Deals
SUSE Spends Reported $600m on the Last Big Independent K8s Distribution
German open source software firm SUSE has agreed to buy Kubernetes management platform provider Rancher Labs for a reported $600…
Microsoft Snaps Up CyberX, as Vendor Appetite for OT Offerings Swells
Operational Technology (OT) security remains the flavour of the month in many vendor boardrooms -- even if potential industrial customers…
IBM Dips Its Toes Back in the M&A Market
IBM has dipped its toes back in the M&A market to snap up -- no, not Cloudera -- a little…
Defense Sector’s Unique Supply Chain Security Firm Bought Out by PE Fund
Exostar -- a cloud-centric company set up by defense giants BAE Systems, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Rolls-Royce to manage highly…
Cisco Confirms Deal for Network Monitoring Firm ThousandEyes
Cisco has confirmed an agreement to buy closely watched network monitoring specialist ThousandEyes for an undisclosed sum. (Bloomberg, earlier reporting…
Zscaler Buys Edgewise Networks – A Software Identity Verification Startup
Zscaler has agreed to buy Boston-based startup Edgewise Networks for an undisclosed sum - its second recent acquisition following a…
Microsoft Pounces on UK’s Metaswitch Networks
Microsoft has agreed to buy the UK's Metaswitch Networks, a virtualised network software software specialist for an undisclosed sum, less…
NVIDIA’s Mellanox Buyout (Finally) Gets Chinese Approval
UPDATED April 17 with NVIDIA's confirmation, comment. NVIDIA's $6.9 billion buyout of Israel's Mellanox has been approved by China's competition…
Bristol-Based Software Firm Felinesoft Sold to New Market Big Dog
Technology group ClearCourse has agreed to buy Bristol's Felinesoft this morning: its fifteenth acquisition since launching just 16 months ago.…
Panda Security Turns 30; Brand Set for Extinction After WatchGuard Buyout
Spain's Panda Security, an endpoint protection specialist that turned 30 this year, is being snapped up by the US's WatchGuard…