Acquisition stories - Page 92
IBM looks to clamp down on payment fraud
Mon, 18th Jan 2016
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public cloud
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martech
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commerce systems
IBM acquires IRIS Analytics to help combat payment fraud. Only 16% of banks can currently detect fraud in real-time.
Cisco, HPE tighten hold on enterprise infrastructure market
Thu, 14th Jan 2016
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synergy research
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it infrastructure
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acquisition
Cisco continues to dominate the enterprise infrastructure market with a 33% share in the past year. So which other vendors got a look in?.
Three customer experience lessons from social media performance in 2015
Thu, 14th Jan 2016
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cx
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martech
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facebook
The performance of social companies contains lessons about the future of social media and the present of marketing.
Carbonite ups DRaaS with US$14m acquisition of Seagate's EVault
Thu, 17th Dec 2015
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seagate
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evault
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carbonite
Carbonite is bolstering its disaster recovery-as-a-service offerings with a US$14 million acquisition of Seagate Technology's EVault business.
VMware pulls plug on Virtusteam joint venture with EMC
Tue, 15th Dec 2015
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virtualisation
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it automation
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vmware
VMware has dumped plans to partner with parent company EMC in the Virtustream cloud services joint venture, announced just months ago.
Cisco announces $700 million acquisition
Tue, 24th Nov 2015
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uc
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cisco
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acano
The acquisition will accelerate Cisco's collaboration strategy to deliver video everywhere, across every endpoint, every screen, to every user.
Blue Coat strengthens cloud security play with Elastica acquisition
Wed, 11th Nov 2015
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casb
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dlp
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blue coat
Blue Coat Systems is acquiring cloud security company Elastica for US$280 million in a move designed to strenghten the security vendor's cloud play.
HP: Dell's proposed EMC acquisition will cause chaos
Tue, 13th Oct 2015
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network infrastructure
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hp
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emc
HP's Meg Whitman has taken aim at Dell's US$67 billion purchase of EMC, saying it will 'cause chaos in the channel' and leave Dell saddled with debt.
ESET snaps up encryption company as demand soars for encryption
Thu, 24th Sep 2015
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malware
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encryption
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cybersecurity
ESET has bolstered its encryption abilities with the acquisition of award winning encryption company, DESlock+ as demand for the technology soars.
Accenture strengthens security portfolio with latest acquisition
Wed, 5th Aug 2015
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cybersecurity
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accenture interactive
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accenture
Accenture has acquired cyber security company FusionX to strengthen its security practice and help clients defend against cyber attacks.
Microsoft enterprise security tools, coming next August
Thu, 23rd Jul 2015
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public cloud
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advanced persistent threat protection
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microsoft
Microsoft has announced the general availability of Advanced Threat Analytics (ATA) and Azure Rights Management Support for Office for iPad.
Fortinet acquires Meru Networks, looks to enterprise Wi-Fi market
Mon, 13th Jul 2015
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
Fortinet has closed its acquisition of Meru Networks for an approximate $44 million in cash. Meru employees officially join Fortinet.
Cloud driving server, storage and Ethernet switch sales
Fri, 3rd Jul 2015
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datacentre infrastructure
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modernisation
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analyst report
Infrastructure related to cloud IT is proving a hot seller, with vendor revenue jumping 25.1% year on year in the first quarter of 2015.
Cisco acquires security company for $635mn, builds IoT offering
Wed, 1st Jul 2015
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uc
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cybersecurity
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cisco
Cisco has announced its acquisition of security firm OpenDNS for USD $635 million to enhance its IoT offerings, set to close in fiscal Q1 2016.
Wynyard Group and Motorola Solutions, using data to fight crime
Fri, 12th Jun 2015
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
Motorola Solutions' Smart Public Safety Solutions and Wynyard Group's analytics software will help public safety quickly gain actionable intelligence.
Microsoft strengthens app management with acquisition
Fri, 12th Jun 2015
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microsoft
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m&a
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application management
Microsoft bolsters System Centre and OMS application management across hetrogenous OS' and multiple environments with BlueStripe acquisition.
IBM snaps up Blue Box, Cisco takes Piston in OpenStack battle
Tue, 9th Jun 2015
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private cloud
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iaas
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open source
IBM has acquired Blue Box, an OpenStack private cloud specialist, while Cisco has snapped up Piston Cloud Computing in OpenStack battle.
Intel splurges US$16.7 billion for data centre and IoT gain
Mon, 8th Jun 2015
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hyperscale
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iot
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dc
Intel's US$16.7 billion acquisition of Altera opens doors to new classes of product in data centre and IoT market segments.
Check Point: Protecting ICS from cyber threats
Tue, 2nd Jun 2015
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advanced persistent threat protection
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operating systems
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security vulnerabilities
Check Point Software introduces new security gateway for Industrial Control Systems; aims to prevent cyber attacks on critical infrastructure.
Fortinet snaps up Meru; launches BYOD service
Thu, 28th May 2015
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
Fortinet is the latest company in acquisition mode, announcing it will acquire Wi-Fi networking company Meru Networks, in a US$44 million deal.