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LevelBlue to acquire Aon's cyber consulting teams in global deal

Thu, 12th Jun 2025
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LevelBlue will acquire Aon's Cybersecurity and IP consulting teams, including Stroz Friedberg, adding 300 experts and boosting global cyber defence services.
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Audiebant partners with Simply NUC to enhance safety tech

Thu, 31st Oct 2024
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Audiebant has partnered with Simply NUC to become the exclusive supplier of custom computing products, aiming for 500% growth in client base and revenue.
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IFS to acquire Copperleaf Technologies for asset management boost

Fri, 14th Jun 2024
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electricity
IFS has signed an agreement to acquire Copperleaf Technologies, aiming to finalise by Q3 2024. The move enhances IFS's AI-driven asset management capabilities.
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Databricks to acquire Tabular to boost data interoperability

Thu, 6th Jun 2024
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Databricks to acquire Tabular, aiming to bridge gaps in Delta Lake and Iceberg interoperability, enhancing its lakehouse architecture's open-source capabilities.
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maincubes signs 10-year solar power agreement, bolstering sustainability

Tue, 12th Mar 2024
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power / energy
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clean technologies
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sustainability
maincubes takes a major step towards sustainability with a 10-year solar power purchase agreement, expected to supply its FRA03 data centre with up to 34 megawatts peak power.
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Westcon-Comstor signs key deal with Amazon Web Services

Wed, 31st Jan 2024
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Westcon-Comstor has announced it has strengthened its commitment to Amazon Web Services Marketplace through a new agreement.
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Westcon-Comstor becomes first distributor to deliver Zscaler services in EMEA

Mon, 18th Dec 2023
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Westcon-Comstor is the first distributor authorised to deliver Zscaler services across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA).
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Kaspersky and TSplus sign MoU to develop cyber immune virtual desktop solutions

Fri, 13th Oct 2023
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Kaspersky and TSplus partner to create Cyber Immune Virtual Desktop solutions, strengthening remote work security.
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Downing Street eyes creation of 'AI Safety Institute' amidst risks

Wed, 11th Oct 2023
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Downing Street considering the establishment of an 'AI Safety Institute' to address risks of frontier AI. International collaboration urged.
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Cylera strengthens cybersecurity partnership with NHS Trust

Wed, 11th Oct 2023
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Cylera partners with Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust for three years, enhancing healthcare IoT cybersecurity.
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Wynyard inks $27 million deal with national security bureau

Mon, 11th Jan 2016
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The Auckland-based company will provide its security solutions to help the bureau solve high consequence crime, security and big data problems.
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Weak global demand weighs on New Zealand sheep, cattle prices

Tue, 3rd Mar 2015
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Weakening demand in China and Europe, combined with the impact of a nine-month port strike on the US West Coast, have eroded farmgate prices for sheep.