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Xero sets firm sights on UK market at Xerocon London

Fri, 16th Nov 2018
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Xero unveils acquisitions and partnerships at Xerocon London, aiming to fortify UK market presence with advanced features and streamlined integrations.
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Gartner - 70% of AI for digital commerce projects succeed

Thu, 11th Oct 2018
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As AI adoption continues to grow, a recent Gartner survey shows that in digital commerce organisation projects are succeeding at a massive rate.
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Microsoft licenses proprietary DXC module for Dynamics

Thu, 6th Sep 2018
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DXC Technology's Enterprise Credit Management module has been licensed for Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations.
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Thales extends offer acceptance period for Gemalto acquisition

Mon, 13th Aug 2018
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Thales extends the offer acceptance period for its acquisition of Gemalto, awaiting regulatory approvals from various antitrust authorities.
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Xero pays NZ$103m to acquire Canada-based cloud bookkeeping firm

Thu, 2nd Aug 2018
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Xero to acquire Canadian cloud bookkeeping firm Hubdoc for NZD $103 million, enhancing its financial data integration for small businesses globally.
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MEF announces significant progress in its MEF 3.0 project

Sat, 2nd Jun 2018
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Today MEF published new Ethernet and IP specifications, progressing Layer 1 projects and the first multi-vendor SD-WAN implementation project.
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DXC Technology acquires reseller, MSP to expand global reach

Thu, 5th Apr 2018
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According to DXC Eclipse, the additions of Sable37 and eBECS represent a key part of its strategy to lead the Microsoft partner marketplace.
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New Canon Oceania managing director announced

Fri, 16th Feb 2018
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Canon Oceania appoints Akira Yoshida as new managing director, succeeding Yusuke Mizoguchi, who will transition to a role at Canon Europe in April 2018.
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Visa acquires SaaS tech company Fraedom for US$197 million

Tue, 13th Feb 2018
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Visa acquires Fraedom for USD $197M, expanding its business suite with innovative B2B payment solutions that replace inefficient paper-based systems.
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LogMeIn takes aim at UCC market with $342 million acquisition

Fri, 9th Feb 2018
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The company will acquire UCaaS provider Jive Communications in a bid to bolster their collaboration portfolio.
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CIM group acquires new data center

Fri, 26th Jan 2018
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CIM Group and fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty acquire a 42,000-square-foot data centre in Markham, expanding their international portfolio.
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Silent-Aire breaks into European data centre market with acquisition

Mon, 7th Aug 2017
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Silent-Aire has acquired the Dublin-based manufacture of bespoke air handling equipment, RMI Engineering in a move to establish an EU headquarters.
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Mastech Digital to acquire InfoTrellis in $55 million deal

Mon, 10th Jul 2017
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Mastech Digital to acquire InfoTrellis' services division for $55m, in deal that will create Mastech InfoTrellis.
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No more hurdles: Microsoft to close LinkedIn deal in 'coming days'

Wed, 7th Dec 2016
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Microsoft's acquisition of LinkedIn has been cleared by the European Commission, completing all necessary regulatory approvals for the deal.
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Ingram Micro US$6 billion acquisition hits speed bump

Mon, 25th Jul 2016
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Tianjin Tianhai's US$6 billion acquisition of Ingram Micro has hit a speed bump, with Shanghai Stock Exchange asking for more information on the deal.
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Cloud IT infrastructure market booming

Mon, 5th Oct 2015
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Asia Pacific is experiencing high growth in cloud IT infrastructure sales, with sales of server, storage and Ethernet switches up 49.9% in Q2.
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UXC Eclipse's Dynamic success in retail

Wed, 3rd Jun 2015
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UXC Eclipse's investment in Microsoft Dynamics is paying dividends, with the company inking $20 million of retail business in the past four months.
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Air NZ and Canada's Aimia buy Waikato University's 11Ants

Thu, 9th Apr 2015
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Air New Zealand and Canadian marketing and loyalty analytics company Aimia have bought Waikato University spinoff 11Ants Analytics for an undisclosed.
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Private equity, pension fund take Riverbed ownership

Tue, 16th Dec 2014
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Riverbed seals a £3.6 billion deal with Thoma Bravo and Teachers' Private Capital, eyeing strategic growth and further innovation.
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Cooks Foods widens 1H loss, as it buys Canadian franchise, chases ME, China sales

Mon, 15th Dec 2014
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Cooks Global Foods widened its first-half loss after buying the Canadian franchise rights to Esquires Coffee Houses, completing its ownership of th.