Acquisition stories - Page 172

Blackboard invests in learning analytics solutions, acquiring X-Ray Analytics to help instructors meet students' needs.

Microsoft's phone business restructure is indicative of changes many companies are undergoing as they reposition themselves in the digital economy.

Microsoft is slashing its workforce and has taken a US$8.3 billion hit as the global giant pulls back from its phone business.

Bulletproof is on track for FY15 revenue in excess of $28 million – a significant jump from FY14's $18.3 million revenue.

Differentiation will be a key market driver for almost every equipment vendor, distributor and integrator over the next couple of years.

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.

Westcon Group NZ has inked a deal with Lenovo which will see it distributing Lenovo's PC portfolio in addition to the server and storage products.

Rhipe launches its Microsoft cloud solution provider offering plus services, extending cloud opportunities for its local partners.

Bulletproof has launched a professional services offering to provide channel partners and clients with consulting capabilities.

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.

Amcom chief executive Clive Stein steps down, with Vocus boss James Spenceley taking the helm at the combined Vocus-Amcom business.

Red Hat launches a new Mobile App Platform, promising to revolutionise PaaS with enhanced middleware services.

​BlinkMobile's Blink Mobility Platform has won 'The Best Enterprise Mobility Solution' at this year's Cloud World Series Awards ceremony in London.

Empired has upgraded its revenue expectations for 2015 and 2016 on the back of contract success and rapid expansion across Australia and New Zealand.

Vocus Communications' acquisition of Amcom passes its final hurdle, receiving court approval, creating a new telecommunications powerhouse.

Big data and advanced analytics adoption has hit tipping point in Australia as organisations seek to leverage technology to innovate and compete.

The number of cellular connected IoT/M2M devices is set to increase from 252 million in 2014 to 908 million in 2019, with wearables driving the growth.

Vocus, WxC's current provider of IP transit (according to the ISP map) will lose out as WxC will have their transit agreements migrated to Vodafone.

Motorola Solutions' Smart Public Safety Solutions and Wynyard Group's analytics software will help public safety quickly gain actionable intelligence.

Microsoft bolsters System Centre and OMS application management across hetrogenous OS' and multiple environments with BlueStripe acquisition.