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Acquisition stories - Page 27

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Westcon: New brand, expanded cloud focus and bumper financials

Mon, 27th Jul 2015
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Westcon has recorded solid Q1 growth as it increases its cloud focus and gears up to launch its Comstor brand locally.
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Digital Realty snaps up Telx

Tue, 21st Jul 2015
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Data centre and colocation provider Digital Realty has acquired US data centre colocation and interconnection provider Telx in a $1.8 billion deal.
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Vocus brings new offerings to table following Amcom buyout

Tue, 21st Jul 2015
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Vocus is ramping up its offerings as it completes its largest acquisition and adds managed services, cloud and security solutions to its lineup.
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BlinkMobile wins in London, amps up expansion plans

Fri, 26th Jun 2015
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​BlinkMobile's Blink Mobility Platform has won 'The Best Enterprise Mobility Solution' at this year's Cloud World Series Awards ceremony in London.
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UXC Eclipse's Dynamic success in retail

Wed, 3rd Jun 2015
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UXC Eclipse's investment in Microsoft Dynamics is paying dividends, with the company inking $20 million of retail business in the past four months.
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Tomizone, AU$5 million the richer, executes growth plan

Fri, 29th May 2015
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Kiwi Wi-Fi company Tomizone is gearing up for a major assualt on international markets after securing AU$5 million in public capital funding.
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Serko's annual loss widens, targets profitability in 2017

Mon, 25th May 2015
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Auckland-based travel firm Serko reports annual loss of $6.4m, but expects to be profitable in H1 2017. Revenue up 55% to $10.4m.
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Seagate targets Qnap in NZ with SMB focused NAS offering

Thu, 21st May 2015
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Seagate targets New Zealand's SMB market with a NAS offering, partnering with local tech distributor Connector Systems, challenging Qnap and Synology.
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KPMG gets First Point

Mon, 23rd Mar 2015
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KPMG Australia has bought Asia Pacific cyber security technology integrator First Point Global for an undisclosed sum.
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2degrees: No, not sold, buying!

Fri, 20th Mar 2015
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After plenty of speculation that 2degrees was about to be sold, it turns out they're the ones doing the buying.
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Worldwide server market revenues increase

Fri, 6th Mar 2015
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Worldwide server market revenues increase 1.9% in the fourth quarter as demand in china once again drives the market forward, says IDC.
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Vista annual profit falls less than forecast as sales climb 55%

Fri, 27th Feb 2015
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Vista Group International, the cinema software and analytics company, reported a smaller drop in annual profit than forecast in last year's offer docu.
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Breaking news: Xero shares jump 21% after $147 million investment

Wed, 25th Feb 2015
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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.
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Russell Jones: Banking on technology

Tue, 17th Feb 2015
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ASB's Russell Jones mixes tech and human touch to shape future banking, focusing on customer-centric innovation beyond just the bits and bytes.
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Vista agrees to buy US-based Ticketsoft, extending North American footprint

Wed, 11th Feb 2015
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Vista Group International, the cinema software and analytics company, has conditionally agreed to acquire Ticketsoft, a Dallas, Texas-based company.
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Aussies snap up Intergen

Tue, 21st Oct 2014
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Empired acquires Kiwi Intergen for AU$17.4m, creating the largest Microsoft services provider across the Tasman with 825 staff.
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Kiwi company dials up global market

Mon, 29th Sep 2014
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Comworth Group targets the US and Europe with its innovative Virsae software, aiming to become a global leader in unified communications.
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Why Alibaba's plans for global expansion is a 'long-term play'

Tue, 23rd Sep 2014
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Alibaba's quest for global expansion faces stiff competition in Europe and North America, marking it a 'long-term play' in the digital market.
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Hasta La Vista Kiwi... NZ firm begins trading as a public company

Mon, 11th Aug 2014
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Vista Group International begins trading after raising NZD 92m in an IPO, with a market capitalisation of NZD 188m. (110 characters).
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Opportunities aplenty as smartphone sales surge...

Thu, 31st Jul 2014
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Smartphone sales hit a record 295.3m in Q2 2014, as demand for mobile computing soars, buoyed by cheap models and emerging markets.