Acquisition stories - Page 160

There were plenty of new faces at today's Ingram Micro Showcase including Dell, Hikvision, Blancco and EMC - along with a new division for the distie.

CSG inks deal to become channel partner for cloud-based UC and contact centre solutions provider 8x8 as it cracks $200 million in revenue.

In the age of hyper connectivity, VoIP is enjoying a very mainstream renaissance across business and consumer usage.

Lenovo cuts 5% of its workforce and streamlines mobile division in the wake of slowing growth and increased competition.

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

CodeBlue is gearing up for accelerated growth in the Wellington market following its acquisition of Wellington IT services company XWL.

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.

Juniper Network's New Zealand branch has seen its finances slump into the red, recording a $27,165 loss for the year ending 31 December 2014.

Dicker Data is looking to its future after completing an institutional placement to raise $40.24 million and a $10.5 million sell down by its founders.

Blue Coat acquires enterprise cloud data protection vendor Perspecsys to grab a share of the exploding cloud security market.

Exclusive Networks New Zealand operations have reported total income of $2.2 million for financial 2014, posting a loss of $41,438 for the year.

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.

Slingshot snaps up 9,000-strong user base from Woosh, bolstering its position in NZ's competitive broadband landscape.

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

The number of new cloud-based solutions will triple in the next four to five years, according to new predictions from IDC.

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.

SAP revolutionises its partner ecosystem, embracing diverse models for market agility and expansive growth in APJ.