Samira Sarraf - Author - Channel Asia

Okta to pay $74.5M for workflow automation provider

Okta has entered into an agreement to acquire Azuqua, a cloud-based business application integration and workflow automation provider, for up to $74.5 million.

Veritas acquires analytics provider Aptare

Data protection vendor Veritas has acquired US-headquartered Aptare, a provider of analytic solutions for hybrid cloud environments.

Huawei confirms lawsuit against the US government

Huawei has confirmed it filed a complaint in the US federal court arguing that the ban the US government has imposed on its products goes against its own constitution.

Tesserent signs regional security deal with Nucleus Cyber

Tesserent has signed a deal with Nucleus Cyber that will see the MSSP distribute and sell the vendor's security solution across Australia, New Zealand and Asia.

Ping Identity reveals new program for APAC partners

Ping Identity has announced a new channel program that provides more structure, improved training programs and a clear formal engagement process.

Kemp Technologies enhances global partner program

Application delivery software vendor Kemp Technologies has updated its global channel program and application experience (AX) partner ecosystem.

Splunk stops selling to Russian organisations

Data analytics software vendor Splunk has announced it will stop selling software and services to organisations in Russia, including through partners.

Micro Focus acquires cyber specialists, Interset

Micro Focus has acquired security analytics software vendor Interset as it expands its cyber security capabilities.

Rhipe posts $3M in net profit

Rhipe has closed the first half of the 2019 financial year with $3 million NPAT, or 181 per cent growth compared to the previous period.

Intel and Ericsson partner for 5G platform

Intel and Ericsson have partnered in order to align their ongoing developments of Ericsson's software-defined infrastructure (SDI) and Intel's Rack Scale Design.

Cisco calls on governments to make privacy a 'fundamental human right'

Networking giant Cisco wants governments globally to take privacy more serious and make it a "fundamental human right".

Carbonite unveils acquisition of Webroot

Back-up and disaster recover vendor Carbonite has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire endpoint and network security vendor Webroot for US$618 million.

Former Puppet CEO now leads Commvault

Former Puppet CEO Sanjay Mirchandani has been appointed the new president and chief executive at Commvault.

AWS remains Amazon's fastest growing segment

Amazon Web Services generated US$7.29 billion in operating income for Amazon.com during the financial reporting year ended 31 December 2018.

Rhipe acquires Queensland-based Microsoft Dynamics partner

Rhipe has entered into a binding agreement to acquire Queensland-based Dynamics Business IT Solutions in a $4.5 million deal, potentially rising to $8 million.

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