Acquisition stories - Page 105
Seismic acquires Lessonly to build new sales and marketing platform - closes $170 million funding
Wed, 18th Aug 2021
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edutech
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digital marketing
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sales
Seismic acquires training solution Lessonly, closes $170m Series G funding round, and plans to expand its sales and marketing platform.
ACA Pacific signs on as ANZ distributor for global cybersecurity firm Comodo
Wed, 18th Aug 2021
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soc
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cybersecurity
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aca pacific
As part of the deal, ACA Pacific will offer Comodo’s security operations centre as a platform (SOCaaP) to managed service providers (MSPs).
CX firm NICE acquires GoMoxie to bolster omnichannel capabilities
Wed, 18th Aug 2021
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crm
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uc
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data analytics
NICE acquires GoMoxie to expand digital customer experience capabilities, adding smart conversational self-service tools.
Forcepoint appoints Rees Johnson as new CPO
Tue, 17th Aug 2021
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casb
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cybersecurity
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forcepoint
Forcepoint, the cybersecurity company, has appointed Rees Johnson as its new chief product officer, overseeing its entire product portfolio.
ConnectWise expands APAC-focused team, extends partner support
Mon, 16th Aug 2021
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partner programmes
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leadership
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solar power
The roles will also provide locally-based support for partners, expanding the footprint of ConnectWise significantly across Australia and New Zealand.
How a packaging company minimised costs and improved security with Interactive
Mon, 16th Aug 2021
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siem
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public cloud
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risk & compliance
Pact’s mission to become a more sustainable company led it to pursue an approach in which technology was interwoven into every piece of their global footprint.
Pushing cyber-awareness beyond Australia’s C-level
Tue, 10th Aug 2021
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
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cso / ciso
Now that CEOs across ANZ properly understand cybersecurity and cyber-risks, it’s time to get the board of directors up to speed.
Qualys enters into agreement to acquire TotalCloud
Tue, 10th Aug 2021
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cloud security
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multi-cloud
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cybersecurity
Cloud security company Qualys has announced an agreement to acquire TotalCloud, the cloud workflow management and no-code automation platform.
Entrust nShield security models certified with VMware Kubernetes Grid
Tue, 10th Aug 2021
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virtualisation
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encryption
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it automation
Entrust nShield hardware security modules have achieved certification with VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid, enhancing containerised application security.
Seequent acquires Imago Inc to bolster cloud capabilities of geoscientific imagery
Mon, 9th Aug 2021
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cloud services
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seequent
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bentley systems
The move enriches Seequent’s solutions portfolio and bolsters its capabilities to help engineers solve earth, environment, and energy challenges.
Think180 partners with SNP to deliver SAP software to Aus market
Mon, 9th Aug 2021
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sap
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snp
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data transformation
Think180, an Australian SAP partner, has partnered with SNP Transformations SEA to distribute SAP software in the Asia Pacific region.
Hyland appoints new VP of global partner programmes
Mon, 9th Aug 2021
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partner programmes
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hyland
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job moves
Promoting from within, the company has appointed Bob Dunn to the role, who has spent six years at the company operational practices space.
48 million malware messages: Proofpoint reveals the reality of today's threat landscape
Thu, 5th Aug 2021
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malware
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
Proofpoint's Human Factor 2021 report reveals the reality of cyber threats, with millions of ransomware-loaded emails and new attack methods.
Ivanti tackles today's biggest security threats with RiskSense acquisition
Wed, 4th Aug 2021
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malware
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
Ivanti has acquired risk-based vulnerability management specialist RiskSense to enhance its patch management capabilities.
Dialpad selects Kordia as NZ telco partner
Tue, 3rd Aug 2021
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uc
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partner programmes
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kordia
Kordia will not only be a Dialpad reseller but will also become the New Zealand SIP/calling provider for every local Dialpad implementation.
Rackspace Technology appoints Angeline Maronese as managing director of ANZ
Tue, 3rd Aug 2021
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cloud services
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it services
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partners
Rackspace Technology has announced the executive appointment of Angeline Maronese as managing director of Australia and New Zealand, effective immediately.
Square to acquire Afterpay for approximately AUD$40 billion
Tue, 3rd Aug 2021
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martech
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commerce systems
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supply chain
Square to acquire Australian buy now, pay later firm Afterpay in a $29bn deal aimed at delivering more compelling financial products and services.
Qualtrics acquires conversational analytics company Clarabridge for $1.125 billion
Mon, 2nd Aug 2021
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crm
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data analytics
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cx
Qualtrics is set to acquire Clarabridge, a company specialising in omnichannel conversational analytics, in a $1.125 billion stock transaction.
SNP acquires SAP data specialist Datavard
Mon, 2nd Aug 2021
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sap
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modernisation
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sap s/4hana
SNP SE acquires software and consulting company Datavard AG to strengthen its platform strategy in data transformation and management.
SOLD: Dicker Data snaps up Exeed in landmark $68M deal
Sat, 31st Jul 2021
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dicker data
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exeed
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m&a
Dicker Data's $68 million acquisition of Exceed will make it the second largest IT distributor in NZ, with estimated revenue of over $500m.