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Aqua Security more than doubles revenue as demand skyrockets

Tue, 25th Oct 2022
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Company attributes growth to the capabilities of its cloud native security solution and its $1m warranty to stop cloud native attacks.
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Equinix enters Africa, closing US$320 million acquisition of MainOne

Thu, 14th Apr 2022
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The completion of the acquisition augments Equinix's long-term strategy to become a leading African carrier-neutral digital infrastructure company.
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EY strengthens transformation, growth with Blackdot acquisition

Wed, 13th Apr 2022
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EY has announced the acquisition of consultancy firm Blackdot, as it looks to strengthen its customer transformation and growth capabilities.
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Dataminr adds advanced capabilities to risk solution

Mon, 11th Apr 2022
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Dataminr Pulse is designed to deliver the earliest indication of critical risks, and its new workflow capabilities were create help enterprises manage risk.
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Avast acquires SecureKey, extends digital identity security

Wed, 30th Mar 2022
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Avast acquires digital identity provider SecureKey Technologies to simplify consumer access to online services.
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Modern Campus appoints Jessica Phinn as Chief People Officer

Fri, 18th Mar 2022
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Modern Campus appoints Jessica Phinn as Chief People Officer to lead all aspects of HR and continue exponential growth through talent engagement.
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NEXTDC's S2 data centre brings AWS Direct Connect to Sydney

Wed, 9th Feb 2022
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The Sydney data centre is the fourth NEXTDC facility in Australia to host AWS Direct Connect for private network connections.
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Block completes Afterpay buyout as Square & Cash App first to offer integration

Fri, 4th Feb 2022
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Block, the company behind payment apps including Square, Cash App, Spiral, and TIDAL, is already making the most of Afterpay's buy now, pay later offering.
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Bentley Systems' NZ-based software vendor Seequent acquires Minalytix

Mon, 20th Sep 2021
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Bentley Systems has announced its New Zealand based Seequent business unit has acquired Canadian software company Minalytix, developer of MX Deposit.
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Rackspace Technology appoints Angeline Maronese as managing director of ANZ

Tue, 3rd Aug 2021
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Rackspace Technology has announced the executive appointment of Angeline Maronese as managing director of Australia and New Zealand, effective immediately.
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Global spending on financial crime compliance accelerates

Fri, 11th Jun 2021
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Global spending on financial crime compliance at financial institutions is forecast to reach US$213.9 billion in 2021.
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Continuing its buying blitz, Cognizant acquires Magenic Technologies

Wed, 20th Jan 2021
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Cognizant to acquire software development services company Magenic Technologies, expanding its global software engineering footprint.
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Hootsuite announces acquisition of SaaS provider Sparkcentral

Tue, 12th Jan 2021
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Hootsuite acquires Sparkcentral, a SaaS provider for digital customer engagement, expanding its social customer care capabilities.
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Seismic acquires Grapevine6 social sales platform

Thu, 3rd Dec 2020
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The acquisition will result in an integrated offering called Seismic LiveSocial, a social engagement solution for sales and client-facing teams.
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BlueVoyant acquires Managed Sentinel, builds out Microsoft MSS offerings

Thu, 15th Oct 2020
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BlueVoyant has acquired Managed Sentinel to create an end-to-end services portfolio for Microsoft security technologies.
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Cognizant snaps up Microsoft specialists New Signature

Thu, 30th Jul 2020
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Cognizant acquires cloud-native company New Signature to expand its Microsoft cloud solutions. The acquisition is expected to close in Q3 2020.
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Northern Data AG buys data center specialist Kelvin Emtech Group

Thu, 30th Apr 2020
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Europe-based Northern Data AG has acquired Canadian data center specialist firm Kelvin Emtech Group to expand its presence in Canada and North America.
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Myriota cements North America presence through exactEarth deal

Thu, 2nd Apr 2020
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Myriota has bolstered its North American presence by securing a deal with exactEarth, involving satellite assets and spectrum licences, for CA$600,000.
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Denodo reports customer and revenue wins for 2019

Thu, 19th Mar 2020
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Denodo, the data virtualisation provider, has experienced worldwide growth in 2019 thanks to strong year-end momentum and quality customer interactions.
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M&A deals drop nearly 50% in one month, GlobalData report shows

Tue, 4th Feb 2020
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Merger and Acquisition (M&A) deals have totalled $17.03 billion globally in December 2019, according to new research from GlobalData.