Acquisition stories
CyberArk is acquiring privilege management and threat detection vendor Viewfinity, with the deal welcomed by local distributor Connector Systems.
Worldox Cloud will be has been made available in Australia via NextDC's S1 and M1 data centres, offering Aussie law firms local hosting.
iGel Technology is ramping up its local presence and promising resellers potentially more lucrative deals than those gained through selling PCs.
Asia Pacific is experiencing high growth in cloud IT infrastructure sales, with sales of server, storage and Ethernet switches up 49.9% in Q2.
UXC Eclipse has continued its acquisition trail, snapping up the Microsoft Dynamics AX and Business Intelligence divisions of NZ's Koorb Consulting.
Sektor has completed its acquisition of Comworth, with the Panasonic Toughbook and Zebra Card printers agencies joining Sektor's portfolio.
Ovum has dubbed the proposed merger of Vocus and M2 as 'a welcome addition of scale for both companies', noting we are now in 'consolidation endgame'.
Vocus and M2 plan to merge creating a $3 billion telco with capabilities 'relevant to every individual, corporate and government entity' in ANZ.
In a competitive world where technology can make or break a business, why wouldn't a business want a skilful CIO to focus almost exclusively on IT?.
ESET has bolstered its encryption abilities with the acquisition of award winning encryption company, DESlock+ as demand for the technology soars.
Deloitte Australia snaps up Oracle specialist Qubit Consulting to bulk up its identity access management capability.
Fourteen vendors have been listed in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for wired and wireless LAN access infrastructure - so who made the cut?.
HP and Ericsson are joining forces globally to drive innovation in mobile networking with joint Wi-Fi and LTE solutions and a bilateral reseller deal.
Aerohive is ramping up its focus on the New Zealand enterprise as it looks to take on Aruba and other enterprise wireless brands.
TechnologyOne has continued its acquisition path, snapping up asset management consulting and software firm Jeff Roorda and Associates in a $10m deal.
Dicker Data has scooped up two top distie awards from key vendors, while boss David Dicker is a double finalist in the Executive of the Year awards.
OK has established a direct presence in New Zealand, opening an Auckland office with the vendor, opening the door to work more closely with partners.
What next for Vocus? Is 2degrees of interest? A mobile network would certainly cover off all of the key market segments nicely (albeit only in NZ).
TPG Telecom surges with a 31% profit rise and sets sights on enhancing iiNet's product offerings following a buoyant financial year.
Readify has advanced its plans to become Australia's first development, design and data 'powerhouse' with the acquisition of Huegin Consulting.
