Tag: Mergers and acquisitions
‘Demand for connected enterprise planning is on the rise,’ says David Leckstein, senior managing director and lead of Americas Technology at Accenture. Accenture is growing its Anaplan capabilities with the acquisition of consulting company Allitix, adding new expertise in financial planning, financial analysis, sales performance management and supply chain. The consulting giant, No. 1 on…
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For the week ending Nov. 1, CRN takes a look at the companies that brought their ‘A’ game to the channel including Cisco Systems, Blue Mantis, Kaseya, ATSG, Evolve IP, and Siemens. The Week Ending Nov. 1 Topping this week’s Came to Win list is Cisco Systems with the launch of Cisco 360, the company’s…
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‘Our customers have been asking us for more, especially in security and optimization,’ says Jeff Coursen, Evolve IP’s outgoing CEO. ‘This merger allows us to enhance our offerings and meet that demand head-on.’ Solution providers Evolve IP and ATSG announced a strategic merger Thursday to create an IT services company that will generate about $240…
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“The addition of Altair’s capabilities in simulation, high performance computing, data science, and artificial intelligence together with Siemens Xcelerator will create the world’s most complete AI-powered design and simulation portfolio,” said Roland Busch, President and CEO of Siemens AG. Software star Altair is being acquired by Siemens for a whopping $10.6 billion which Siemens says…
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The $859 million deal seeks to enable MSPs to deliver improved detection and response to smaller customers, which are relentlessly targeted by cyberattacks, according to Levy and Secureworks CEO Wendy Thomas. The planned acquisition by Sophos of extended detection and response specialist Secureworks will accelerate the cybersecurity giant’s effort to bring improved XDR capabilities to…
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‘We are committed to equipping MSPs with the most advanced tools to protect their clients’ data,’ says SaaS Alerts CEO Jim Lippie. ‘Integrating SaaS Alerts into Kaseya 365 User means MSPs can now deliver advanced threat detection and response capabilities specifically tailored to the user and application level.’ Kaseya announced today that it bought cybersecurity…
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Cisco 360 represents a total revamp of the 30-year-old partner program and a significant departure in the way that Cisco partners earn today. Here’s what partners should know. Unveiled at Cisco Partner Summit 2024, the all-new Cisco 360 Partner Program is a total refresh of the tech giant’s nearly 30-year-old program. Unlike the programs of…
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The cybersecurity vendor is reportedly once again exploring its options for being acquired. Cybersecurity vendor Rapid7 is reportedly exploring its options for being acquired by private equity investors for the second time in two years. According to a Reuters report Monday, publicly traded Rapid7 is in “early” discussions about a potential acquisition deal with several…
Read MoreTD Synnex CEO: ‘Partners That Combine Cloud, Security And AI Are ‘Winning Faster And Growing Faster’
‘In the past, we talked about partners born in the cloud. I’m betting on the fact that the new partners will be born in AI. And we’ve identified another segment of [partners] who will be more successful and impactful in the market: those who combine cloud, security and AI,’ TD Synnex CEO Patrick Zammit tells…
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Dan Adamany, founder and CEO of channel partner juggernaut Ahead, explains how he successfully grew his company into a $4 billion IT superstar thanks, in part, to Ahead’s successful acquisition strategy over the past five years. Ahead’s founder and innovative CEO, Dan Adamany, knows what it takes to not only acquire a company, but successfully…
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