Acquisition stories - Page 208
Bulletproof reaches for the clouds with new record revenue
Wed, 8th Jul 2015
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Bulletproof is on track for FY15 revenue in excess of $28 million – a significant jump from FY14’s $18.3 million revenue.
Video surveillance market set for interesting 2015
Mon, 6th Jul 2015
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industrial
Differentiation will be a key market driver for almost every equipment vendor, distributor and integrator over the next couple of years.
Cloud driving server, storage and Ethernet switch sales
Fri, 3rd Jul 2015
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servers
Infrastructure related to cloud IT is proving a hot seller, with vendor revenue jumping 25.1% year on year in the first quarter of 2015.
Westcon snaps up full Lenovo commercial distribution
Fri, 3rd Jul 2015
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Westcon Group NZ has inked a deal with Lenovo which will see it distributing Lenovo’s PC portfolio in addition to the server and storage products.
Rhipe launches Microsoft CSP offering
Thu, 2nd Jul 2015
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Rhipe launches its Microsoft cloud solution provider offering plus services, extending cloud opportunities for its local partners.
Bulletproof launches cloud professional services
Wed, 1st Jul 2015
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Bulletproof has launched a professional services offering to provide channel partners and clients with consulting capabilities.
Cisco acquires security company for $635mn, builds IoT offering
Wed, 1st Jul 2015
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Cisco has announced its acquisition of security firm OpenDNS for USD $635 million to enhance its IoT offerings, set to close in fiscal Q1 2016.
Xero appoints new CFO
Tue, 30th Jun 2015
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Xero changed its recruitment tactics for senior executives earlier this year after the departure of two senior managers who weren't the right fit.
Spenceley takes helm at combined Vocus-Amcom company
Tue, 30th Jun 2015
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Amcom chief executive Clive Stein steps down, with Vocus boss James Spenceley taking the helm at the combined Vocus-Amcom business.
Red Hat's latest release, geared towards PaaS of the future
Fri, 26th Jun 2015
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Red Hat launches a new Mobile App Platform, promising to revolutionise PaaS with enhanced middleware services.
BlinkMobile wins in London, amps up expansion plans
Fri, 26th Jun 2015
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BlinkMobile's Blink Mobility Platform has won ‘The Best Enterprise Mobility Solution’ at this year’s Cloud World Series Awards ceremony in London.
Billion dollar UC market growing, driven by mobility
Wed, 24th Jun 2015
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Unified communications market to reach $75.81bn by 2020, driven by increase in mobile workforce and smartphone demand.
Empired ups revenue expectations; full steam ahead for FY16
Wed, 24th Jun 2015
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Empired has upgraded its revenue expectations for 2015 and 2016 on the back of contract success and rapid expansion across Australia and New Zealand.
Done deal: All go for Vocus-Amcom merger
Wed, 24th Jun 2015
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Vocus Communications' acquisition of Amcom passes its final hurdle, receiving court approval, creating a new telecommunications powerhouse.
Big data adoption hits tipping point in Australia
Mon, 22nd Jun 2015
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data analytics
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planning
Big data and advanced analytics adoption has hit tipping point in Australia as organisations seek to leverage technology to innovate and compete.
Wearables in the enterprise driving huge market growth
Tue, 16th Jun 2015
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personal computing devices
The number of cellular connected IoT/M2M devices is set to increase from 252 million in 2014 to 908 million in 2019, with wearables driving the growth.
Why did Vodafone acquire Worldxchange?
Mon, 15th Jun 2015
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Vocus, WxC’s current provider of IP transit (according to the ISP map) will lose out as WxC will have their transit agreements migrated to Vodafone.
Wynyard Group and Motorola Solutions, using data to fight crime
Fri, 12th Jun 2015
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Motorola Solutions’ Smart Public Safety Solutions and Wynyard Group’s analytics software will help public safety quickly gain actionable intelligence.
Microsoft strengthens app management with acquisition
Fri, 12th Jun 2015
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Microsoft bolsters System Centre and OMS application management across hetrogenous OS' and multiple environments with BlueStripe acquisition.
ACCC seeks industry feedback on proposed iiNet sale
Thu, 11th Jun 2015
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is seeking industry feedback the potential impact of TPG’s proposed acquisition of iiNet.