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FireCell-Acceleran merger targets Europe's mid 5G tier
Robotics

FireCell-Acceleran merger targets Europe's mid 5G tier

FireCell merges with Acceleran and secures EUR €7.9m to chase Europe's growing sub-EUR €1m private 5G market for industry and defence.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 7 min read • Sat, 21st Feb 2026
EY maps hyper-velocity AI priorities for tech during 2026
DevOps

EY maps hyper-velocity AI priorities for tech during 2026

EY urges tech leaders to pursue AI-fuelled deals, agentic systems and sovereignty-by-design as 2026 competition and security pressures grow.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2026
SUSE buys Losant to boost open source industrial IoT
Virtualisation

SUSE buys Losant to boost open source industrial IoT

SUSE acquires Industrial IoT platform Losant, vowing to open source the tech as it expands from edge infrastructure into automation software.

By Catherine Knowles • 6 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2026
Evergreen accelerates MSP deals with UK B Corp buy
Digital Transformation

Evergreen accelerates MSP deals with UK B Corp buy

Evergreen seals 47 deals in 2025 and snaps up its first UK B Corp MSP, Optimising IT, to deepen global managed services expansion.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2026
KnowBe4 appoints Yuneeb Khan as Chief Financial Officer
Data Protection

KnowBe4 appoints Yuneeb Khan as Chief Financial Officer

KnowBe4 names Yuneeb Khan CFO to steer global finances as it sharpens focus on human and agentic AI risk in cyber security.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2026
Zoho tops one million paying customers in 30th year
Software-as-a-Service

Zoho tops one million paying customers in 30th year

Zoho marks 30th anniversary by topping one million paying customers and 150 million users, with 2025 revenue up 20% year on year.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 7 min read • Thu, 19th Feb 2026
Zoho marks 30 years as paying customer base tops 1m
Software-as-a-Service

Zoho marks 30 years as paying customer base tops 1m

Zoho hits 1m paying customers and 150m users worldwide as the 30-year-old software group posts 2025 growth in clients and revenue.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Thu, 19th Feb 2026
Palo Alto warns on earnings as guidance disappoints
Software-as-a-Service

Palo Alto warns on earnings as guidance disappoints

Palo Alto Networks beat quarterly estimates but flagged weaker next-quarter earnings, unsettling investors despite stronger revenue and contract growth.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Feb 2026
Virtual IT Group names Maurice McCarthy as chief executive
Digital Transformation

Virtual IT Group names Maurice McCarthy as chief executive

Virtual IT Group appoints Maurice McCarthy as chief executive to drive ANZ expansion and embed AI across its managed IT and security services.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Tue, 17th Feb 2026
Check Point unveils four-pillar AI security strategy
Firewalls

Check Point unveils four-pillar AI security strategy

Check Point launches four-pillar AI security strategy and three targeted acquisitions to secure networks, workspaces and AI agents.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 16th Feb 2026
ABB to buy Premium Power to boost power advisory work
Hyperscale

ABB to buy Premium Power to boost power advisory work

ABB is acquiring Irish consultancy Premium Power to bolster its European power systems advisory services amid rising grid complexity.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Sun, 15th Feb 2026
Seismic & Highspot to merge in AI sales software deal
Data Analytics

Seismic & Highspot to merge in AI sales software deal

Seismic to merge with Highspot, uniting rival sales enablement platforms in an AI-first deal with Permira to remain controlling shareholder.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Sun, 15th Feb 2026
BriefCatch buys WordRake tech to expand legal editing
Physical Security

BriefCatch buys WordRake tech to expand legal editing

BriefCatch acquires WordRake's core tech and 12 US patents, aiming to fuse document-level and in-line legal editing in one platform.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Sat, 14th Feb 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) stories

11:11 Systems buys Aussie Broadband's Digital Sense
Unified Communications

11:11 Systems buys Aussie Broadband's Digital Sense

11:11 Systems snaps up Digital Sense from Aussie Broadband, deepening its VMware cloud play and bolstering its reach across Australia.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 23rd Feb 2026
Bizzdesign enters top 20 of UK public sector Tech200
Software-as-a-Service

Bizzdesign enters top 20 of UK public sector Tech200

Bizzdesign debuts in Tussell's Tech200, ranking 17th as UK public sector revenue surges 392% amid rising demand for digital transformation.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2026
Nexfibre buys Substantial in GBP £2 billion fibre deal
Unified Communications

Nexfibre buys Substantial in GBP £2 billion fibre deal

Nexfibre to buy Substantial in GBP £2 billion deal, creating UK's largest alternative fibre platform with 8 million premises by 2027.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Feb 2026
Red Helix names Simon Michie to lead Risk Crew unit
Data Protection

Red Helix names Simon Michie to lead Risk Crew unit

Red Helix has appointed veteran technologist Simon Michie to lead its Risk Crew cyber governance and assurance unit amid rising scrutiny.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Tue, 17th Feb 2026
Cooee expands Foodland reach with Indigenous cookies
Supply Chain

Cooee expands Foodland reach with Indigenous cookies

Indigenous-owned Cooee secures shelf space in about 90 Foodland stores, taking its native ingredient cookie range across South Australia.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 17th Feb 2026