Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) stories - Page 25
HPE to acquire SD-WAN firm Silver Peak for US$925 million
Wed, 15th Jul 2020
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network infrastructure
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sd-wan
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sdn
The deal will enable HPE to couple its Aruba Edge Services platform with Silver Peak’s software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) platform.
SecOps NZ snaps up Prima Solutions, extends risk management services
Thu, 9th Jul 2020
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risk & compliance
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secops
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m&a
SecOps NZ boosts its information security risk and assurance management practice with the acquisition of Prima Solutions.
IOTDC extends data centre services in Port Melbourne and beyond
Thu, 9th Jul 2020
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hyperscale
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dc
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colocation
IOT Data Centers adds new facility in Melbourne to its network of geographically distributed data centers. Now accepting customers.
Vodafone sells Auckland customer data centre to Plan B
Thu, 2nd Jul 2020
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hyperscale
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dc
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colocation
Plan B will take over both operations and management of the facility, while customers will see no difference in operations.
Keysight buys AI testing specialist Eggplant for $300m
Mon, 29th Jun 2020
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devops
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apm
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ai
Keysight Technologies acquires digital automation specialist Eggplant for USD $330 million, enhancing its stake in the automated software test market.
UPDATED: F5 being sued by company that claims to own NGINX
Mon, 22nd Jun 2020
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f5 networks
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lawsuit
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m&a
The company that came out of the woodwork when F5 acquired NGINX last year has appointed an investment company to pursue legal action in the US.
NetApp moves to acquire Spot, eyeing application driven infrastructure
Fri, 5th Jun 2020
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public cloud
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cloud services
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netapp
NetApp acquires Spot to slash cloud costs and spur public cloud adoption, aiming to transform app-driven infrastructures.
Thycotic acquires Onion ID, launches new access management products
Thu, 4th Jun 2020
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
Thycotic has acquired Onion ID and launched new products aimed at enhancing privileged access management for cloud apps and remote workers.
WatchGuard completes acquisition of Panda Security
Wed, 3rd Jun 2020
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
Executives say the immediate goal of the now-combined companies is to provide stakeholders access to a newly expanded portfolio of security solutions.
Cisco buys ThousandEyes, strengthening network portfolio
Fri, 29th May 2020
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cisco
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m&a
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thousandeyes
Cisco acquires ThousandEyes, enhancing its cloud-based network and application performance portfolio with advanced internet and cloud intelligence capabilities.
Microsoft acquires RPA specialist firm Softomotive
Thu, 21st May 2020
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it automation
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rpa
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microsoft
Softomotive’s popular automation software, WinAutomation, will supplement Power Automate to provide more capabilities for RPA desktop authoring.
Interview: Mimecast channel director on new partner programme and consolidation in the channel
Wed, 20th May 2020
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partner programmes
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cybersecurity
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m&a
Mimecast's channel director outlines a revamped partner programme designed to tackle 2020’s growing cybersecurity threats and industry consolidation.
VMware reveals plans to acquire Octarine, going all in for Kubernetes
Thu, 14th May 2020
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virtualisation
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devops
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it automation
VMware plans to buy Kubernetes platform Octarine and integrate its technology into VMware's Carbon Black Cloud, enhancing container security.
Vocus buys out 'strong' Stuff Fibre business
Thu, 14th May 2020
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fibre
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m&a
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vocus group
The deal, which is set to close on 20 May, reflects Vocus’ confidence in Stuff Fibre’s capabilities, particularly in ‘uncertain times’.
Zoom buys encryption startup in its first-ever acquisition
Fri, 8th May 2020
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encryption
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cybersecurity
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m&a
Zoom has today announced its first-ever acquisition in its nine year history, absorbing Keybase, a secure messaging platform in a bid to up its security game.
NetApp acquires CloudJumper to create its own Virtual Desktop Service
Tue, 5th May 2020
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daas
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netapp
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vdi
NetApp acquires CloudJumper, launching its own Virtual Desktop Service to streamline management and improve performance for remote enterprise workforces.
Rapid7 announces plans to acquire DivvyCloud for $145 million
Fri, 1st May 2020
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devops
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multi-cloud
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apm
The acquisition, which is to be paid in cash and stock, is expected to close during the second quarter of 2020, says Rapid7.
It's official: NVIDIA completes its acquisition of Mellanox for US$7 billion
Tue, 28th Apr 2020
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nvidia
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m&a
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mellanox
NVIDIA has finalised its US$7 billion acquisition of Mellanox Technologies, merging computing and networking expertise to revolutionise data centres.
Verizon builds on unified comms portfolio with BlueJeans acquisition
Fri, 17th Apr 2020
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uc
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5g & beyond
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wireless networks
Verizon Business boosts its unified communications portfolio by acquiring BlueJeans Network, integrating its video platform with Verizon's UCaaS business.
Small vendors could get eaten during meeting room market slump
Thu, 16th Apr 2020
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digital signage
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e-learning
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hybrid & remote work
Acquisition may be inevitable for smaller vendors of meeting room control vendors as remote working becomes the new norm, according to Futuresource.