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Chief Executive Officer (CEO) stories - Page 58

Merger and acquisition

GÉANT partners with Microsoft to enable Azure for European research

Mon, 2nd Oct 2017
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The end-goal, according to GÉANT, is to make powerful cloud computing environments more accessible to the research and education communities.
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Republic of Sierra Leone to become Africa's first ever 'smart country'

Thu, 28th Sep 2017
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virtualisation
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smart cities
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​Sierra Leone has entered a nationwide digitisation program that its president is asserting will forever change its global digital standing.
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Monetary Authority of Singapore launches Cyber Security Advisory Panel

Thu, 21st Sep 2017
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The Monetary Authority of Singapore has set up its own Cyber Security Advisory Panel that includes global security experts and thought leaders.
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Microsoft to deliver Azure from two Canberra data centres

Tue, 15th Aug 2017
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public cloud
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dc
Microsoft will be the only major cloud provider in Aus to deliver hyperscale cloud services to handle Unclassified and Protected government data.
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Dave Mosley takes the reins as Seagate's new CEO

Wed, 2nd Aug 2017
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job moves
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ceo
Steve Luczo, who currently serves as Chief Executive Officer, will transition to the role of Executive Chairman on October 1.
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TechnologyOne secures contracts with NZ govt agency & U.K university

Mon, 31st Jul 2017
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saas
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erp
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TechnologyOne signs new contracts with global customers, including University of Sussex, Inner West Council, and a Central Government Agency in New Zealand.
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Partners Group acquires Civica for not to be sneezed at £1 million

Wed, 26th Jul 2017
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outsourcing
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m&a
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civica
Private equity giant Partners Group snaps up Civica for a hefty £1 billion, bolstering public sector services globally.
Gamechanger planes

Check Point's second quarter financials exceed highest end of projections

Wed, 26th Jul 2017
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cybersecurity
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software
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financial results
Gil Shrewd says the company is rapt with the second quarter results, reporting the revenue growth to be healthy.
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PCCW lands new Asia Africa Europe-1 cable in Hong Kong

Fri, 14th Jul 2017
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cable
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PCCW Global lands world's largest submarine cable in Hong Kong, claiming to support China's One Belt One Road initiative.
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Trend Micro launches US$100 million venture fund to harness the IoT wave

Wed, 28th Jun 2017
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venture fund
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partners
Trend Micro's venture will offer companies financial backing, access to its world-class global threat intelligence, and strategic alliances.
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Major video surveillance integrator in China becomes Quantum reseller

Thu, 4th May 2017
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partner programmes
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quantum computing
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uniview
Uniview has agreed to become a Quantum value-added reseller and strategic alliance partner, in what will soon be the world's largest market.
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McAfee officially goes it alone as independent company - backed by two giants

Wed, 5th Apr 2017
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casb
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cybersecurity
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intel
McAfee is now officially an independent company, with TPG owning 51% and Intel 49% in a transaction valuing the business at approximately $4.2b.
Big fish eat small fish

Gentrack to complete $75m acquisition of Junifer Systems

Thu, 30th Mar 2017
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​Gentrack Group recently announced that it has entered into an unconditional agreement to acquire the UK-based Junifer Systems.
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Lenovo looks to the channel to save failing data center business

Fri, 17th Feb 2017
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dc
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Lenovo banks on channel investments and partnerships to resurrect its faltering data centre segment amidst stagnant growth.
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Carbon Black claims 'breakthrough' approach to endpoint security

Tue, 7th Feb 2017
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malware
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endpoint protection
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edr
Carbon Black has eyed endpoint security market, with the launch of a new solution that it claims stops more attacks than machine learning antivirus.
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Former Polycom & Motorola exec the new top dog at BMC

Thu, 15th Dec 2016
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Peter Leav has been named as the new CEO of BMC Software, replacing Bob Beauchamp who will stay on as chairman of the Board of Directors.
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BlackBerry boosts software play with new mobile security platform

Tue, 13th Dec 2016
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mobility
BlackBerry unveils new mobile security platform for Enterprise of Things, designed to address data breaches and cybersecurity threats.
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SimpliVity & Huawei team up with hyperconverged platform

Thu, 8th Dec 2016
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storage
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cisco
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simplivity
SimpliVity partners with Huawei to bring its OmniStack technology to Huawei FusionServer, expanding its hyperconverged industry presence.
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CenturyLink to sell data center business for $2 billion

Mon, 7th Nov 2016
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hyperscale
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colocation
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centurylink
CenturyLink agrees to a £1.64 billion deal to offload its data centre operations to a consortium, bolstering its Level 3 acquisition funds.
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A rising star in Kiwi tech -TSG makes top 25 on TIN100

Mon, 7th Nov 2016
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technology investment network
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Transaction Services Group (TSG) has been ranked in the top 25 of the Technology Investment Network's TIN100 Report.