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Gemalto puts final touches on 3M Identity Management acquisition

Tue, 2nd May 2017
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Gemalto has put the final touches on its acquisition of 3M's Identity Management Business - a deal worth $850 million.
Job hire 2

Endace hires new VP Product Management to drive growth of partner program

Tue, 2nd May 2017
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partner programmes
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endace
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channel infrastructure
Cary Wright will be joining the provider of high speed network recording and network history playback with the aim to drive channel growth.
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Data centre PUE: Sneak peek at Schneider Electric's new white paper

Mon, 1st May 2017
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The white paper looks at the factors that should be considered when acquiring and analysing data on a continuous basis for calculating PUE.
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Equinix: Localise and optimise traffic at the digital edge

Thu, 27th Apr 2017
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supply chain
The digital edge - This is the place where information is exchanged, transactions are conducted, and data is gathered and analysed.
Mas

Riverbed snaps up Xirrus, pushes orchestration to the edge

Thu, 20th Apr 2017
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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sd-wan
The consolidation of the wireless networking space is continuing, with Riverbed snapping up Xirrus to strengthen its SD-WAN offering.
Merger

Done deal: HPE completes Nimble acquisition

Tue, 18th Apr 2017
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storage
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nimble storage
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HPE's US$1 billion acquisition of Nimble Storage has completed, enabling the vendor to push further into the high-growth flash storage market.
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A brief history: How Broadcom, Brocade & Extreme Networks got together

Wed, 5th Apr 2017
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commerce systems
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In a bold move, Extreme Networks snaps up Brocade's data centre biz from Broadcom for $55m, bolstering its enterprise solution portfolio.
Week

The week in channel-land: Partner awards, parties and plenty of business too

Fri, 31st Mar 2017
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Channelland buzzes with partner accolades, bustling business deals, and spirited shindigs—a rollicking week of tech tales!.
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ESET-DESlock acquisition pays off in data encryption test

Fri, 31st Mar 2017
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malware
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encryption
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cybersecurity
ESET's encryption solution named best for SMBs by AV-Comparatives, highlighting growing importance of data security.
Big fish eat small fish

Gentrack to complete $75m acquisition of Junifer Systems

Thu, 30th Mar 2017
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​Gentrack Group recently announced that it has entered into an unconditional agreement to acquire the UK-based Junifer Systems.
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Schneider Electric's acquisition of APC 10 years on

Fri, 17th Mar 2017
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I know it's cliché, but it really does seem like yesterday, the $6.1 billion purchase of American Power Conversion.
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Commvault teams up with Pure Storage & Cisco to optimize the data center

Thu, 9th Mar 2017
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storage
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cisco
Commvault is integrating its Data Platform and IntelliSnap technology for Cisco and Pure Storage's FlashStack solution.
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Yahoo CEO forgoes annual bonus and gives it to employees in wake of data breach fallout

Thu, 2nd Mar 2017
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breach prevention
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yahoo
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is foregoing her annual bonus and giving it back to employees after the giant data breach that hit the company in 2014.
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Getting insight from your marketing analysis

Tue, 28th Feb 2017
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Marketers struggle to harness data analytics, but learning the ropes could end the 'fluffy' approach and boost ROI.
Merger chess

HPE acquisition of SimpliVity closes, what lies ahead?

Tue, 21st Feb 2017
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partners
HPE's US$650 million acquisition of hyperconverged infrastructure vendor SimpliVity has closed, with HPE promising the first combined offerings in May.
Threat intelligence

Accenture bulks up threat intelligence offerings with iDefense acquisition

Wed, 15th Feb 2017
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Accenture is acquiring iDefense from VeriSign to ramp up its ability to help businesses better understand emerging threats and adjust protection early.
Cloud connections

Reckon releases full year earnings for 2016 – revenues driven by cloud

Wed, 15th Feb 2017
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document management
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ecm
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fintech
Reckon boasts a buoyant 2016 with £56m revenues, crediting its cloud services for growth as it eyes further market share.
Cyber tool kit

Siemplify releases first purpose-built platform for MSSPs

Tue, 14th Feb 2017
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threatnexus
​Siemplify today announced the extension of its ThreatNexus platform to the managed security service provider (MSSP) market.
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Ivanti reveals suite of data center security solutions for the enterprise

Tue, 14th Feb 2017
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hybrid cloud
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ivanti
Ivanti unveils an enhanced line-up of enterprise-grade security solutions to fortify data centers and hybrid clouds.
Gloves

Exclusive Networks, BigTec ramp up under new local boss

Wed, 8th Feb 2017
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exclusive networks
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bigtec
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distributors
Watch out disties – the new local boss for Exclusive Networks NZ and BigTec is fired up, talking tough and ready to take on the market.