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TPG's profits up, refresh ahead for iiNet products
Fintech

TPG's profits up, refresh ahead for iiNet products

TPG Telecom surges with a 31% profit rise and sets sights on enhancing iiNet's product offerings following a buoyant financial year.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 22nd Sep 2015
Readify aims for 'powerhouse' status with new acquistion
Software Development

Readify aims for 'powerhouse' status with new acquistion

Readify has advanced its plans to become Australia's first development, design and data 'powerhouse' with the acquisition of Huegin Consulting.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 22nd Sep 2015
Thomas Duryea; EMT bring home global security awards
Thomas Duryea

Thomas Duryea; EMT bring home global security awards

Thomas Duryea Australia and EMT claim top awards at Secunia Partner Awards as Flexera Software completes its acquisition of Secunia.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 16th Sep 2015

Global Stories

Acquisition stories

UXC Eclipse acquires Kiwi Dynamics AX and BI business
Microsoft

UXC Eclipse acquires Kiwi Dynamics AX and BI business

UXC Eclipse has continued its acquisition trail, snapping up the Microsoft Dynamics AX and Business Intelligence divisions of NZ's Koorb Consulting.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Thu, 1st Oct 2015
Sektor completes Comworth acquisition
Health Technologies

Sektor completes Comworth acquisition

Sektor has completed its acquisition of Comworth, with the Panasonic Toughbook and Zebra Card printers agencies joining Sektor's portfolio.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 1st Oct 2015
Vocus-M2 merger last of the big telco consolidations?
Apple

Vocus-M2 merger last of the big telco consolidations?

Ovum has dubbed the proposed merger of Vocus and M2 as 'a welcome addition of scale for both companies', noting we are now in 'consolidation endgame'.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 29th Sep 2015
Vocus and M2 to merge as $3b ANZ telco giant
Apple

Vocus and M2 to merge as $3b ANZ telco giant

Vocus and M2 plan to merge creating a $3 billion telco with capabilities 'relevant to every individual, corporate and government entity' in ANZ.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 28th Sep 2015
CIOs should stay focused on IT projects: Here's why
Data Analytics

CIOs should stay focused on IT projects: Here's why

In a competitive world where technology can make or break a business, why wouldn't a business want a skilful CIO to focus almost exclusively on IT?.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Mon, 28th Sep 2015
ESET snaps up encryption company as demand soars for encryption
Malware

ESET snaps up encryption company as demand soars for encryption

ESET has bolstered its encryption abilities with the acquisition of award winning encryption company, DESlock+ as demand for the technology soars.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Thu, 24th Sep 2015
Deloitte boosts IAM capability with Qubit deal
Identity and Access Management

Deloitte boosts IAM capability with Qubit deal

Deloitte Australia snaps up Oracle specialist Qubit Consulting to bulk up its identity access management capability.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Tue, 22nd Sep 2015
Who made the cut in Gartner's LAN/WLAN Magic Quadrant?
HP

Who made the cut in Gartner's LAN/WLAN Magic Quadrant?

Fourteen vendors have been listed in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for wired and wireless LAN access infrastructure - so who made the cut?.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Tue, 22nd Sep 2015
HP and Ericsson team up for mobile networking
HP

HP and Ericsson team up for mobile networking

HP and Ericsson are joining forces globally to drive innovation in mobile networking with joint Wi-Fi and LTE solutions and a bilateral reseller deal.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 21st Sep 2015
Bulletproof buys managed private cloud company in $3.5m deal
Private Cloud

Bulletproof buys managed private cloud company in $3.5m deal

Bulletproof secures a strategic £3.55m takeover of Infoplex to bolster its private cloud services for blue-chip enterprises.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 16th Sep 2015
Enterprise-class wireless solutions
Marketing Technologies

Enterprise-class wireless solutions

Mobility and the Internet of Things are changing the way business is done. These transformative trends can strain wireless networks to their limit.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 14th Sep 2015
Eaton and SimpliVity deliver power management solution
SimpliVity

Eaton and SimpliVity deliver power management solution

Eaton's integrated power management solutions have been validated to operate with SimpliVity's hyperconverged infrastructure solution.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 14th Sep 2015

Stories from Other Regions

Acquisition stories

Vocus and M2 win with merger, who loses?
Apple

Vocus and M2 win with merger, who loses?

What next for Vocus? Is 2degrees of interest? A mobile network would certainly cover off all of the key market segments nicely (albeit only in NZ).

By Brendan Ritchie • 4 min read • Tue, 29th Sep 2015
Theta turns 20 and expands its Wellington business
Software Development

Theta turns 20 and expands its Wellington business

Strong growth in Wellington has seen IT consultancy Theta expand its business in the capital, as the company celebrates 20 years in business.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 14th Sep 2015