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Acquisition stories

Postr : Earn rewards for adverts on your lockscreen

New Zealand app Postr rewards users with free mobile data for viewing lockscreen adverts. Plans to expand into Southeast Asia.

By Dave Moskovitz • 4 min read • Mon, 27th Jun 2016

Dicker Data

Dicker Data NZ clocks $135m in sales; eyes further expansion

Dicker Data New Zealand recorded sales of $134.7 million last year, posting a healthy profit - and has its eyes firmly on future growth.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 22nd Jun 2016

Global Stories

Acquisition stories

Digital Transformation

Service providers must tune in to digital business transformation

Systems integrators, IT and software vendors, and telecoms operators all need to think of themselves as digital service providers.

By David Molony • 4 min read • Mon, 4th Jul 2016

Infrastructure-as-a-Service

How to manage the cloud journey

By now, it's hopefully clear that Red Hat is very serious about Management, with a continual commitment and a constant look at the big picture.

By Alessandro Perilli • 6 min read • Mon, 4th Jul 2016

Hyperscale

Are AWS, IBM and Microsoft pushing carrier cloud providers out of the market?

Carrier cloud providers forced to re-evaluate public cloud strategies due to their struggle to gain market share against pure plays and incumbents.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 1st Jul 2016

Hyperscale

Vocus acquires NextGen Group assets in $861m deal

Vocus bolsters its telecom empire, acquiring NextGen Group's vast fibre assets for a hefty £619m, enhancing national connectivity.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 29th Jun 2016

Network Infrastructure

Ruckus & Brocade Aussie MDs resign ahead of global merger

The two Australian managing directors of Ruckus Wireless and Brocade have left, right before the two companies undergo a global merger.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 29th Jun 2016

Cloud Security

Cisco expands cloud security portfolio with $293 million buy out of CloudLock

Cisco is set to acquire cloud security provider CloudLock for $293m, in a move to enhance its security portfolio.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 29th Jun 2016

Ericsson

Vendors advised to 'prepare' for subdued TIS market

TIS vendors face challenging times as market slumps, with China slowdown impacting revenues and driving the need for strategic realignment.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 28th Jun 2016

Exeed

Kiwi distributor Exeed takes on Aussie market with Melbourne operations

One of New Zealand's key distributors has launched its assault on the Australia market, opening a Melbourne office and warehouse.

By Heather Wright • 5 min read • Tue, 28th Jun 2016

Hyperscale

Equinix named APAC Data Center Service Provider of the Year

Equinix has been awarded Frost & Sullivan's 2016 Asia Pacific ICT Award for Data Center Service Provider of the Year at a ceremony last week.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 27th Jun 2016

Breach Prevention

EXCLUSIVE: CrowdStrike talks APAC, cyber security, EDR & nation-state attacks

Michael Sentonas, CrowdStrike's vice president for Technology Strategy explains why the company has launched in Australia, & biggest security threats.

By Sara Barker • 4 min read • Mon, 27th Jun 2016

Partner Programmes

Platform-based services are fast becoming prime differentiators in the media transformation era

The emergence of new pure-play OTT services is gradually pushing digital service providers to embark on the media transformation journey.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 27th Jun 2016

Network Infrastructure

Why is Dell really dropping its assets? To fund its EMC acquisition

Dell is cutting its losses with its sale of Dell Software Group & its non-core assets to focus on its EMC acquisition, according to a TBR white paper.

By Sara Barker • 4 min read • Mon, 27th Jun 2016