Acquisition stories - Page 25

Accenture is acquiring iDefense from VeriSign to ramp up its ability to help businesses better understand emerging threats and adjust protection early.

Datagate Innovation has raised more than one million dollars in capital as it gears up to to enter the North American market.

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Microsoft's acquisition of LinkedIn has been cleared by the European Commission, completing all necessary regulatory approvals for the deal.

Donald Trump's victory in the US election could have significant implications for the technology industry, say analysts.

CITIC Telecom CPC is now going 'full speed ahead' into the data center market, after purchasing Hong Kong's entire CITIC Telecom Tower.

Digital Realty has launched an SDN global interconnection platform to simplify global data centre and cloud interconnection.

'Standout' growth across digital, Microsoft Dynamics and data insights, have bolstered Empired's revenue but not spared the company from a net loss.

The completion date for Ingram Micro's sale to Tianjin Tianhai has been delayed to enable a US review of security implications to be completed.

Kiwi ERP provider Greentree has been snapped up by MYOB, as the business management vendor seeks to drive into larger enterprises.

Tianjin Tianhai's US$6 billion acquisition of Ingram Micro has hit a speed bump, with Shanghai Stock Exchange asking for more information on the deal.

Amazon Web Services has purchased Cloud9, a cloud-based coding platform that allows collaboration and integrated development environments.

Salesforce leads as the CRM market expands by 12.3%, hitting $26.3bn in 2015 amid a surge of M&A activity, per Gartner.

TNZI has announced it will strengthen its wholesale voice carrier network to include the United States, Europe and the high-growth Asian market.

Digital Realty boosts its European data centre reach, securing eight new facilities in key technology hubs London, Amsterdam, and Frankfurt.

IBM has acquired global consulting agency Bluewolf and announced it will join IBM Interactive Experience. Financial details were not disclosed.

Data center provider Digital Realty has fully leased phase one of its Osaka data center with a single customer taking all of the initial space.

Connector Systems is opening the doors to new opportunities for Kiwi resllers, with new vendors, new promotions and a new rewards offering.

United States printer manufacturer Lexmark is being acquired by a Chinese consortium in a US$3.6 billion deal.

The Australian fintech sector will reach $4.2 billion by 2020; of which A$1 billion will be completely new added value to the Australian economy.