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Acquisition stories - Page 23

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'Fascinating' vendor cloud battle ongoing in healthy SaaS market

Wed, 22nd Aug 2018
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It hasn't been around for long, but Synergy Research Group says the enterprise software-as-a-service (SaaS) can now be considered mature.
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Pivotel's strategic acquisition of a Kiwi mobile solutions provider

Mon, 20th Aug 2018
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Pivotel has acquired Wrights Satellite Connections Ltd in New Zealand, expanding its presence in the country's mobile satellite market.
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Who won the 2018 APAC Frost & Sullivan ICT Awards? Full list here

Thu, 16th Aug 2018
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Last night the biggest movers and shakers in APAC's ICT industry were celebrated, with winners including Equinix, Huawei, and Rackspace.
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DDN builds new enterprise virtualization and analytics division

Mon, 13th Aug 2018
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The new division will focus on helping enterprises get the most value out of their flash, virtualized and containerized hybrid cloud environments.
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Thales extends offer acceptance period for Gemalto acquisition

Mon, 13th Aug 2018
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Thales extends the offer acceptance period for its acquisition of Gemalto, awaiting regulatory approvals from various antitrust authorities.
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SD-WAN infrastructure market growth continues unabated

Thu, 9th Aug 2018
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The SD-WAN infrastructure market is set to hit USD $4.5 billion by 2022, with a remarkable 40.4% CAG, according to two new IDC reports.
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Diligent and Brainloop fortify cloud governance offering

Mon, 6th Aug 2018
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Diligent completes acquisition of Brainloop, making it the leading supplier of high-security collaboration software in Europe.
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Xero pays NZ$103m to acquire Canada-based cloud bookkeeping firm

Thu, 2nd Aug 2018
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Xero to acquire Canadian cloud bookkeeping firm Hubdoc for NZD $103 million, enhancing its financial data integration for small businesses globally.
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Report finds opportunities abound in the data center cooling market

Tue, 31st Jul 2018
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Where there's data centers, there's heat, which means the cooling market will undertake rapid growth and innovation in the coming years.
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DDN finalises acquisition agreement for bankrupt Tintri

Tue, 31st Jul 2018
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After stepping in at the final hour to salvage Tintri, Data Direct Networks (DDN) has finalised a new reseller agreement - here are the details.
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HPE introduces AI & cloud automation with latest storage portfolio update

Wed, 25th Jul 2018
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has announced new features to HPE3PAR focusing on enabling users to make better use of their data.
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Radiflow raises $18m with support from Singapore engineering firm

Mon, 16th Jul 2018
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Industrial cybersecurity solution provider now has $18 million more in its coffers after a successful investment round.
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DDN steps in at final hour to salvage Tintri trainwreck

Wed, 11th Jul 2018
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On its day of admitting bankruptcy, Tintri can now be brought back from the brink after Data Direct Networks made a bid for acquisition.
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Iron Mountain to spend $430m in Phoenix data center campus expansion

Tue, 10th Jul 2018
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Iron Mountain has undergone rapid expansion this year and has now announced a massive investment in Phoenix to meet increasing demand.
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Ensono nearly doubles in size with data centre company acquisition

Fri, 29th Jun 2018
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By acquiring a global hosted data centre services business, Ensono hopes to strengthen its presence in the UK and US, and establish one in India.
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DDN acquires Lustre business from Intel, significant investment to come

Tue, 26th Jun 2018
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DDN acquires Intel's Lustre File System business, aiming to boost its HPC, analytics, and cloud portfolio with substantial investment in new features.
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Huge money being made in U.S. data center real estate

Thu, 21st Jun 2018
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A real estate investment trust has revealed the value of two recent data center sales, with the total sum exceeding $85 million.
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HPE enables full software stack at the edge, announces increased storage offerings

Thu, 21st Jun 2018
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The Edgeline solutions enable customers to run unmodified enterprise-class applications and management software from edge to cloud.
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Continuum acquires MSSP CARVIR, adds SIEM to cybersecurity offerings

Fri, 15th Jun 2018
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The move extends Continuum's cybersecurity offerings and ability to enable IT service providers to meet the mounting security and compliance needs.
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MEF announces significant progress in its MEF 3.0 project

Sat, 2nd Jun 2018
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Today MEF published new Ethernet and IP specifications, progressing Layer 1 projects and the first multi-vendor SD-WAN implementation project.