Acquisition stories - Page 212

Dicker Data rebrands New Zealand's Express Data after successful year of operation, aiming to replicate Australian success.

Express Data NZ rebrands promising disruption to the volume market, new cloud offerings – while boss David Dicker calls out HP.

It all comes down to how much the buyer wants the transaction to happen and the drivers the vendor has for selling.

AVG Technologies bolsters its privacy arsenal by acquiring Privax, the esteemed provider of VPN services, for $40M plus potential bonuses.

With 250 partners in New Zealand alone, he company has no plans on slowing down, with an expansion into the Australian market its next step.

Dell partners with Aerohive, bolstering its Wi-Fi offerings post HP's Aruba acquisition, sparking industry buzz on future strategies.

Core replacement cycles are brewing and global insurers will spend US$8.2 billion on software and IT services for policy administration in 2015.

Australian surf giant Billabong surfs into digital transformation, harnessing NetSuite's SuiteCommerce for an omnichannel retail wave.

NetSuite's Evan Goldberg unveils powerful mobile upgrades, ushering in mobile-first disruption era with enhanced Android app and Apple Watch support.

Mega deal falls through as TRS Investments fails to gain shareholder approval for NZX listing of cloud-based storage firm.

Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics helps businesses identify breaches and threats using behavioural analysis.

NetSuite CEO accuses FinancialForce.com of lying about cloud applications being stitched together in press release.

Yoobee is offering 2degrees business phone plans, as the Apple specialist continues its push into the commercial market.

Microsoft's new products and services aims to help IT decision makers ‘lead their companies in the new era of enterprise computing'.

Careers NZ boosts support for youth by acquiring OOMPHER, featuring interviews with high-flying Kiwis for inspiration.

Leasing company FlexiGroup is promising faster payment for resellers and more specialisation, after finalising its acquisition of Telecom Rentals.

Bulletproof and Cloud House have partnered up to deliver cloud services to Kiwi high-growth entrepreneurial businesses.

Texas company ECi has snapped up Kiwi RMM provider Naverisk in a deal to create ‘a powerhouse option’ for MSPs and IT service providers.

Bundled offerings combining mobile, fixed line, broadband and PABX-like services on the cloud are on the way from 2degrees.

Samsung has reaffirmed itself as the global lead for smartphone shipments in the first quarter of 2015, says IDC.