Acquisition stories - Page 124

Myriota has raised A$28 million in series B funding, with a view to grow its satellite network and extend support for billions of devices.

Macquarie has acquired an 88% stake in AirTrunk, valuing the hyperscale data center provider at over A$3bn ($2.2bn).

The acquisition will see Infor's product design and technology, 68,000 customers and 17,000 global employees under Koch Industries’ leadership.

Cloudscene bolsters its advisory board with execs from AWS, Netflix, Digital Realty, and NEXTDC, aiming to revolutionise the digital procurement landscape.

Nutanix appoints Lee Thompson as managing director for Australia and New Zealand, aiming to expand its presence in the region.

Myriota has bolstered its North American presence by securing a deal with exactEarth, involving satellite assets and spectrum licences, for CA$600,000.

New partnership between Neu Capital and Grant Thornton set to unlock USD $6 billion in funding for New Zealand's medium and small businesses.

Denodo, the data virtualisation provider, has experienced worldwide growth in 2019 thanks to strong year-end momentum and quality customer interactions.

The IT industry did well in the S&P 500 index, where the industry accounted for 14.2% of the index constituents as of 31 January this year.

Bonvanie is the executive vice president of strategic accounts at Palo Alto Networks and has been a member of the Acronis Board of Directors since 2014.

HPE's Container Platform, the first enterprise-grade container platform in the industry, is now generally available.

Once the integration is complete, customers and partners will have access to a security platform that bridges the network and user perimeter.

R&M has announced it has experienced increased sales in 2019, reaching CHF276.7 million, with sites now in the US East Coast and China.

Ivanti bolsters its channel leadership team with key appointments, naming Cyrus Hatfield as SVP of global sales and Gary Abad as VP of global channels.

Equinix has acquired Packet for USD $335 million, aiming to enhance its bare metal services and accelerate enterprise digital infrastructure across the globe.

BMC acquires Compuware to boost mainframe offerings, blending BMC’s AMI and Compuware’s Topaz suite for innovative DevOps solutions, pending standard approvals.

Revelian, an Australian behaviour assessment firm, has been acquired by US-based Criteria to boost their emotional intelligence and game-based offerings.

Titan IC Systems develops network intelligence technology that supports search and big data analytics across data centers worldwide.

Intrinsic security makes protecting critical applications and data more automated, proactive and pervasive across the entire distributed enterprise.

Veeam is now officially a US-based company, with the company’s headquarters soon to be relocated from Switzerland to the United States.