Acquisition stories - Page 24
GDS Holdings and Alibaba China data center development underway
Thu, 30th Nov 2017
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tencent
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GDS Holdings is partnering with Alibaba to develop a new 5000 square meter data center campus in Hebei Province.
Broadcom completes $5.9 Billion acquisition of Brocade
Mon, 20th Nov 2017
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storage
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network infrastructure
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hyperscale
Broadcom finalises a USD $5.9 billion acquisition of Brocade, bolstering its storage and networking prowess after overcoming delays with CFIUS.
Solid results for Arrow ECS post Distribution Central buy
Mon, 16th Oct 2017
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financial results
Arrow ECS NZ boasts strong half-year results, with a pre-tax profit of £634,927 following its Distribution Central acquisition.
Itelligence expands Indian presence with vCentric acquisition
Tue, 10th Oct 2017
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sap
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itelligence
SAP solutions, hosting and managed services provider Itelligence has acquired SAP reseller vCentric Technologies Private Limited.
98% of firms still not quite sure about GDPR specifics
Fri, 6th Oct 2017
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data protection
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casb
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data privacy
70% of respondents across eight countries believe that GDPR will crown Europe a world leader in data protection, but there are lapses of understanding.
Synnex' US$830 million acquisition of Westcon completes
Mon, 4th Sep 2017
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westcon-comstor
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m&a
Synnex has completed its acquisition of Westcon-Comstor's Americas businesses and its minority investment in the Asia Pacific and EMEA business.
Exclusive: Frost & Sullivan outlines the 'massive' AI opportunity for resellers
Mon, 21st Aug 2017
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martech
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supply chain
Local integrators and resellers are yet to fully capitalise on the AI opportunity - and it's a 'massive' opportunity says Frost & Sullivan.
IT software services veteran joins Ivanti's customer success team
Sat, 19th Aug 2017
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ivanti
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customer success
Gwendolyn Smith joins Ivanti, bolstering the firm's customer success with over 20 years of IT service expertise.
Broadcom-Brocade deal delay; knock-on effect for Extreme Networks-Brocade deal
Thu, 20th Jul 2017
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Broadcom's US$5.9b acquisition of Brocade has stalled, with a knock on effect for Extreme's acquisition of Brocade's data centre networking business.
ADVA Optical Networking acquires MRV Communications
Tue, 4th Jul 2017
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mrv communications
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Germany's ADVA Optical Networking set to acquire US-based MRV Communications, expanding its reach in the network solutions market.
Profit increase for Distribution Central NZ pre Arrow acquisition
Wed, 21st Jun 2017
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arrow ecs
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distributors
Distribution Central – now Arrow ECS – recorded an increased profit for its Kiwi business last financial year, despite a small drop in revenue.
Exclusive: Polycom global boss talks a return to growth, new markets and women in tech
Mon, 12th Jun 2017
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hybrid & remote work
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Polycom is promising new products and entrance to new markets in the coming months as it seeks to return to growth after a US$2 billion takeover,.
The road to an all-flash data centre: Exclusive interview with HPE's product manager
Thu, 8th Jun 2017
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storage
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dc
With the scale and speed of flash storage becoming pervasive it's critical that customers re-think data protection to eliminate bottlenecks.
Thecus launches new 4-Bay rackmount N4820U series for enterprise storage
Wed, 10th May 2017
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storage
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intel
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Thecus launches new NAS series for small and medium-sized businesses, offering reliable performance and high data security.
Six key takeaways from Datto's 2017 State of the MSP report
Thu, 27th Apr 2017
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partner programmes
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healthtech
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managed services
Datto's State of the MSP report shines a light on the challenges faced by MSPs - and answers the age old question of Star Wars, or Star Trek?.
Staples buyer announces another ANZ acquisition: OfficeMax
Wed, 26th Apr 2017
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Platinum Equity has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the OfficeMax business in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) from Office Depot.
Lease is more: The reseller benefits in leasing
Mon, 10th Apr 2017
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fintech
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flexigroup
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simply leasing
With consumption based buying de rigueur, leasing too is seeing growth, with resellers being urged to capitalise on the demand.
Relaunched Simply Leasing ready for aggressive market share grab
Fri, 7th Apr 2017
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fintech
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atlas gentech
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Atlas Gentech's leasing arm, Simply Leasing, has relaunched with the company promising it will be aggressively pursuing increased market share.
Relaunch, expansion for Atlas Gentech's Simply Leasing as leasing demand soars
Wed, 15th Mar 2017
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simply leasing
Resellers are being urged to capitalise on growing demand for leasing and reap the benefits as Atlas Gentech's Simply Leasing gears up for a relaunch.
Staples ANZ business sold to US private equity firm Platinum Equity
Tue, 14th Mar 2017
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Staples has sold its Australian and NZ businesses to private equity firm Platinum Equity, with a rebrand and 'substantial' investment promised.