merger and acquisition

SaaS and online video championed 1Q12 tech M&As

Smart mobility, social networking, big data analytics and software-as-a-service, online video, which enable business and IT innovation, are now sustaining technology M&As against the continuing macroeconomic pressures that are holding back other industries.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 15-May-2012

Verizon predicts: Personalization continues to inspire innovation

In 2012, the cloud will be key to mobilize enterprise apps that enable workforce mobility; personalization will continue to inspire innovation and drive companies to re-engineer their processes and business models; and Web-centric companies will become even more social.
by: Carol Ko 21-Feb-2012
EY: 5 megatrends boosted 2011 M&A deal value by 41%
Full-year volume and value growth in the Asia Pacific and Japan region surpassed the global averages, in a year of restructuring in preparation for strategic growth in social, mobile and cloud computing.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 14-Feb-2012
Akamai acquires Blaze Software for front-end optimization
Akamai Technologies acquires Canada-based Blaze Software in a cash transaction for front-end optimization technologies. By automatically optimizes the code on a Web page during the delivery process, Blaze enables faster transmission of content and a faster page rendering.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 14-Feb-2012
BMC Software to acquire Numara Software for SaaS IT mgmt
Post-acquisition, Numara’s two product families, FootPrints for IT service and asset management and Track-It! for help desk and asset management -- delivered as SaaS and on-premise solutions, will be grouped under BMC’s service portfolio.
by: Asia Cloud Forum staff 01-Feb-2012
NTT Com to acquire 74% stake in Netmagic Solutions
Established in 1998, Netmagic Solutions provides co-location, managed hosting, ISP and cloud services in India. It currently operates seven data centers in major Indian cities including Mumbai, Chennai, Noida (Delhi-NCR) and Bangalore with over 200,000 sq ft floor space in total.
by: Asia Cloud Forum staff 26-Jan-2012

EMC predicts: Huge biz potentials when cloud meets big data

EMC's key cloud deployments in 2011 included PetroChina and Columbia Sportswear that dealt with big data management and virtual storage. "When the cloud meets big data," said EMC, new tools for capture, search, discovery and analysis will be available to gain insights from organizations’ unstructured data.
by: Carol Ko 19-Jan-2012
IBM acquires Green Hat for cloud software testing
Green Hat’s solutions helps set up a virtual test environment in a matter of minutes versus weeks, and for a fraction of the cost.
by: Asia Cloud Forum staff 05-Jan-2012

Cisco predicts: Business-leading IT to operate private app-stores

In 2012, IT will adopt a much more robust product lifecycle management approach in managing cloud services. Whichever cloud services to adopt, businesses are advised to incorporate cloud computing into their overall IT strategy, start small, and pay attention to change management
by: Carol Ko 04-Jan-2012
Akamai acquires Cotendo for US$268 million
Web content delivery solutions provider Akamai is acquiring Contendo for cloud and mobile optimization technologies. Cotendo, founded in 2008 with a technology center in Israel, provides Web and mobile acceleration services from its global distributed Points of Presences.
by: Asia Cloud Forum staff 30-Dec-2011