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Marketing Technologies

Extreme Networks to acquire wireless LAN business from Zebra Technologies

Extreme Networks to acquire Zebra Technologies' wireless LAN business, expanding its networking solutions and services.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 15th Sep 2016

JB Hi-Fi

JB Hi-Fi buys The Good Guys for cool $870 million

In a bold move, JB Hi-Fi acquires The Good Guys for £870m, eyeing synergy in the booming home appliance sector.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 13th Sep 2016

AR, VR & Metaverse

Intel sparks move into VR realm with proposed Movidius acqusition

Intel eyes future tech supremacy, set to acquire VR innovators Movidius, enhancing devices with smart, connected vision.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Fri, 9th Sep 2016

Network Infrastructure

Introducing Dell Technologies - Dell + EMC officially merged

Dell and EMC merge to form Dell Technologies, now the largest privately-held tech titan, poised to shape the next industrial era.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Thu, 8th Sep 2016

Network Infrastructure

Dell sets official date for EMC acquisition

Dell's acquisition of EMC, creating Dell Technologies, will officially close on September 7th following regulatory approval by China's MOFCOM.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Wed, 31st Aug 2016

DevOps

Nutanix announces two new acquisitions

Nutanix acquires PernixData and Calm.io to accelerate its enterprise cloud platform and storage-class memory systems.

By Sam Worthington • 3 min read • Tue, 30th Aug 2016

Accenture

Accenture buys out security firm Redcore for an undisclosed price tag

Accenture has acquired Australian cloud consulting and security provider Redcore to expand its cybersecurity offerings in the Asia-Pacific region.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 23rd Aug 2016

Unified Communications

2degrees' lips are sealed on rumoured Australian telco sale

2degrees remains tight-lipped on speculation about a possible AUD $900 million acquisition by Australian telco TPG, quelling merger rumours.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Mon, 22nd Aug 2016

Unified Communications

Spark cries foul: Sky-Vodafone merger officially opposed

Spark has formally announced that it is opposing the Sky TV/Vodafone merger, citing Sky's unfair monopoly on the wholesale sports content market.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 16th Aug 2016

AVG Technologies

AVG publishes 2Q16 results ahead of merger with Avast

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

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 15th Aug 2016

Data Analytics

HPE acquires SGI for $275 million to capture global 'data explosion'

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

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 15th Aug 2016

Artificial Intelligence

Intel boosts data center unit by buying AI startup

Intel acquires AI firm Nervana for $350m, enhancing its potent data centre arsenal and bolstering AI innovation.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Wed, 10th Aug 2016

Google

Could Verizon be gunning for both Google and Facebook?

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.

By Nick Thomas • 2 min read • Tue, 2nd Aug 2016

Fintech

Oracle acquires NetSuite for $9.3 billion price tag

Oracle is spending $9.3 billion to acquire 'complementary' cloud provider NetSuite, with the transaction expected to close as early as this year.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Fri, 29th Jul 2016

Yahoo

Yahoo-Verizon merger to shake up digital communication space

Verizon's bold £3.5bn Yahoo buyout to reshape the global digital and mobile landscape, with over a billion users set to be united.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 27th Jul 2016

Network Infrastructure

EMC shareholders approve Dell merger with 98% of votes

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

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Mon, 25th Jul 2016

Short Message Service

Mission complete: CLX Communications fully aquires Mblox

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.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Thu, 14th Jul 2016

Unified Communications

ComCom officially weighs in on Vodafone/Sky merger

The Commerce Commission has released its preliminary issues statement on the Vodafone/Sky merger, a deal that seeks to blend telecom and TV services in NZ.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 14th Jul 2016