Mergers and Acquisitions stories - Page 47

Symantec: Blue Coat acquisition a “work in progress”

Wed, 2nd Nov 2016

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Symantec's Global Partner Sales vice president spoke at a media briefing about what their acquisition of Blue Coat will mean for partners.

CenturyLink 'extends reach' through $34 billion buyout of Level 3 Communications

Tue, 1st Nov 2016

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Global IT company CenturyLink is spending around $34 billion to buy out Fortune 500 and global communications company Level 3 Communications.

Qualcomm spends up large, nets NXP Semiconductors for $47 billion

Fri, 28th Oct 2016

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Semiconductor manufacturer NXP will now become part of the global giant Qualcomm, after the acquisition was unanimously approved by company boards.

Why Managed Service Providers must change - or die

Tue, 25th Oct 2016

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it automation

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partner programmes

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kaseya

The managed service provider (MSP) space is experiencing an explosion of merger and acquisition (M&A) activity, with new announcements made daily.

Polycom's 'momentous day' as Siris Capital completes $2 billion acquisition

Thu, 29th Sep 2016

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Polycom has announced the completion of its acquisition by Siris Capital, in a $2 billion deal. Mary McDowell set to take over as Polycom CEO.

Oracle to buy cloud security vendor Palerra

Fri, 23rd Sep 2016

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Oracle to enhance its cloud services with the acquisition of leading security broker Palerra, bolstering protection for enterprise clouds.

Extreme Networks to acquire wireless LAN business from Zebra Technologies

Thu, 15th Sep 2016

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commerce systems

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Extreme Networks to acquire Zebra Technologies' wireless LAN business, expanding its networking solutions and services.

JB Hi-Fi buys The Good Guys for cool $870 million

Tue, 13th Sep 2016

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In a bold move, JB Hi-Fi acquires The Good Guys for £870m, eyeing synergy in the booming home appliance sector.

Intel sparks move into VR realm with proposed Movidius acqusition

Fri, 9th Sep 2016

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Intel eyes future tech supremacy, set to acquire VR innovators Movidius, enhancing devices with smart, connected vision.

Introducing Dell Technologies - Dell + EMC officially merged

Thu, 8th Sep 2016

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Dell and EMC merge to form Dell Technologies, now the largest privately-held tech titan, poised to shape the next industrial era.

Dell sets official date for EMC acquisition

Wed, 31st Aug 2016

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Dell's acquisition of EMC, creating Dell Technologies, will officially close on September 7th following regulatory approval by China's MOFCOM.

Nutanix announces two new acquisitions

Tue, 30th Aug 2016

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Nutanix acquires PernixData and Calm.io to accelerate its enterprise cloud platform and storage-class memory systems.

Accenture buys out security firm Redcore for an undisclosed price tag

Tue, 23rd Aug 2016

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Accenture has acquired Australian cloud consulting and security provider Redcore to expand its cybersecurity offerings in the Asia-Pacific region.

2degrees' lips are sealed on rumoured Australian telco sale

Mon, 22nd Aug 2016

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2degrees remains tight-lipped on speculation about a possible AUD $900 million acquisition by Australian telco TPG, quelling merger rumours.

Spark cries foul: Sky-Vodafone merger officially opposed

Tue, 16th Aug 2016

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Spark has formally announced that it is opposing the Sky TV/Vodafone merger, citing Sky's unfair monopoly on the wholesale sports content market.

AVG publishes 2Q16 results ahead of merger with Avast

Mon, 15th Aug 2016

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AVG has announced its second quarter 2016 financial results, bringing in $105 million ahead of its merger with Avast in the coming months.

HPE acquires SGI for $275 million to capture global 'data explosion'

Mon, 15th Aug 2016

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data analytics

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HPE continues its investment in big data technology as the company acquires SGI, a data analytics, data management and compute solutions provider.

Intel boosts data center unit by buying AI startup

Wed, 10th Aug 2016

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Intel acquires AI firm Nervana for $350m, enhancing its potent data centre arsenal and bolstering AI innovation.

Could Verizon be gunning for both Google and Facebook?

Tue, 2nd Aug 2016

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AOL and Yahoo join forces in a US$4.8bn deal, their last chance to compete with Google and Facebook in the digital media market.

Oracle acquires NetSuite for $9.3 billion price tag

Fri, 29th Jul 2016

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