Acquisition stories - Page 204

Dicker Data has scooped up two top distie awards from key vendors, while boss David Dicker is a double finalist in the Executive of the Year awards.

OK has established a direct presence in New Zealand, opening an Auckland office with the vendor, opening the door to work more closely with partners.

UXC Eclipse has continued its acquisition trail, snapping up the Microsoft Dynamics AX and Business Intelligence divisions of NZ's Koorb Consulting.

Sektor has completed its acquisition of Comworth, with the Panasonic Toughbook and Zebra Card printers agencies joining Sektor's portfolio.

What next for Vocus? Is 2degrees of interest? A mobile network would certainly cover off all of the key market segments nicely (albeit only in NZ).

Ovum has dubbed the proposed merger of Vocus and M2 as ‘a welcome addition of scale for both companies’, noting we are now in 'consolidation endgame'.

Vocus and M2 plan to merge creating a $3 billion telco with capabilities ‘relevant to every individual, corporate and government entity' in ANZ.

In a competitive world where technology can make or break a business, why wouldn’t a business want a skilful CIO to focus almost exclusively on IT?.

ESET has bolstered its encryption abilities with the acquisition of award winning encryption company, DESlock+ as demand for the technology soars.

TPG Telecom surges with a 31% profit rise and sets sights on enhancing iiNet's product offerings following a buoyant financial year.

Deloitte Australia snaps up Oracle specialist Qubit Consulting to bulk up its identity access management capability.

Readify has advanced its plans to become Australia’s first development, design and data ‘powerhouse’ with the acquisition of Huegin Consulting.

Fourteen vendors have been listed in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for wired and wireless LAN access infrastructure - so who made the cut?.

HP and Ericsson are joining forces globally to drive innovation in mobile networking with joint Wi-Fi and LTE solutions and a bilateral reseller deal.

Thomas Duryea Australia and EMT claim top awards at Secunia Partner Awards as Flexera Software completes its acquisition of Secunia.

Bulletproof secures a strategic £3.55m takeover of Infoplex to bolster its private cloud services for blue-chip enterprises.

Mobility and the Internet of Things are changing the way business is done. These transformative trends can strain wireless networks to their limit.

Eaton's integrated power management solutions have been validated to operate with SimpliVity’s hyperconverged infrastructure solution.

Strong growth in Wellington has seen IT consultancy Theta expand its business in the capital, as the company celebrates 20 years in business.

iiNet will be removed from the ASX at close of trading today, as the company’s $1.56 billion acquisition by TPG Telecom nears completion.