Cisco has announced its intent to acquire Smartlook, a privately held company headquartered in Brno, Czech Republic. It represents a big step forward in delivering even more value for Cisco AppDynamics and the Full-Stack Observability Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) solution, with new application and user experience insights, analytics, and troubleshootingRead More…

American private equity firm Silver Lake has taken over Software AG in a deal that values the German business software developer at €2.2 billion ($2.42 billion). The Software AG Foundation is fully supportive of the offer and has signed a purchase agreement to sell 25.1 percent of all shares toRead More…

ZeroFox has announced a definitive agreement to acquire LookingGlass Cyber Solutions. In today’s digital-first world, the rapidly expanding external attack surface has become a veritable playground for cybercriminals and nation-state actors alike, posing an ever-growing threat to enterprise and public sector organizations worldwide. Integrating LookingGlass’s attack surface and threat intelligenceRead More…

stc Group has announced that its ICT infrastructure subsidiary, TAWAL, has signed an agreement to acquire United Group’s telecommunications tower assets. The agreement, valued at $1.34 billion (EUR 1.220 billion), supports stc Group’s ambitious strategy to expand its international footprint in key markets with significant growth potential. Marking TAWAL’s firstRead More…

Cradlepoint, part of Ericsson , has announced that it has acquired Ericom Software and their advanced enterprise cloud security platform to solidify Cradlepoint’s SASE and zero trust offerings for hybrid 5G and wireline environments. The Ericom acquisition is a key part of Cradlepoint’s strategy of building a full-stack enterprise security serviceRead More…

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire OpsRamp, an IT operations management (ITOM) company that monitors, observes, automates and manages IT infrastructure, cloud resources, workloads and applications for hybrid and multi-cloud environments, including the leading hyperscalers.  Gartner estimates ITOM to be anRead More…

Macnica, Inc, part of Macnica Holdings Inc., a US$7.3 billion company, a global value-added distributor (VAD) and solution provider, has announced its intent to acquire a majority stake in Cyber Knight Technologies (CyberKnight). Headquartered in Shin-Yokohama, Japan, Macnica operates globally across Japan, USA, China, Southeast Asia, Australia, India, Brazil, EuropeRead More…

Epicor has announced it has acquired DSPanel, a global provider of cloud-based Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) solutions and existing Epicor ISV partner. The acquisition extends the Epicor portfolio of best-in-class financial management solutions, helping makers, movers, and sellers worldwide streamline and simplify budgeting, planning, forecasting, scenario modeling, and financialRead More…

Mitel Networks has announced it has entered exclusive negotiations with Atos to acquire Unify, the Unified Communications and Collaboration (UCC) and Communication and Collaboration Services businesses (CCS) of the Atos group. The proposed transaction is subject to the consultation of the relevant employee representative bodies and other customary regulatory approvals,Read More…

AVEVA has announced the completion of its acquisition by Schneider Electric. Schneider Electric and AVEVA together, enable a holistic approach to digital transformation across a customer’s operations. They drive step-change improvements through a reduction in energy, carbon and resource intensity, accelerating customer journeys of efficiency and sustainability.Read More…

Astra Tech (Astra) has successfully acquired BOTIM to relaunch into an Ultra app. The support of $500 million in fundraising, led by G42, is accelerating the relaunch of BOTIM into an ultra app serving the region’s everyday needs. This milestone addition to Astra’s portfolio is the most recent in aRead More…