Acquisition stories - Page 82

The value of global infrastructure shipments hit an all-time high last year with 3 vendors and the channel dominating, but direct sales are catching.

After acquiring Origina Technology Services, Park Place is now the largest 3rd party maintenance provider in Ireland with aims to expand in Europe.

CyberArk has bought out cloud security firm Vaultive as part of a move to extend its capabilities in the privileged account management space.

Cisco has unveiled its five strategic business pillars for 2018, focusing on security, network reinvention, multi-cloud, data utilisation, and collaboration.

Cyber attackers are likely to use known vulnerabilities this year despite advancements in their threats, says ForeScout.

Nutanix unveils new incentives for partners to boost customer acquisition, offering up to 5% rebates and up to USD $3,000 per node sold with Dell EMC XC Core.

As customer expectations soar, SAP Hybris shows how a modern cloud CRM solution can transform customer relationships and drive sales performance.

Splunk has acquired security orchestration, automation and response (SOAR) provider Phantom Cyber Corporation for $350m.

ThreatMetrix has completed its acquisition by RELX Group's risk and business analytics segment in a deal worth over AU$1bn.

Huawei's SD-WAN uCPE AR650 wins top honours at the iF Design award, impressing judges with its flexible deployment and high-performance design.

Proofpoint will hand over US$225 million (AU$284 million) as part of a deal that will help the company continue its journey into phishing prevention.

Visa acquires Fraedom for USD $197M, expanding its business suite with innovative B2B payment solutions that replace inefficient paper-based systems.

Silicon Valley start up Rubrik has acquired backup and recovery specialists Datos IO as part of its goal to become a leading cloud platform for enterprises.

Datacloud UK 2018 launched in London today, forecasting strong growth in the UK data centre market, with cloud deployments up 41 percent last year.

Red Hat is set to acquire CoreOS for USD $250 million, aiming to bolster its Kubernetes and container operations through this strategic purchase.

Global analytics provider RELX Group has paid £580 million (AU$1.01 billion) to buy out the entire issue share capital of ThreatMetrix.

SwipedOn's CEO says the two recent milestones would position the company for a high-growth phase of aggressive development.

The opportunity to monitor new opportunities for emerging edge computing data centres and ecosystems is just around the corner.

With AWS holding 44.2% of the multi-billion dollar IaaS market, this acquisition positions Veeam well for potential further growth.

The inclusion of the company in the Leader category is based on Gartner's criteria, including completeness of vision and ability to execute.