Ericsson are joining forces globally to drive innovation in mobile networking with joint Wi-Fi and LTE solutions and a bilateral reseller deal.

Mobility and the Internet of Things are changing the way business is done. These transformative trends can strain wireless networks to their limit.

Eaton's integrated power management solutions have been validated to operate with SimpliVity's hyperconverged infrastructure solution.

Strong growth in Wellington has seen IT consultancy Theta expand its business in the capital, as the company celebrates 20 years in business.

Three years of transformation and restructure have not been 'a smooth process' for Hills, but it has been 'absolutely' the right strategic decision.