Acquisition stories - Page 139

Thales seals €4.8bn Gemalto buyout, forging a titan in digital security and identity, with a vast 80k workforce.

Oracle enhances its Bronto Marketing Platform with new features, boosting email marketing effectiveness and eCommerce integration to fuel business growth.

Park Place Technologies extends its UK footprint by acquiring MCSA Group, enhancing data centre services and expanding its operations throughout the country.

Advanced development functionality provided by Hooks opens the Okta Integration Network to a wide array of new types of custom, secure integrations.

Civica expands its portfolio by acquiring software solutions company Asset Edge, enhancing its offerings for local and state governments.

Adobe's Magento cements lead in eCom; $155bn sales annually with vast partner network, new AI and cloud updates.

Snowflake Computing joins Adobe Exchange partner program to provide data-driven decision making and customer experience management solution.

ON Semiconductor announces a US$1.07 billion cash acquisition of Quantenna, enhancing its connectivity portfolio with leading Wi-Fi technology.

Carbonite finalises USD $618.5 million acquisition of Webroot, integrating cloud-based cybersecurity with their data protection platform under one brand.

Adobe and ServiceNow partner to create a comprehensive view of customer data & improve customer experiences.

Versent has acquired Sydney-based AI insights firm Contexti, enhancing its data analytics capabilities for clients like Caltex and Seven West Media.

Balasingam will take on the role of vice president for VMware’s partner business in Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ).

Virtustream helps FMC modernise its global IT by migrating mission-critical SAP applications to a new S/4HANA environment on Virtustream Enterprise Cloud.

A recent study by Zinnov shows that IoT spend reached US$201 billion in 2018 while outsourcing service providers generated $40 billion in revenue.

Auckland security firm, Platform 4 Group, has received investment from SIS Group, allowing for planned growth and access to international expertise.

According to ScaleMatrix, the move is to take advantage of the latter company’s focus on providing ruggedized micro data centers for the edge.

The company asserts the financing commitments come as it looks to invest in further substantial internal and external growth.

The name change comes after last year’s Plantronics acquisition of Polycom, a deal that was worth US $2 billion.

SUSE, now the largest independent open source company, gains momentum post acquisition by EQT from Micro Focus, enhancing focus on customer needs.

Bitdefender has opened its Partner Advantage Network (PAN) programme with the aim of recruiting and supporting its over 500 local resellers.