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Qlik spends $560m on acquisition of Attunity

Mon, 25th Feb 2019
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The acquisition provides Qlik with an expanded breadth of enterprise data management capabilities and adds an experienced team of data professionals.
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In ongoing cloud war, Google to acquire data migration specialist

Wed, 20th Feb 2019
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Google is currently behind AWS and Microsoft in the cloud battle, and it would seem this play is an attempt to claw some ground back.
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Micro Focus acquires Interset to improve predictive analytics

Tue, 19th Feb 2019
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Micro Focus enhances its cybersecurity with Interset's acquisition, incorporating advanced UEBA and machine learning for stronger predictive analytics.
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Symantec acquires zero trust innovator Luminate Security

Thu, 14th Feb 2019
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Symantec has acquired Luminate Security, enhancing its Integrated Cyber Defense Platform with next-gen Secure Access Cloud tech amid increasing cloud reliance.
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Pegasystems' acquisition boosts analytics capabilities

Thu, 14th Feb 2019
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The acquisition of Infruid Labs brings analytics and data visualisation with a simple user interface to Pega's solutions.
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Webroot to be sold for $618.5m

Fri, 8th Feb 2019
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Webroot is about to be sold to data protection firm Carbonite for US$618.5 million after the two companies entered into a definitive agreement this week.
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Adobe acquires leading 3D creation software Substance

Thu, 31st Jan 2019
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With the acquisition of Allegorithmic, Adobe takes on the industry leading 3D textures and materials creation software for Creative Cloud.
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New research shows data centre acquisition upsurge

Tue, 15th Jan 2019
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Data centre acquisitions surged in 2018 with 68 deals worth USD $16 billion, despite falling below 2017's peak, Synergy Research reports.
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Akamai acquires Janrain for access management capabilities

Wed, 9th Jan 2019
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Akamai Technologies is set to acquire Janrain, enhancing their Intelligent Edge Platform with advanced customer identity and access management capabilities.
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Cloudera completes Hortonworks merger

Mon, 7th Jan 2019
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Cloudera has finalised its merger with Hortonworks to pioneer an enterprise data cloud, promising unprecedented data insights and analytics flexibility.
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Mercury Energy sells smart meter business for $270m

Mon, 17th Dec 2018
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IntelliHUB has acquired Mercury New Zealand's Metrix smart metering business for $270m, expanding its smart meter footprint in Australia and New Zealand.
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Avnet to boost AI/IoT solutions with acquisition

Mon, 17th Dec 2018
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The acquisition of Softweb Solutions adds software and artificial intelligence to Avnet's ecosystem and bolsters its IoT capabilities.
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HPE makes acquisition to expand big data market presence

Thu, 29th Nov 2018
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HPE has acquired BlueData with the aim of providing an all-encompassing and easy-to-implement solution for AI/ML and big data analytics.
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Citrix acquires micro app platform Sapho

Fri, 16th Nov 2018
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Sapho's micro applications improve employee productivity by consolidating access to tools, activities and tasks in a simple and unified work feed.
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ForeScout acquires OT security company SecurityMatters for US$113mil

Mon, 12th Nov 2018
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ForeScout Technologies has acquired OT security company SecurityMatters for USD $113 million, enhancing its ability to secure both IT and OT environments.
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Hitachi Vantara bolsters analytics with REAN Cloud acquisition

Thu, 1st Nov 2018
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After revealing its intent in July this year, Hitachi Vantara has announced the completion of its acquisition of REAN Cloud.
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Adobe completes US$4.75b Marketo buyout

Thu, 1st Nov 2018
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Adobe completes its USD $4.75 billion acquisition of Marketo, aiming to fuse their platforms for superior B2B and B2C cross-channel marketing solutions.
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It's official: Microsoft now owns GitHub

Tue, 30th Oct 2018
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Microsoft has completed its USD $7.5 billion acquisition of GitHub, appointing Nat Friedman as CEO, but vows to uphold the platform's 'developer first' ethos.
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Analysts say AWS dominance forced IBM's Red Hat acquisition

Tue, 30th Oct 2018
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IBM bets big with a USD $34 billion takeover of Red Hat, spurred by AWS's cloud dominance and aiming to become the top hybrid cloud provider.
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IBM to spend $34b to acquire Red Hat

Mon, 29th Oct 2018
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IBM is set to acquire Red Hat for USD $34 billion, marking a transformative move in the cloud market, positioning IBM as the leading hybrid cloud provider.