Acquisition stories - Page 26

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

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

Digital Realty boosts its European data centre reach, securing eight new facilities in key technology hubs London, Amsterdam, and Frankfurt.

IBM has acquired global consulting agency Bluewolf and announced it will join IBM Interactive Experience. Financial details were not disclosed.

Data center provider Digital Realty has fully leased phase one of its Osaka data center with a single customer taking all of the initial space.

Connector Systems is opening the doors to new opportunities for Kiwi resllers, with new vendors, new promotions and a new rewards offering.

United States printer manufacturer Lexmark is being acquired by a Chinese consortium in a US$3.6 billion deal.

The Australian fintech sector will reach $4.2 billion by 2020; of which A$1 billion will be completely new added value to the Australian economy.

IBM has announced it plans to acquire Bluewolf, with the aim of accelerating cloud-based customer experiences for Salesforce users.

Dell is selling its IT services arm, Dell Services, to Japan's NTT Data, in a US$3.05 billion deal, freeing up cash for its EMC acquisition.

Distribution Central and been snapped up by global distributor Arrow Electronics as the reshuffle of the distribution channel continues.

A new letter from Ingram Micro provides assurances about its sale to Tianjin Tianhai - and address previous comments about Synnex and WestconGroup.

Dell's mega merger with EMC has cleared another hurdle after being given the greenlight by the United States Federal Trade Commission.

A day after announcing its sale to Ingram Micro, Connector Systems says it's business as usual as it signs up new vendors.

Juniper Networks is acquiring cloud and metro networking SDN vendor BTI Systems in a move expected to bolster its DCI and metro market play.

In the digital age, strategic partnerships are far superior to internal research and development (R&D) or acquisitions, according to new research.

Kordia is expanding its cyber-security portfolio, snapping up up Wellington-based Aura Information Security in a $10.2 million deal.

Canon Australia has snapped up New Zealand Post's managed services and digital process outsourcing company, Converga, for an undisclosed sum.

ShoreTel snaps up Aussie hosted VoIP specialist M5 Networks in a move designed to bring a ShoreTel hosted voice solution to the region.

Continued 'solid' growth in Australia has helped Ingram Micro's Asia Pacific operations to a strong performance for Q3.