DataCenterNews Canada - Specialist news for cloud & data center decision-makers
Canada

Acquisition Stories - Page 219

Global Stories

Acquisition stories

Fortinet acquires Meru Networks, looks to enterprise Wi-Fi market
Firewalls

Fortinet acquires Meru Networks, looks to enterprise Wi-Fi market

Fortinet has closed its acquisition of Meru Networks for an approximate $44 million in cash. Meru employees officially join Fortinet.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Mon, 13th Jul 2015
Steady as she goes for Veritas channel in the face of Symantec split
Storage

Steady as she goes for Veritas channel in the face of Symantec split

As Symantec and Veritas part ways, Veritas assures stability and growth in its channel despite the split, with fresh strategies ahead.

By Anthony Caruana • 4 min read • Mon, 13th Jul 2015
Blackboard invests in learning analytics with latest acquisition
EduTech

Blackboard invests in learning analytics with latest acquisition

Blackboard invests in learning analytics solutions, acquiring X-Ray Analytics to help instructors meet students' needs.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Mon, 13th Jul 2015
Microsoft restructure 'major surgery, long overdue'
Microsoft

Microsoft restructure 'major surgery, long overdue'

Microsoft's phone business restructure is indicative of changes many companies are undergoing as they reposition themselves in the digital economy.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Fri, 10th Jul 2015
Microsoft takes US$7.6 billion hit on phone business, slashes jobs
Microsoft

Microsoft takes US$7.6 billion hit on phone business, slashes jobs

Microsoft is slashing its workforce and has taken a US$8.3 billion hit as the global giant pulls back from its phone business.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 9th Jul 2015
Bulletproof reaches for the clouds with new record revenue
Fintech

Bulletproof reaches for the clouds with new record revenue

Bulletproof is on track for FY15 revenue in excess of $28 million – a significant jump from FY14's $18.3 million revenue.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Wed, 8th Jul 2015
Video surveillance market set for interesting 2015
Surveillance

Video surveillance market set for interesting 2015

Differentiation will be a key market driver for almost every equipment vendor, distributor and integrator over the next couple of years.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Mon, 6th Jul 2015
Cloud driving server, storage and Ethernet switch sales
DataCentre infrastructure

Cloud driving server, storage and Ethernet switch sales

Infrastructure related to cloud IT is proving a hot seller, with vendor revenue jumping 25.1% year on year in the first quarter of 2015.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Fri, 3rd Jul 2015
Westcon snaps up full Lenovo commercial distribution
Lenovo

Westcon snaps up full Lenovo commercial distribution

Westcon Group NZ has inked a deal with Lenovo which will see it distributing Lenovo's PC portfolio in addition to the server and storage products.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Fri, 3rd Jul 2015
Rhipe launches Microsoft CSP offering
Microsoft

Rhipe launches Microsoft CSP offering

Rhipe launches its Microsoft cloud solution provider offering plus services, extending cloud opportunities for its local partners.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 2nd Jul 2015
Bulletproof launches cloud professional services
DevOps

Bulletproof launches cloud professional services

Bulletproof has launched a professional services offering to provide channel partners and clients with consulting capabilities.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 1st Jul 2015
Cisco acquires security company for $635mn, builds IoT offering
Unified Communications

Cisco acquires security company for $635mn, builds IoT offering

Cisco has announced its acquisition of security firm OpenDNS for USD $635 million to enhance its IoT offerings, set to close in fiscal Q1 2016.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 1st Jul 2015
BlinkMobile wins in London, amps up expansion plans
Mobility

BlinkMobile wins in London, amps up expansion plans

​BlinkMobile's Blink Mobility Platform has won 'The Best Enterprise Mobility Solution' at this year's Cloud World Series Awards ceremony in London.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Fri, 26th Jun 2015
Billion dollar UC market growing, driven by mobility
Technology Gifts

Billion dollar UC market growing, driven by mobility

Unified communications market to reach $75.81bn by 2020, driven by increase in mobile workforce and smartphone demand.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 24th Jun 2015
Empired ups revenue expectations; full steam ahead for FY16
Data Analytics

Empired ups revenue expectations; full steam ahead for FY16

Empired has upgraded its revenue expectations for 2015 and 2016 on the back of contract success and rapid expansion across Australia and New Zealand.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Wed, 24th Jun 2015
Done deal: All go for Vocus-Amcom merger
Amcom

Done deal: All go for Vocus-Amcom merger

Vocus Communications' acquisition of Amcom passes its final hurdle, receiving court approval, creating a new telecommunications powerhouse.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 24th Jun 2015

Stories from Other Regions

Acquisition stories

Spenceley takes helm at combined Vocus-Amcom company
Amcom

Spenceley takes helm at combined Vocus-Amcom company

Amcom chief executive Clive Stein steps down, with Vocus boss James Spenceley taking the helm at the combined Vocus-Amcom business.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Tue, 30th Jun 2015
Red Hat's latest release, geared towards PaaS of the future
Platform-as-a-Service

Red Hat's latest release, geared towards PaaS of the future

Red Hat launches a new Mobile App Platform, promising to revolutionise PaaS with enhanced middleware services.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Fri, 26th Jun 2015