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Acquisition stories

Exclusive: Ingram Micro Australia 'incubator' gears up for new vendors
Supply Chain

Exclusive: Ingram Micro Australia 'incubator' gears up for new vendors

Ingram Micro's new incubator – boutique distie Connector Systems, which it bought in Feb – is preparing to add new vendors to its disruptive portfolio.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Thu, 26th May 2016

Global Stories

Acquisition stories

Avaya automates and streamlines AIDA's contact centre systems
Customer Relationship Management

Avaya automates and streamlines AIDA's contact centre systems

Australian-based AIDA Group has chosen Avaya's contact centre technology in order to transform its call centre and customer experience processes.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Fri, 10th Jun 2016
Aggressive vendor expansion, new offerings for Distribution Central
Distribution Central

Aggressive vendor expansion, new offerings for Distribution Central

One hundred days on from its acquisition by Arrow, Distribution Central is eyeing vendor expansion and new offerings for both DC and Arrow resellers.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Fri, 10th Jun 2016
Spark speaks out about Vodafone Sky merger
Unified Communications

Spark speaks out about Vodafone Sky merger

NZ telco provider Spark has said it's business as usual for the company, after the news broke this week that Sky will be buying out Vodafone NZ.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Fri, 10th Jun 2016
Fortinet enters SIEM market with US$28m acquisition
Firewalls

Fortinet enters SIEM market with US$28m acquisition

Fortinet strengthens its security prowess with a strategic US$28m AccelOps buy, delving into the booming SIEM market.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 9th Jun 2016
Distribution Central gears up to launch NZ cloud platform
Distribution Central

Distribution Central gears up to launch NZ cloud platform

Distribution Central's Nick Verykios tells us about his CloudSelect plans for New Zealand, and about life after the Arrow acquisition.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Thu, 9th Jun 2016
SOLD: SolarWinds acquires LOGICnow
Partner Programmes

SOLD: SolarWinds acquires LOGICnow

IT management software provider SolarWinds has completed its acquisition of LOGICnow, positioning itself as a global MSP solutions leader.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 2nd Jun 2016
Koorb boss to drive NZ sales and lead gen for UXC Eclipse
UXC Eclipse

Koorb boss to drive NZ sales and lead gen for UXC Eclipse

Nicholas Birch has taken on the role of UXC Eclipse senior executive following the company's acquisition of Koorb's Dynamic AX and BI practices.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Thu, 2nd Jun 2016
CompTIA launches customer retention tool for MSPs
Customer Relationship Management

CompTIA launches customer retention tool for MSPs

CompTIA launches Managed Services Client Lifecycle tool to help MSPs boost customer acquisition, retention, and growth.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 1st Jun 2016
NZ data management firm G3 Group reports 12% profit increase, eyeing market expansion
Document Management

NZ data management firm G3 Group reports 12% profit increase, eyeing market expansion

Document management firm G3 Group has reported a 12% increase in profit of $2.14 million and is set to raise capital for expansion plans.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 1st Jun 2016
LevelOne chasing growth, ramps up ANZ distribution
Connector Systems

LevelOne chasing growth, ramps up ANZ distribution

Digital Data Communications is expanding in Australia and New Zealand, following its acquisition by Ingram Micro.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 31st May 2016
Radical transition for testing equipment provider Ixia
Unified Communications

Radical transition for testing equipment provider Ixia

Ixia started as a manufacturer of testing & measurement hardware. In the last 2-3 years they've expanded network testing solutions for telco services.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Fri, 27th May 2016
Salesforce continues to dominate growing CRM market
Customer Relationship Management

Salesforce continues to dominate growing CRM market

Salesforce leads as the CRM market expands by 12.3%, hitting $26.3bn in 2015 amid a surge of M&A activity, per Gartner.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 26th May 2016
TNZI to expand its telecomms network in Asia
Unified Communications

TNZI to expand its telecomms network in Asia

TNZI has announced it will strengthen its wholesale voice carrier network to include the United States, Europe and the high-growth Asian market.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Thu, 26th May 2016
Serko's FY2016 report: $13.1 million in total revenue
Serko

Serko's FY2016 report: $13.1 million in total revenue

Serko announced its full-year financial results for the period ending March 31 2016, showing total revenue of $13.1 million & 27% year-on-year growth.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Thu, 26th May 2016
Expert opinion: HPE Enterprise Services merge with CSC
Health Technologies

Expert opinion: HPE Enterprise Services merge with CSC

CSC and HPE (Hewlett-Packard Enterprise) surprised the market by announcing that HPE would spin off and merge its Enterprise Services unit with CSC.

By John Madden • 3 min read • Thu, 26th May 2016

Stories from Other Regions

Acquisition stories

Brocade snaps up Ruckus, looks to dominate networking space
Network Infrastructure

Brocade snaps up Ruckus, looks to dominate networking space

Brocade completes acquisition of Ruckus Wireless, creating a pure-play networking company focused on the digital age.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 30th May 2016