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Kiwi Stories

Acquisition stories

Spark New Zealand reveals financial results, delivers strong revenue growth

Spark New Zealand reports its strongest revenue growth in three years, with 4% increase to NZD $1,824 million, driven by mobile, cloud, and digital services.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 19th Feb 2020

Global Stories

Acquisition stories

Data Analytics

Qlik named in Gartner leaders quadrant for BI and analytics, launches Data Literacy as a Service

Qlik, now in Gartner's Leaders Quadrant for the 10th year, launches Data Literacy as a Service to foster data-driven cultures in organisations.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 19th Feb 2020

Data Analytics

Accenture announces new acquisition to bolster digital supply chain solutions

The acquisition will boost Accenture's growing technology practice and number of SAP professionals in Australia and New Zealand.

By Nick Forrester • 3 min read • Tue, 18th Feb 2020

Data Analytics

Qlik launches challenge to fight climate change with data

Qlik launches a global Datathon challenge in partnership with C40 Cities, inviting participants to create data-driven solutions to the climate crisis.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 17th Feb 2020

Partner Programmes

Nexon splashes out on three new acquisitions

The MSP has bought out Kiandra IT's technology services and security solutions division, Remagine Solutions and XCentral.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Thu, 13th Feb 2020

Verint

Private equity deals in tech sector hit $11.79bn

Private equity deals in the global technology sector surged to USD $11.79 billion in December 2019, a 17.05% increase from the previous month.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 13th Feb 2020

Wearables

Apple still owns growing wearables market, says GlobalData

While many consumers cannot afford the latest Apple Watch, there is an untapped demand for cheaper smartwatches.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Thu, 13th Feb 2020

Unified Communications

RingCentral reveals strong financial results for Q4

RingCentral reports a robust Q4 with total revenue surging 34% to USD $253 million, as mid-market and enterprise efforts fuel significant growth.

By Nick Forrester • 3 min read • Tue, 11th Feb 2020

Cloud Security

Tencent Cloud acquires key cloud security standard

Tencent Cloud has acquired the Multi-Tier Cloud Security Standard, boosting its capability to provide top-level security for enterprise cloud users worldwide.

By Nick Forrester • 2 min read • Tue, 11th Feb 2020

DevOps

SolarWinds extends support for database management with new DPM offering

SolarWinds has launched a new Database Performance Monitor to enhance database management, offering real-time monitoring for open source databases.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Tue, 11th Feb 2020

Marketing Technologies

LiveTiles and Canva announce strategic partnership with global growth on the horizon

LiveTiles teams up with Canva to integrate design tools into its platform, aiming to drive global growth and innovate workplace experiences for users worldwide.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 11th Feb 2020

Blockchain

Hyland snaps up blockchain credentialing firm Learning Machine

Hyland expands document authentication capabilities with acquisition of blockchain innovator Learning Machine.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 11th Feb 2020

Artificial Intelligence

Qualitest snags Magic Quadrant honour after investing in AI

Qualitest earns Visionary status in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for the sixth year, driven by strategic AI investments and a focus on quality engineering.

By Nick Forrester • 3 min read • Fri, 7th Feb 2020