Tag: Mergers and acquisitions

Confluent also discloses investments in two regional systems integration partners who are developing leading-edge data integration and migration expertise and practices. Data streaming tech developer Confluent has launched an OEM channel program to recruit managed service providers, cloud service providers and independent software vendors to build the Confluent platform within their software and service offerings.…

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“This deal is a big accelerant for the NWN platform which is consistent with the approach we have taken over the last five years that has allowed us to quadruple the company from less than $300 million to more than $1 billion,” said NWN Senior Vice President of Corporate Development Matt Curran. NWN Carousel has…

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For the week ending Sept. 13, CRN takes a look at the companies that brought their ‘A’ game to the channel including ConnectWise, Todyl, AWS, ServiceNow and Blue Mantis. The Week Ending Sept. 13 Topping this week’s Came to Win list is ConnectWise for its Axcient and SkyKick acquisitions that will boost its data protection…

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The credit card firm is getting into the threat intelligence business with the $2.65 billion acquisition. Credit card firm Mastercard announced Thursday it is getting into the threat intelligence business with the planned acquisition of Recorded Future. The acquisition price for the 15-year-old company is $2.65 billion, Mastercard disclosed. [Related: 5 Major Security Vendors That…

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‘The strategy behind acquiring both SkyKick and Axcient was to further expand our cybersecurity and data protection portfolios,’ said Ameer Karim, executive vice president and general manager at ConnectWise. ‘As cyber threats evolve, data protection and cybersecurity must go hand-in-hand.’ In a move to bolster its cybersecurity and data protection capabilities, ConnectWise has acquired Axcient…

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For the week ending Sept. 6, CRN takes a look at the companies that brought their ‘A’ game to the channel including Verizon, Amazon Web services, Salesforce, Palo Alto Networks, and Couchbase. The Week Ending Sept. 6 Topping this week’s Came to Win list is Verizon for striking a $20 billion acquisition deal that will…

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‘ We are investing in modernizing our core services, including AI and application management,’ says Peter Melby, CEO of New Charter Technologies. ‘Our strategy involves both enhancing basic services to be more responsive and developing deep relationships with customers. This dual focus allows us to offer innovative solutions and better meet customer needs.’ As New…

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[‘Frontier] will build on Verizon’s two decades of leadership at the forefront of fiber and is an opportunity to become more competitive in more markets throughout the United States, enhancing our ability to deliver premium offerings to millions more customers across a combined fiber network,’ says Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg. Verizon is acquiring Frontier Communications…

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‘Our partnership with IBM reinforces our commitment to innovation and our conviction in the tremendous benefit of QRadar customers adopting Cortex XSIAM for a robust, data-driven security platform that offers transformative efficiency and effectiveness in defending against evolving cyberthreats,’ says Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora. Cybersecurity superstar Palo Alto Networks completed its $500 million…

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For the week ending Aug. 30, CRN takes a look at the companies that brought their ‘A’ game to the channel including Cribl, Check Point, Intel, Citrix and IBM. The Week Ending Aug. 30 Topping this week’s Came to Win list is data management and observability tech developer Cribl for its very impressive nine-figure funding…

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