Acquisition stories - Page 163

Plan B has appointed former Vodafone enterprise director Grant Hopkins as its chief commercial officer, which will focus on customer experience.

The worldwide customer relationship management (CRM) software market has gained momentum, with the Asia/Pacific region experiencing the fastest growth.

Driven by sturdy growth, Nextgen Distribution plans to double both staff and revenue, boosting its footprint in New Zealand's tech sector.

The Internet of Things (IoT) mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market will be worth nearly $15bn within the year, according to 451 Research.

Legacy infrastructure is holding companies back from achieving their businesses goals and preventing business agility and innovation say CIOs.

Exeed is ramping up its cloud offering, with analytics joining the line-up. Meanwhile boss Justin Tye hits back at David Dicker's HP push.

Express Data NZ rebrands promising disruption to the volume market, new cloud offerings – while boss David Dicker calls out HP.

It all comes down to how much the buyer wants the transaction to happen and the drivers the vendor has for selling.

AVG Technologies bolsters its privacy arsenal by acquiring Privax, the esteemed provider of VPN services, for $40M plus potential bonuses.

With 250 partners in New Zealand alone, he company has no plans on slowing down, with an expansion into the Australian market its next step.

Dell partners with Aerohive, bolstering its Wi-Fi offerings post HP's Aruba acquisition, sparking industry buzz on future strategies.

Core replacement cycles are brewing and global insurers will spend US$8.2 billion on software and IT services for policy administration in 2015.

NetSuite's Evan Goldberg unveils powerful mobile upgrades, ushering in mobile-first disruption era with enhanced Android app and Apple Watch support.

Mega deal falls through as TRS Investments fails to gain shareholder approval for NZX listing of cloud-based storage firm.

Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics helps businesses identify breaches and threats using behavioural analysis.

Yoobee is offering 2degrees business phone plans, as the Apple specialist continues its push into the commercial market.

Microsoft's new products and services aims to help IT decision makers 'lead their companies in the new era of enterprise computing'.

Careers NZ boosts support for youth by acquiring OOMPHER, featuring interviews with high-flying Kiwis for inspiration.

Leasing company FlexiGroup is promising faster payment for resellers and more specialisation, after finalising its acquisition of Telecom Rentals.

Bulletproof and Cloud House have partnered up to deliver cloud services to Kiwi high-growth entrepreneurial businesses.