Acquisition stories - Page 229

Lenovo says 'Hello Moto' to the tune of $3 billion
Thu, 30th Jan 2014
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Google is on the verge of selling its Motorola Mobility smartphone operations to Lenovo for around USD $2.91 billion if reports are to be believed.

New Interactive Intelligence hire drives social media channel push
Thu, 30th Jan 2014
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Interactive Intelligence appoints Carl Price as Marketing Manager for Australia, NZ & Pacific to strengthen customer experience management.

Analysing Yammer's year of Microsoft Office and SharePoint...
Thu, 30th Jan 2014
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yammer
18 months since acquiring Yammer, Microsoft reveals strategic integrations with Office, hinting at significant shifts ahead.

Noel Leeming transformation to focus on Services
Wed, 29th Jan 2014
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edutech
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partner programmes
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noel leeming
Noel Leeming is ramping up its services offering with ambitious plans to be New Zealand's leading technology service player.

As 7,500 jobs go to Lenovo, IBM continues “workforce rebalancing”
Wed, 29th Jan 2014
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IBM sheds 7,500 jobs to Lenovo, hinting at further cuts in a workforce rebalancing plan, amid a challenging financial period.

How will IBM/Lenovo deal impact the Channel?
Wed, 29th Jan 2014
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ibm
Following Lenovo’s US$2.3bn deal to acquire IBM’s x86 server business, many leading industry analysts have questioned how this will impact the channel market.

Lenovo agrees $2.3bn IBM server acquisition
Tue, 28th Jan 2014
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personal computing devices
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lenovo
Lenovo secures a $2.3bn deal to buy IBM's x86 server business, marking another step in their longstanding partnership.

What does Google's US$3.2bn acquisition mean for IoT?
Tue, 28th Jan 2014
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nest labs
My identifying these concerns wasn’t mean to depress you. But on the road to securing the Internet of Things, I think they bear consideration.

Vodafone NZ: 4G will just get better and better...
Thu, 23rd Jan 2014
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Vodafone secures 18-year 700MHz spectrum for $66m, will continue delivering leading 4G network in New Zealand.

Ex-Juniper VP joins Brocade's regional growth push
Tue, 21st Jan 2014
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dc
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brocade
Brocade appoints Adam Judd as Vice President for Asia Pacific, in charge of sales and business development across the region.

Innovation and disruption ahead for mobile payments market
Tue, 21st Jan 2014
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personal computing devices
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apple
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nfc
Mobile payments set for innovation and turmoil in 2014, with tech advances and challenges in digital wallets, says Ovum report.

Stable PC market keeps Intel in the black
Mon, 20th Jan 2014
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personal computing devices
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pc hardware
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intel
Intel sees a 6% profit rise amid a stabilising PC market, boasting $52.7 billion revenue and substantial shareholder returns.

Aerohive flying high following super strong 2013
Thu, 16th Jan 2014
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network infrastructure
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wireless networks
Aerohive Networks soared in 2013, doubling its customer base to over 13,100 and shipping its 500,000th access point, marking 74% growth from the previous year.

Former Symantec VP wins Arbor Networks presidency race
Mon, 13th Jan 2014
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arbor networks
Arbor Networks appoints Matthew Moynahan as president, replacing Colin Doherty. Moynahan has previously held various executive positions.

Aerohive ships 500,000th access point
Fri, 20th Dec 2013
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wireless networks
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healthtech
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cloud services
Aerohive Networks marks a milestone, shipping 500,000th access point, adding 4,000 new customers in 2013 across key sectors.

WatchGuard: Top 8 security predictions for 2014
Fri, 20th Dec 2013
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firewalls
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ddos
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network infrastructure
Could a Hollywood hack come true? Will there be a US Healthcare.gov data breach? Should you expect CryptoLocker clones?.

Sanity over sales priority for Kiwi businesses this Christmas
Wed, 18th Dec 2013
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fintech
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financial systems
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accounting systems
Local businesses are more focused on retaining their sanity than making sales this festive season – though many are confident of improved revenue.

Anticipating the shift from paper to digital pays off for Ricoh NZ
Mon, 9th Dec 2013
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Anticipating the shift from paper to digital has paid dividends for Ricoh New Zealand as the company revealed another year of solid profits.

Don’t believe the claims about private cloud market share
Fri, 6th Dec 2013
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private cloud
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cloud services
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analyst report
Claims of private cloud dominance are deceptive, a Gartner analyst finds, as the market and its maturity far diverge from reported figures.

Expanding Debitsuccess acquires UK direct-debit provider
Thu, 5th Dec 2013
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debitsuccess
Debitsuccess from New Zealand acquires DFC, a UK direct-debit provider, to boost its international operations and growth.