Acquisition stories - Page 215

HP’s acquisition of Aruba Networks means HP, when it absorbs Aruba, will finally make the jump up the WLan vendor ladder to number two slot.

Spark New Zealand, formerly Telecom Corp, agreed to sell its Telecom Rentals business for $106 million to Australian financial services company FlexiG.

Shoply has acquired online retail website eStore.com.au in a deal designed to add depth to Shoply’s current office technology offering.

Brocade is planning to extend its new IP role to mobile networks with the acquisition of mobile SDN start-up Connectem.

Dicker Data cuts 110 jobs post-Express Data merger, incurring AU$4 million in restructure costs, while revenue for the consolidated entity soars 121.8%.

Social media & mobile devices have ushered in a new era of talent acquisition, providing new avenues and methods for connecting with candidates.

Vista Group International, the cinema software and analytics company, reported a smaller drop in annual profit than forecast in last year's offer docu.

NZX head of policy and legal Robin Dey has resigned after seven years with the company, and her role has been split by the stock market operator.

Gentrack Group, which develops utilities and airports software, affirmed its annual profit guidance and said it is looking at potential acquisitions.

Mobile payments are not yet a driver of handset sales. Few people will be basing their phone purchasing decisions on mobile payment functionality.

Veritas Investments, the food and beverage investor, reported a 16 percent decline in first-half profit as acquisition costs mounted during a buying s.

Intueri Education Group, New Zealand's largest private training college, missed its annual earnings forecast as its New Zealand businesses lagged behi.

Turners and Growers reports a 1.9% decline in full-year profit to NZD $16.6 million, attributing losses to processed foods and New Zealand trading pressures.

ServiceNow, the enterprise cloud company, has announced it is acquiring Intreis and is expanding its governance, risk and compliance (GRC) offering.

Ebos, which is heading for a record profit this year, sees opportunities to expand into Asia in the medium term, possibly in partnership with its bigg.

Xero's share price soars to a new high with a $147m boost from US investors, signalling strong future growth and new leadership in North America.

Metlifecare, New Zealand's second-largest listed retirement village operator, signalled full-year underlying profit may rise about 13 percent as it ex.

Westcon aims to be one of the best cloud distributors in the world, says Darryl Grauman, Westcon APAC Services and Cloud director.

Android and iOS are continuing to move toward total domination of the worldwide smartphone market following results from 2014.

Vocus Communications boosted its first-half sales in New Zealand by 81 percent after buying local fibre-line provider FX Networks last year.