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Acquisition stories - Page 110

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Kroll completes Redscan acquisition, expands cyber risk portfolio
Wed, 31st Mar 2021
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Kroll expands its cyber risk offering with the acquisition of Redscan, allowing for greater visibility and assurance in threat detection and response.
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Hewlett-Packard NZ posts $4.66m net profit loss
Wed, 31st Mar 2021
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financial results
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covid-19
Hewlett-Packard New Zealand reports $4.66 million net profit loss for 2020, down from $3.57 million in 2019. Revenue increased to $143.79 million.
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Ivanti acquires Cherwell Software, advances position as top service management vendor
Tue, 30th Mar 2021
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cherwell software
Ivanti acquires Cherwell Software to expand enterprise service management offerings and integrate low/no code applications.
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APAC financial firms bite down as crime compliance costs rise
Mon, 29th Mar 2021
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fintech
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risk & compliance
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financial institutions
The total projected cost of financial crime compliance within Asia Pacific firms reached US$12.06 billion, according to a new report.
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Gartner forecasts market boom for social and collaboration tools
Thu, 25th Mar 2021
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collaboration
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analyst report
The sharp uptake of social and collaboration tools in 2020 was far from a short term fad while people worked from home.
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Tesserent to acquire Secure Logic's managed security services business
Thu, 25th Mar 2021
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Secure Logic delivered an audited turnover of $9 million in FY 2020 and a $4.2 million EBITDA, with reportedly ‘strong’ earnings going into FY 2021.
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The Warehouse Group expands EV fleet with introduction of EV trucks for home deliveries
Thu, 25th Mar 2021
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data analytics
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martech
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cartech
The trucks add to the Group’s expanding fleet of light electric vehicles and will operate in Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga and Christchurch.
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App modernisation and edge computing vital to adapt in COVID-19 era
Fri, 19th Mar 2021
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digital transformation
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edge computing
App modernisation and edge computing are crucial for businesses to adapt post-COVID, says F5's State of Application Strategy report.
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How a NZ contact centre solution grew into a leading Microsoft Teams offering
Thu, 18th Mar 2021
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crm
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martech
NZ-based Zeacom's software has become Enghouse’s top-selling contact centre solution, with its Microsoft Teams contact centre offering at its heart.
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Cognizant names 21 locations that will epitomise the future of work
Wed, 17th Mar 2021
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workplace of the future
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future of business
Asia Pacific cities such as Wellington, Da Nang, Shenzhen, Songdo, Haidian Qu, and Kochi have all been named as hotspots.
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Netpoleon, LogRhythm sign Australian distribution partnership
Wed, 17th Mar 2021
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cybersecurity
LogRhythm Asia Pacific VP sales Simon Howe says the partnership aims to protect organisations from security threats, both now and in the future.
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Barracuda expands MSP portfolio
Mon, 15th Mar 2021
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firewalls
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cloud security
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partner programmes
Barracuda Networks expands its portfolio of solutions for IT managed service providers, including Barracuda CloudGen Access.
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Kiwi company Seequent acquired by Bentley Systems for $900 million
Mon, 15th Mar 2021
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m&a
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seequent
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growth
Bentley Systems, the global infrastructure engineering software company, is set to acquire New Zealand company Seequent.
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Dropbox acquires document sharing platform DocSend
Mon, 15th Mar 2021
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document management
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ecm
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mdm
Dropbox has agreed to buy document management firm DocSend for $165m as it looks to capitalise on remote working opportunities.
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Thoma Bravo makes bold move to acquire data integration firm Talend
Mon, 15th Mar 2021
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
Thoma Bravo acquires data integration firm Talend for $2.4bn in bid to expand market position and drive shareholder value.
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Xero launches authentication app to boost account security
Fri, 12th Mar 2021
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mfa
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fintech
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mdm
Xero launches new authentication app, Xero Verify, as part of its phased rollout of mandatory multifactor authentication.
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Splunk outranks other vendors for cloud observability
Wed, 10th Mar 2021
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devops
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siem
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multi-cloud
Splunk earns top ranking in the GigaOm Radar for Cloud Observability, recognized for its scalability and analytics capabilities.
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Jamf acquires tools from cmdSecurity to secure macOS enterprise offerings
Wed, 10th Mar 2021
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mdm
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cybersecurity
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healthtech
Jamf has acquired technical assets from cmdSecurity to enhance its Apple device management platform with new security capabilities.
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Macquarie, Aware Super propose AU$3.5bn acquisition of Vocus Group
Tue, 9th Mar 2021
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retail
Macquarie Group's MIRA and Aware Super have offered A$3.5bn to acquire Vocus Group's Australian and New Zealand arms if approved by shareholders and regulators.
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Sierra Wireless acquires Kiwi IoT solutions company as part of ANZ expansion
Mon, 8th Mar 2021
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iot
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m2m
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m&a
Sierra Wireless, the Canadian-based Internet of Things (IoT) solutions provider, has acquired Auckland-based technology firm M2M One NZ.