Australian Stories

Kroll expands into Australia with Enex Carbon acquisition

The Enex Carbon team will join Kroll's Cyber Risk practice and will be led by managing director and Asia Pacific leader Paul Jackson.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Wed, 3rd Jul 2019

Global Stories

Virtualisation

VMware to acquire Bitfusion

VMware is set to acquire Bitfusion, enhancing AI and ML workload management by virtualising hardware accelerators for better resource sharing and reduced costs.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 19th Jul 2019

Unified Communications

Spirit eyes MSP market with $2.3 million acquisition

Telecommunications firm Spirit has acquired Bigscreensound, trading as Arinda IT, for USD $2.6 million, targeting growth in the managed service provider sector.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Thu, 11th Jul 2019

Multi-cloud

IBM closes landmark acquisition of Red Hat for US$34 billion

IBM acquires Red Hat for USD $34 billion, aiming to redefine the cloud market with a robust hybrid multicloud platform based on open source technologies.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 10th Jul 2019

Mergers and Acquisitions

GTT to acquire KPN International

GTT Communications to acquire KPN International for €50m in cash, helping to expand its network reach and client base across Europe.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 9th Jul 2019

Fintech

PayU strikes $65m deal for Singapore payments provider

PayU, part of Naspers, has acquired a majority stake in Singapore's Red Dot Payment for USD $65 million, marking its expansion into Southeast Asia.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 8th Jul 2019

Cloud Services

HCL Technologies closes acquisition of IBM products

HCL Technologies has finalised its acquisition of IBM's products in security, marketing, and commerce sectors, introducing the new HCL Software division.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Tue, 2nd Jul 2019

Dimension Data

NTT fuses 28 tech companies into new provider

The merger will include some of NTT's biggest businesses, including NTT Communications, NTT Security, and Dimension Data.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 2nd Jul 2019

Unified Communications

Exclusive Networks forges UC unit from two subsidiaries

The business operations of Transition Systems will continue as a distinct Unified Communications business unit under the Exclusive Networks banner.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Mon, 1st Jul 2019

Unified Communications

Blue Prism announces acquisition of intelligent automation company

Blue Prism announces plans to acquire Thoughtonomy, aiming to enhance its cloud strategy and provide more robust intelligent automation solutions globally.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 26th Jun 2019

Breach Prevention

Breach checking website Have I Been Pwned is up for grabs

The man behind the popular breach checking website Have I Been Pwned is stepping down from his esteemed post as sole manager of the site.

By Sara Barker • 4 min read • Thu, 13th Jun 2019

Firewalls

Sophos acquires Rook Security to provide managed detection and response

As a channel-first security provider, Sophos will deliver the new MDR services through its network of approximately 47,000 channel partners worldwide.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 12th Jun 2019

Hyperscale

Intel to acquire ethernet fabric provider Barefoot Networks

Intel announced its intent to acquire Barefoot Networks, an ethernet switch and data center software firm, to bolster its data center market position.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 12th Jun 2019