Acquisition stories - Page 225
Telecom cleared to acquire unsold radio spectrum block
Fri, 30th May 2014
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Telecom gains clearance to acquire the final 5MHz radio spectrum block, boosting its 4G capabilities, the Commerce Commission announced.
Smartphone momentum still strong as market growth continues
Thu, 29th May 2014
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Global smartphone shipments are set to rise by 23.1% this year, hitting 1.2 billion, according to analysts IDC.
Apple closes in on Beats acquisition...
Thu, 29th May 2014
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Apple set to acquire Beats Music and Electronics for $3bn, bringing founders Iovine and Dr. Dre on board in a music industry shake-up.
Serko: Flying high in the Kiwi sky...
Tue, 27th May 2014
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fintech
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financial systems
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xero
For a company specialising in online corporate travel booking, how fitting to hear that Kiwi firm Serko is going places.
More on me: Peter Thomas, KeepItSafe
Mon, 26th May 2014
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dr
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cybersecurity
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cloud services
From baker to tech mogul: Peter Thomas, of KeepItSafe, revolutionised backup solutions, charting his journey from the food industry to a 750% growth.
'Lazy' telco rulers fail kiwi consumers
Fri, 23rd May 2014
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government
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chorus
Commerce Commission accused of failing Kiwi consumers in mobile market review. Two Degrees founder calls for action.
30 days of Express Data... $100m revenue for Dicker Data
Thu, 22nd May 2014
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Dicker Data's first month with Express Data brings in AU$100m revenue, with a strong start for the consolidated entity.
Distie deal thrills, Orcon spills and dollar bills
Thu, 22nd May 2014
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orcon
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renaissance
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the warehouse group
Orcon's bidding drama, Renaissance's $1 deal shocker, and big distie wins shape New Zealand's channel market in 2014's first half.
Redmond's new order, a big Aussie distie deal and a mystery start-up...
Tue, 20th May 2014
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lenovo
Six months is a long time in the New Zealand channel market - The Channel looks back at the big stories in February...
Unified Inbox racks up another acquisition; pushes into Asia
Wed, 14th May 2014
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snak
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Unified Inbox acquires Smak, advancing in Asia and innovating with 'LifeModes' to enhance communication and productivity.
Auckland-based ISP HD acquires Cloud Scale
Tue, 13th May 2014
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iaas
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cloud services
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Auckland-based Internet Service Provider and datacentre operator HD has has completed its acquisition of Cloud Scale, a New Zealand software IAAS provider.
Dr Dre celebrates as Apple nears US$3.2 billion Beats acquisition
Tue, 13th May 2014
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Apple set to acquire Beats Electronics in a $3.2bn deal, their largest ever acquisition, according to reports.
Has Apple missed a Beat with mega-bucks acquisition?
Tue, 13th May 2014
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Apple set to acquire Beats in $3.2bn deal, says Martin Scott, Head of Analysys Mason's Consumer Services Research.
Are Govt's under pressure to cut IT program budgets?
Fri, 9th May 2014
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government
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analyst report
Government agencies around the world are facing pressure to cut IT budgets and services, according to a survey by Gartner.
Microsoft reveals cloud adopters are “best performing” partners
Thu, 8th May 2014
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analyst report
Early adopters of cloud computing are among the “best performing” partners, according to a Microsoft commissioned study.
Samsung leads smartphone sales but is Lenovo / Motorola the winning team?
Wed, 7th May 2014
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personal computing devices
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lenovo
Juniper Research estimates that the combined Motorola-Lenovo smartphone shipments for Q1 2013 exceeded 20 million, putting the joint entity into a third place.
The simple but effective way to conquer the NZ tech space...
Wed, 7th May 2014
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orcon
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voyager internet
Seeby Woodhouse, founder of New Zealand-based Internet Service Provider Voyager, aims to simplify the telco market.
Microsoft Azure strengthens ‘Big Compute’ muscle with Kiwi Start-Up acquisition
Sat, 3rd May 2014
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data analytics
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public cloud
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martech
Microsoft acquires New Zealand start-up GreenButton to boost its cloud computing capabilities. http://bit.ly/1ilUh9a #Microsoft #cloudcomputing.
Big Compute for Microsoft Azure... Redmond reveals GreenButton acquisition
Sat, 3rd May 2014
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Microsoft Azure has acquired GreenButton, a provider of on-demand solutions for managing compute-intensive workloads in the cloud.
GreenButton acquisition 'great news' for NZ start-up industry
Fri, 2nd May 2014
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cloud services
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greenbutton
Wellington angel network AngelHQ celebrates successful sale of GreenButton to Microsoft, bolstering Azure's cloud capabilities.