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Pegasystems' acquisition boosts analytics capabilities
Data Analytics

Pegasystems' acquisition boosts analytics capabilities

The acquisition of Infruid Labs brings analytics and data visualisation with a simple user interface to Pega's solutions.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Thu, 14th Feb 2019
Webroot to be sold for $618.5m
Data Protection

Webroot to be sold for $618.5m

Webroot is about to be sold to data protection firm Carbonite for US$618.5 million after the two companies entered into a definitive agreement this week.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Fri, 8th Feb 2019
Cisco completes US$660m acquisition of semiconductor company
Semiconductors

Cisco completes US$660m acquisition of semiconductor company

Cisco has finalised its US$660m acquisition of semiconductor firm Luxtera, aiming to boost chip performance and cater to rising internet bandwidth demand.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 7th Feb 2019
Adobe acquires leading 3D creation software Substance
Gaming

Adobe acquires leading 3D creation software Substance

With the acquisition of Allegorithmic, Adobe takes on the industry leading 3D textures and materials creation software for Creative Cloud.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Thu, 31st Jan 2019
EdgeConneX acquires Munich data centre, plans for expansion
Hyperscale

EdgeConneX acquires Munich data centre, plans for expansion

EdgeConneX acquires a key data centre in Munich, marking its ninth European location, aiming to expand infrastructure amid rising demand.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 23rd Jan 2019
DigiCert's QuoVadis acquisition extends PKI expertise in EU
Certification

DigiCert's QuoVadis acquisition extends PKI expertise in EU

DigiCert has now officially completed its acquisition of QuoVadis Group from Swiss security firm WISeKey International.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 21st Jan 2019
New research shows data centre acquisition upsurge
Hyperscale

New research shows data centre acquisition upsurge

Data centre acquisitions surged in 2018 with 68 deals worth USD $16 billion, despite falling below 2017's peak, Synergy Research reports.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 15th Jan 2019
Akamai acquires Janrain for access management capabilities
Identity and Access Management

Akamai acquires Janrain for access management capabilities

Akamai Technologies is set to acquire Janrain, enhancing their Intelligent Edge Platform with advanced customer identity and access management capabilities.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 9th Jan 2019
Cloudera completes Hortonworks merger
Multi-cloud

Cloudera completes Hortonworks merger

Cloudera has finalised its merger with Hortonworks to pioneer an enterprise data cloud, promising unprecedented data insights and analytics flexibility.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 7th Jan 2019
Mercury Energy sells smart meter business for $270m
Mergers and Acquisitions

Mercury Energy sells smart meter business for $270m

IntelliHUB has acquired Mercury New Zealand's Metrix smart metering business for $270m, expanding its smart meter footprint in Australia and New Zealand.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 17th Dec 2018
Avnet to boost AI/IoT solutions with acquisition
Internet of Things

Avnet to boost AI/IoT solutions with acquisition

The acquisition of Softweb Solutions adds software and artificial intelligence to Avnet's ecosystem and bolsters its IoT capabilities.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Mon, 17th Dec 2018
HPE makes acquisition to expand big data market presence
Artificial Intelligence

HPE makes acquisition to expand big data market presence

HPE has acquired BlueData with the aim of providing an all-encompassing and easy-to-implement solution for AI/ML and big data analytics.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 29th Nov 2018
Citrix acquires micro app platform Sapho
Virtualisation

Citrix acquires micro app platform Sapho

Sapho's micro applications improve employee productivity by consolidating access to tools, activities and tasks in a simple and unified work feed.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 16th Nov 2018
ForeScout acquires OT security company SecurityMatters for US$113mil
IoT Security

ForeScout acquires OT security company SecurityMatters for US$113mil

ForeScout Technologies has acquired OT security company SecurityMatters for USD $113 million, enhancing its ability to secure both IT and OT environments.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 12th Nov 2018

Stories from Other Regions

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) stories

How technology is stimulating M&A in NZ
Artificial Intelligence

How technology is stimulating M&A in NZ

As the number of mergers and acquisitions grow, a major law firm report has explained just how technology is helping the activity along.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Fri, 1st Feb 2019
Iron Mountain announces acquisition to expand in APAC
Document Management

Iron Mountain announces acquisition to expand in APAC

Iron Mountain will gain a number of data centres from the acquisition as it continues to spread throughout Asia Pacific.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 8th Jan 2019
Apax Partners wins bidding war for Trade Me buyout
Trade Me

Apax Partners wins bidding war for Trade Me buyout

Apax Partners secures the win to buy Trade Me for NZD $6.45 per share after Hellman and Friedman withdraws, valuing the company at NZD $2.56 billion.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Fri, 14th Dec 2018
5c more per share: Trade Me bidding war heats up
Trade Me

5c more per share: Trade Me bidding war heats up

Hellman and Friedman escalates the bidding war for Trade Me with a higher offer of NZD $6.45 per share, surpassing Apax Partners' NZD $6.40 bid.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Fri, 7th Dec 2018