Acquisition stories
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Amy Hood steps into history as Microsoft's first female CFO, taking the finance reins with a vision for devices and services.
Tomizone set to become Australia's largest WiFi service provider in hospitality, acquiring Jimojo to boost its nationwide operations.
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.
Wellington-based ICT company says deal will allow leverage of NetSuite capability into the New Zealand market.
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.
Gen-i offers severance packages to over 2,000 staff to fund its acquisition of Revera, hoping to re-enter the government IT services market.
World's second-largest PC maker considers acquisition of IBM's X86 server business, rumoured to cost as much as US$6 billion.
Google reports a strong start to 2013 with revenues rising 31% to USD $13.97 billion, despite slightly missing Wall Street forecasts.
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer gears up for a mobile-first revamp, aiming to make the company a key player in the mobile space.
Evidently, cunning miscreants are seeking out the weakest link in information supply chains - the small business.
Sektor Distributors acquires J Mills Distribution, enhancing its mobility division with rugged tablet PCs for harsh environments.
Datacom is selling its Asian call centres to Convergys for $A20 million, with 1,000 employees joining Convergys.
Acquisition increases the company's presence in the region, paving the way for a cloud-based communications services launch in New Zealand.
Company issues 274-page filing showing bleak prospects for business - its strongest case yet for accepting a US$24.4 billion offer to go private.
Orcon bolsters its leadership team with four new appointments as it targets growth under new CEO Greg McAlister, following a recent acquisition.
Online accounting solutions provider releases Workpapers for ANZ markets - the culmination of the Spotlight Workpapers acquisition in July last year.
Emulex set to acquire all Endace shares, hitting 99.9% acceptances, with a takeover bid of £76m now reaching compulsory buyout stage.
