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Oracle acquires NetSuite for $9.3 billion price tag

Oracle is spending $9.3 billion to acquire 'complementary' cloud provider NetSuite, with the transaction expected to close as early as this year.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Fri, 29th Jul 2016

Yahoo

Yahoo-Verizon merger to shake up digital communication space

Verizon's bold £3.5bn Yahoo buyout to reshape the global digital and mobile landscape, with over a billion users set to be united.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 27th Jul 2016

Network Infrastructure

EMC shareholders approve Dell merger with 98% of votes

EMC have announced that its shareholders have approved the Dell merger agreement with 98% of voters in favour.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Mon, 25th Jul 2016

Short Message Service

Mission complete: CLX Communications fully aquires Mblox

CLX communications acquired Mblox in May of this year, but it was only two days ago that it gained access to 100% of the shares it has in the company.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Thu, 14th Jul 2016

Unified Communications

ComCom officially weighs in on Vodafone/Sky merger

The Commerce Commission has released its preliminary issues statement on the Vodafone/Sky merger, a deal that seeks to blend telecom and TV services in NZ.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 14th Jul 2016

Unified Communications

Mitel out as Polycom gets better offer

The merger between Polycom and Mitel has come to end with Polycom announcing it has terminated the agreement following a better offer.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 11th Jul 2016

Hyperscale

Google Cloud Platform buys major video software provider Avanto

Google Cloud Platform expands media prowess with the acquisition of video software giant Anvato, bolstering OTT and mobile video services.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 11th Jul 2016

Cybersecurity

Avast acquires AVG for $1.3billion

Avast Software has just announced its acquisition of fellow industry pioneer, security provider and long time rival AVG Technologies.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Fri, 8th Jul 2016

Unified Communications

It's official: Shareholders say YES to Sky-Vodafone merger

Sky shareholders have voted YES to the Sky-Vodafone merger this morning at a special meeting held at the Pullman Hotel in Auckland this morning.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 6th Jul 2016

Unified Communications

Tomorrow's the big day: Shareholders set to vote on Sky-Vodafone merger

The Vodafone-Sky merger is set to be put to shareholders at 10.30am tomorrow morning (July 6) at the Pullman Hotel in Auckland.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 5th Jul 2016

Network Infrastructure

Ruckus & Brocade Aussie MDs resign ahead of global merger

The two Australian managing directors of Ruckus Wireless and Brocade have left, right before the two companies undergo a global merger.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 29th Jun 2016

Network Infrastructure

Why is Dell really dropping its assets? To fund its EMC acquisition

Dell is cutting its losses with its sale of Dell Software Group & its non-core assets to focus on its EMC acquisition, according to a TBR white paper.

By Sara Barker • 4 min read • Mon, 27th Jun 2016