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Acquisition stories - Page 93

Meg

HP revenue down across the board

Mon, 25th May 2015
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HP has announced its 2015 second quarter financial results, revealing revenue was down in all segments of the business.
Chain gang

Legacy infrastructure stifling agility and innovation

Wed, 13th May 2015
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network infrastructure
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Legacy infrastructure is holding companies back from achieving their businesses goals and preventing business agility and innovation say CIOs.
Jonathan

KeepItSafe targets trans-Tasman reseller base

Fri, 8th May 2015
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cloud services
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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.
Wifi in hand

Dell-Aerohive deal to counteract HP-Aruba acquisition?

Fri, 8th May 2015
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network infrastructure
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wireless networks
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cloud services
Dell partners with Aerohive, bolstering its Wi-Fi offerings post HP's Aruba acquisition, sparking industry buzz on future strategies.
Maze

New solutions for enterprises from Microsoft

Tue, 5th May 2015
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public cloud
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cloud services
Microsoft's new products and services aims to help IT decision makers 'lead their companies in the new era of enterprise computing'.
Threat landscape

The current threat landscape, according to Dell

Wed, 15th Apr 2015
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ddos
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network infrastructure
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cybersecurity
Dell warns of surging POS malware and cyber threats against payment systems in its latest threat landscape analysis.
Smiths

Smiths City names 'turnaround specialist' Roy Campbell as CEO

Tue, 14th Apr 2015
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Smiths City Group, the Christchurch-based retail chain, named Roy Campbell as chief executive, replacing Rick Hellings, who departs after 15 years as.
Us earnings

World Week Ahead: US earnings top agenda

Mon, 13th Apr 2015
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power / energy
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general electric
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financial results
US corporate earnings will take centre stage in the coming days with companies such as JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Johnson & Johnson and Intel report.
Cyber attack threat

Cisco unleashes extended security offerings

Wed, 8th Apr 2015
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malware
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
Cisco escalates its cybersecurity game, focusing on malware detection and response to fortify businesses against evolving threats.
Big data

Microsoft finalises acquisition of Revolution Analytics

Tue, 7th Apr 2015
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data analytics
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public cloud
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martech
Microsoft has officially closed an acquisition agreement with Revolution Analytics, the statistical software company behind the open source software R.
Xero

MYOB IPO and ASX listing unlikely to weigh on Xero: ForBarr

Wed, 1st Apr 2015
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financial systems
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xero
Arrival of MYOB Group, the Australian accounting software firm, on the Australian Stock Exchange is unlikely to weigh on the dual-listed rival Xero.
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KPMG gets First Point

Mon, 23rd Mar 2015
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KPMG Australia has bought Asia Pacific cyber security technology integrator First Point Global for an undisclosed sum.
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2degrees: No, not sold, buying!

Fri, 20th Mar 2015
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After plenty of speculation that 2degrees was about to be sold, it turns out they're the ones doing the buying.
Merge

Brocade snaps up mobile SDN start-up

Tue, 3rd Mar 2015
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Brocade is planning to extend its new IP role to mobile networks with the acquisition of mobile SDN start-up Connectem.
Vista

Vista annual profit falls less than forecast as sales climb 55%

Fri, 27th Feb 2015
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Vista Group International, the cinema software and analytics company, reported a smaller drop in annual profit than forecast in last year's offer docu.
Looppay

Samsung's mobile payment move poses more challenges to Google than Apple

Thu, 26th Feb 2015
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martech
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commerce systems
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payment technologies
Mobile payments are not yet a driver of handset sales. Few people will be basing their phone purchasing decisions on mobile payment functionality.
Cloud

What CIOs need to know about the changing face of technology

Mon, 2nd Feb 2015
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storage
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virtualisation
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private cloud
CIOs brace for tech upheaval, with Jay Kidd predicting seismic shifts across IoT, Big Data and cloud computing in 2015.
Office

Kiwi start up Xero makes waves in US market

Thu, 15th Jan 2015
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fintech
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hcm
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financial systems
New Zealand-based software start up Xero has today announced customers in the US have full access to the Xero payroll platform in three states.
Zomato

Say goodbye to Urbanspoon

Tue, 13th Jan 2015
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Zomato acquires Urbanspoon, marking a major US entry and global expansion, doubling its traffic to 80 million visits per month.
Ideas growth

OpenText continues to grow with IGC acquisition

Fri, 9th Jan 2015
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management
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OpenText has announced it has acquired Informative Graphics Corporation (IGC), a developer of viewing, annotation, redaction and publishing commercial software.