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Kiwi Stories

Acquisition stories

The Instillery and Origin merger: Origin CEO to become Chief Sales Officer

The combined organisation will retain The Instillery brand and deliver more than $40 million in revenue with 200 staff across Aotearoa.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 15th Aug 2019

Virtualisation

VMware welcomes Angela Cunneen as NZ country manager

Cunneen brings with her more than 25 years experience in senior ICT roles from companies including Dell and EMC.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 14th Aug 2019

Firewalls

Tapping into SD-WAN's productivity gains without the security concerns

If you can migrate all of your security requirements to a single, interoperable security fabric, you can reduce your operational overheads significantly.

By Josh Alcock • 4 min read • Mon, 12th Aug 2019

Global Stories

Acquisition stories

Hybrid Cloud

NetApp appoints new GM for Asia Pacific as it looks to drive growth

NetApp has named Sanjay Rohatgi as senior VP and GM for Asia Pacific, aiming to bolster growth and deepen engagements with regional customers and partners.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 23rd Aug 2019

Gaming

Sony buys Insomniac Games, the firm behind PS4 hits Marvel's Spider-Man & Spyro

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is finally bringing longtime partner and game developer Insomniac Games under its wing.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Thu, 22nd Aug 2019

AR, VR & Metaverse

Company-X creates new reality for AR & VR technologies

Hamilton-based software firm Company-X has acquired local AR/VR specialists Pepper Creative to expand its virtual and augmented reality capabilities.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 21st Aug 2019

Security Information and Event Management

Autodesk, Splunk, PTC amongst top IT firms ripe for M&A

GlobalData predicts that well-positioned companies like Splunk, Autodesk and PTC are likely to be top of the wishlist – here's why.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 21st Aug 2019

Marketing Technologies

Instalment service provider PartPay acquired by Australian player Zip

The acquisition gives Zip exposure to four key geographies – New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States and South Africa.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 20th Aug 2019

Peer-to-peer lending

Harmoney reshuffles senior exec team; appoints new CEO for 2020

Australasian marketplace lender Harmoney has appointed Australian-based David Stevens as its new CEO, effective early 2020.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 20th Aug 2019

DevOps

Changing skill sets become major driver of business restructures

Changing skill sets are leading nearly half of organisational restructures in New Zealand and Australia, reports Hays, as firms adapt to new business needs.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 20th Aug 2019

Mobile Device Management

Jamf extends Apple expertise through security firm buyout

Jamf has acquired Digita Security to enhance its Apple management suite with robust endpoint protection, addressing rising Mac demand and security needs.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 19th Aug 2019

Extreme Networks

Extreme Networks on the hunt for new ANZ channel manager after Critchlow promotion

Following Julian Critchlow's promotion to general manager, Australia and New Zealand, Extreme Networks is actively seeking a new ANZ channel manager.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 16th Aug 2019

Wireless Networks

Three product innovations announced by ADTRAN

ADTRAN announces three innovations including new high-bandwidth ONTs, a whole-home WiFi solution, and enhanced management tools, driving 20% growth.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 14th Aug 2019

Unified Communications

ADTRAN explained in 3 minutes

Founded in 1986, ADTRAN capitalised on AT&T's breakup to become a leader in telecommunications networking, with revenue peaking at USD $717 million in 2011.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 14th Aug 2019

Cloud Access Security Broker

Broadcom set to own Symantec's enterprise security business for $10.7B

Broadcom is set to acquire Symantec's enterprise security business for $10.7 billion, expanding its software offering as an infrastructure technology company.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 14th Aug 2019

DataCentre infrastructure

Digital Realty welcomes EMEA managing director

Digital Realty has appointed Jeffrey Tapley as the permanent EMEA managing director, solidifying his role in leading their regional operations from London.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 13th Aug 2019

Marketing Technologies

Fluent Commerce scores $33m in funding round

Fluent Commerce, the Sydney-headquartered order management provider, has raised $33 million in series B funding, led by US growth equity firm Arrowroot Capital.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 9th Aug 2019