Acquisition stories - Page 144

Microsoft to buy Nokia's Devices and Services for €5.44bn, aiming to boost its mobile presence, with the deal set for Q1 2014 completion.

IBM and Adobe lead in digital marketing, says Ovum, urging firms to choose platforms for strategic fit over mere features.

Express Data is inviting you to learn about award-winning Trustwave WebDefend products, at a series of events across New Zealand this month.

With indications that the ANZ datacentre market is set for consolidation, datacentre providers are actively looking to expand their services range.

Media reports suggest that Sega is interested in Atlus' parent company Index and has placed a bid for the company among 20 other companies bidding.

Coming off a poor run of results post IPO, the story of Facebook's Q2 results is one of progress, regeneration and strategic investment.

Telco reports customer increase across New Zealand, bucking the previous trend spanning nine consecutive quarters.

Cisco has taken over leadership of the cloud infrastructure equipment market, just one quarter after IBM's share of the market had hit a two-year high.

Citrix Systems NZ acquires Wellington-based Beetil for $4.5m, expanding its IT support services and integrating Beetil's proficient team.

Google edges out Apple and Facebook to acquire GPS app Waze for $1.3bn, bolstering its mapping services with real-time data.

EMC VSPEX touted as the go-to for simplifying virtualisation, promising cost savings and flexibility, revealed at Westcon Imagine event.

Yahoo set to acquire Tumblr for $1.1bn, boosting its tech portfolio and aiming to let the blogging site run as a standalone business.

Vodafone New Zealand's general counsel David Kreider retains his NZD $541,000 salary after a ruling found his role unchanged despite a corporate restructure.

Telecom's Gen-i has agreed to sell its Davanti Consulting business in a management buy-out the latest step to trim down IT services unit.

Telecom said annual earnings will be at the low end of guidance because of competition in fixed-line sales and a margin squeeze at its Gen-i unit.

NZ companies harness Big Data, transforming business with customer insights, enhanced services and innovative solutions.

Distribution Central and Avaya team up to target SME Unified Communications market in Australia and New Zealand.

Lenovo has exited takeover discussions with IBM over the valuation of IBM's X86 server business, refusing a USD $6 billion offer.

Telecom denies Gen-i severance rumors as completely false, reaffirms plans to acquire Revera for $96.5 million.

Telco ramps up its data centre and cloud offer with conditional agreement to acquire privately-owned Kiwi IT company.