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Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) stories - Page 25

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Hyland acquires RPA specialist Another Monday
Mon, 24th Aug 2020
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Hyland has acquired RPA software developer Another Monday, adding robotic process automation capabilities to its portfolio.
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TAS acquires Experteq, looks to become leading mid-market player
Mon, 24th Aug 2020
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TAS acquires Experteq in bid to boost digital transformation services and become a mid-market player in cloud technology.
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Advanced Security buys local electronic security integrator
Wed, 12th Aug 2020
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Advanced Security Group has added another company to its portfolio – this time it’s South Island-based electronic security integrator VIP Security.
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Intuit acquires Kiwi-founded eCommerce provider TradeGecko
Thu, 6th Aug 2020
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Intuit has acquired eCommerce provider TradeGecko, allowing QuickBooks Online customers to access inventory and order management capabilities.
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Fortinet acquires OPAQ Networks to bolster SASE offering
Wed, 22nd Jul 2020
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Customers of the companies can now leverage firewall and SD-WAN capabilities, web security, browser isolation, multi-cloud workload protection, and more.
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Datto acquires Aussie procurement platform, Gluh
Tue, 21st Jul 2020
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Gluh’s SaaS platform automates the processes of product selection, quoting, and sales of IT products and services for MSPs.
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MyFiziq takes majority stake in Body Composition Technologies
Mon, 20th Jul 2020
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MyFiziq Limited will increase its majority stake in Body Composition Technologies Pte Ltd (BCT) to 54.5% in a capital raising move.
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Data centre market holds strong amid wider economic outlook
Fri, 17th Jul 2020
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Investors and developers are ‘bullish’ about the economic prospects of the data centre industry despite the overall impact of COVID-19 on the economic climate.
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HPE to acquire SD-WAN firm Silver Peak for US$925 million
Wed, 15th Jul 2020
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The deal will enable HPE to couple its Aruba Edge Services platform with Silver Peak’s software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) platform.
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SecOps NZ snaps up Prima Solutions, extends risk management services
Thu, 9th Jul 2020
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SecOps NZ boosts its information security risk and assurance management practice with the acquisition of Prima Solutions.
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IOTDC extends data centre services in Port Melbourne and beyond
Thu, 9th Jul 2020
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IOT Data Centers adds new facility in Melbourne to its network of geographically distributed data centers. Now accepting customers.
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Vodafone sells Auckland customer data centre to Plan B
Thu, 2nd Jul 2020
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Plan B will take over both operations and management of the facility, while customers will see no difference in operations.
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Keysight buys AI testing specialist Eggplant for $300m
Mon, 29th Jun 2020
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Keysight Technologies acquires digital automation specialist Eggplant for USD $330 million, enhancing its stake in the automated software test market.
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UPDATED: F5 being sued by company that claims to own NGINX
Mon, 22nd Jun 2020
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The company that came out of the woodwork when F5 acquired NGINX last year has appointed an investment company to pursue legal action in the US.
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NetApp moves to acquire Spot, eyeing application driven infrastructure
Fri, 5th Jun 2020
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NetApp acquires Spot to slash cloud costs and spur public cloud adoption, aiming to transform app-driven infrastructures.
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Thycotic acquires Onion ID, launches new access management products
Thu, 4th Jun 2020
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Thycotic has acquired Onion ID and launched new products aimed at enhancing privileged access management for cloud apps and remote workers.
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WatchGuard completes acquisition of Panda Security
Wed, 3rd Jun 2020
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Executives say the immediate goal of the now-combined companies is to provide stakeholders access to a newly expanded portfolio of security solutions.
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Cisco buys ThousandEyes, strengthening network portfolio
Fri, 29th May 2020
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Cisco acquires ThousandEyes, enhancing its cloud-based network and application performance portfolio with advanced internet and cloud intelligence capabilities.
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Microsoft acquires RPA specialist firm Softomotive
Thu, 21st May 2020
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Softomotive’s popular automation software, WinAutomation, will supplement Power Automate to provide more capabilities for RPA desktop authoring.
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Interview: Mimecast channel director on new partner programme and consolidation in the channel
Wed, 20th May 2020
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Mimecast's channel director outlines a revamped partner programme designed to tackle 2020’s growing cybersecurity threats and industry consolidation.