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Equinix acquires Packet, looks to dominate emerging bare metal market
Hyperscale

Equinix acquires Packet, looks to dominate emerging bare metal market

Equinix has acquired Packet for USD $335 million, aiming to enhance its bare metal services and accelerate enterprise digital infrastructure across the globe.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2020
BMC snaps up Compuware, sets sights on mainframe industry
DevOps

BMC snaps up Compuware, sets sights on mainframe industry

BMC acquires Compuware to boost mainframe offerings, blending BMC's AMI and Compuware's Topaz suite for innovative DevOps solutions, pending standard approvals.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2020
Australian behaviour assessment company acquired by US giant
Biometrics

Australian behaviour assessment company acquired by US giant

Revelian, an Australian behaviour assessment firm, has been acquired by US-based Criteria to boost their emotional intelligence and game-based offerings.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2020
Mellanox to acquire security firm Titan IC Systems
Edge Security

Mellanox to acquire security firm Titan IC Systems

Titan IC Systems develops network intelligence technology that supports search and big data analytics across data centers worldwide.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2020
VMware's plan for intrinsic cloud security
Virtualisation

VMware's plan for intrinsic cloud security

Intrinsic security makes protecting critical applications and data more automated, proactive and pervasive across the entire distributed enterprise.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2020
Veeam completes its US$5 billion acquisition, in huge month for US M&As
Virtualisation

Veeam completes its US$5 billion acquisition, in huge month for US M&As

Veeam is now officially a US-based company, with the company's headquarters soon to be relocated from Switzerland to the United States.

By Nick Forrester • 3 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2020
Sophos acquired for US$3.9 billion in cash
Firewalls

Sophos acquired for US$3.9 billion in cash

In a 168% premium to its IPO share price in June 2015, Sophos stockholders now receive $7.40 per share, according to the company.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2020
BluJay Solutions acquires Expedient Software, expands ANZ footprint
Supply Chain

BluJay Solutions acquires Expedient Software, expands ANZ footprint

BluJay Solutions expands its Asia-Pacific footprint by acquiring Melbourne-based Expedient Software, strengthening customs and forwarding tech offerings in ANZ.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2020
Behind the scenes of VMware's partner programme overhaul
Virtualisation

Behind the scenes of VMware's partner programme overhaul

ChannelLife speaks with VMware ANZ channels head Neels du Plooy about what partners can expect from the new all-in-one Partner Connect programme.

By Ben Moore • 4 min read • Mon, 2nd Mar 2020
Accenture announces its second acquisition in Australia in a fortnight
Data Analytics

Accenture announces its second acquisition in Australia in a fortnight

The news comes barely a week after Accenture announced its acquisition of Icon Integration, another boutique Australian technology consultancy.

By Nick Forrester • 2 min read • Fri, 28th Feb 2020
NetLinkz helps Beijing government to get people back to work
Alibaba

NetLinkz helps Beijing government to get people back to work

NetLinkz's Virtual Invisible Network aids Beijing in COVID-19 recovery, supporting remote work and new contracts, poised for nationwide rollout.

By Jonathan Jackson • 4 min read • Fri, 28th Feb 2020
Medius achieves revenue and customer wins for 2019
Cloud Services

Medius achieves revenue and customer wins for 2019

Medius reports a record year for 2019, with a 34% jump in subscription revenue and major customer wins including Christian Dior and Milwaukee Tool.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 28th Feb 2020
Epicor targets Australia's aged care industry with new solution
Health Technologies

Epicor targets Australia's aged care industry with new solution

Epicor has launched a new Community Care solution with the primary aim of aiding in-home services for aged care providers.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 27th Feb 2020
Malware targeting IoT devices skyrockets as transactions rise 1,500%
Malware

Malware targeting IoT devices skyrockets as transactions rise 1,500%

According to the report, Zscaler customers are generating more than 1 billion IoT transactions per month in the Zscaler cloud.

By Nick Forrester • 3 min read • Thu, 27th Feb 2020
GlobalData: Wipro shows no sign of slowing after banner year
Artificial Intelligence

GlobalData: Wipro shows no sign of slowing after banner year

With 2019 seeing a series of good fortune and success for the IT services company, GlobalData's insights say sentiments are looking up.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 26th Feb 2020
McAfee announces new acquisition as it moves toward browser isolation
Software-as-a-Service

McAfee announces new acquisition as it moves toward browser isolation

The acquisition of Light Point Securitywill supplement McAfee's existing inbound and outbound protection for all web and cloud traffic, according to McAffee.

By Nick Forrester • 3 min read • Tue, 25th Feb 2020
TIBCO named a Leader in Magic Quadrant for Data Management
Data management

TIBCO named a Leader in Magic Quadrant for Data Management

For a fourth consecutive time, TIBCO has been named a Leader in Gartner's 2020 Magic Quadrant for Master Data Management Solutions.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 25th Feb 2020
Dell Technologies sells RSA for US$2 billion
Network Infrastructure

Dell Technologies sells RSA for US$2 billion

Clarke reveals that RSA and Dell Technologies developed different strategies to meet different business needs with different go-to-market models.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 19th Feb 2020
Qlik named in Gartner leaders quadrant for BI and analytics, launches Data Literacy as a Service
Data Analytics

Qlik named in Gartner leaders quadrant for BI and analytics, launches Data Literacy as a Service

Qlik, now in Gartner's Leaders Quadrant for the 10th year, launches Data Literacy as a Service to foster data-driven cultures in organisations.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 19th Feb 2020