Acquisition stories - Page 89

As Cisco transitions the business model, the savings from global headcount reductions will be invested to further expand software and services.

Vendors are looking at new technologies to drive long-term growth, including hyperconverged platforms, SDN and hybrid cloud solutions.

AVG has announced its second quarter 2016 financial results, bringing in $105 million ahead of its merger with Avast in the coming months.

HPE continues its investment in big data technology as the company acquires SGI, a data analytics, data management and compute solutions provider.

NSS Labs reveals five out of six DCIPS products earned top marks for performance and security, with the cost of ownership averaging USD $38 per protected Mbps.

Blue Coat enhances Security Analytics with anomaly detection and support for SCADA environments to improve incident response.

AOL and Yahoo join forces in a US$4.8bn deal, their last chance to compete with Google and Facebook in the digital media market.

Kiwi ERP provider Greentree has been snapped up by MYOB, as the business management vendor seeks to drive into larger enterprises.

EMC have announced that its shareholders have approved the Dell merger agreement with 98% of voters in favour.

The Softbank acquisition of ARM Holdings and the Unilever acquisition of Dollar Shave Club signify prospective acquirers buying into disruption.

Multiple vendors, such as Applied Micro, AMD, and Cavium, have built processors for servers and other data center gear using ARM's architecture.

Digital commerce exemplars don't merely convert their product catalogues into eCommerce sites and mobile commerce applications.

CLX communications acquired Mblox in May of this year, but it was only two days ago that it gained access to 100% of the shares it has in the company.

Businesses aspire to leverage mobile apps, yet grapple with a dearth of skilled developers for true digital transformation.

Thomas Duryea Consulting has reported strong growth, citing 100% growth in the last quarter, rounding out 70% annualised growth, the company reports.

Lack of an end-to-end systems offer is one reason service providers have not got a bigger digital story to tell.

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

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.

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

Hackers are gaining entry into email accounts and altering the bank details in invoices before sending to an unassuming client.