OpenStack Startups From Concept To Funding and Acquisition

This panel discussion brings together three startup success stories from the OpenStack ecosystem. It provides the life cycle of some of the recent OpenStack acquisitions and funding stars. It tracks their journeys from ideas to implementation, growth and acquisitions. It also looks into the future and identifies opportunities where best of breed players can fill… Continue reading OpenStack Startups From Concept To Funding and Acquisition

EMC To Acquire Virtustream

Hopkinton, MA: EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Virtustream. When the transaction closes, Virtustream will form EMC’s new managed cloud services business. The acquisition represents a transformational element of EMC’s strategy to help customers move all applications to cloud-based IT environments. With the addition of… Continue reading EMC To Acquire Virtustream

Citrix Closes Acquisition of Zenprise

Citrix announced today that it has closed the acquisition of Zenprise, a leading innovator in mobile device management (MDM). As announced on December 5 2012, Citrix will integrate the Zenprise offering for mobile device management, with its Citrix CloudGateway™ and Me@Work™ solutions for managing mobile apps and data. As a result, IT will now have… Continue reading Citrix Closes Acquisition of Zenprise

WatchDox Acquires InstallFree to Provide Secure Document Viewing, Editing on Any Platform

WatchDox, a provider of secure enterprise file sharing solutions, has acquired InstallFree, a developer of application portability, virtualization and access solutions. WatchDox augments its unique file-sharing platform, which builds security into the files themselves, with InstallFree’s capabilities for creating and editing files across platforms and devices. The InstallFree development team joins WatchDox to expand the… Continue reading WatchDox Acquires InstallFree to Provide Secure Document Viewing, Editing on Any Platform

Citrix acquires cloud service desk technology provider

Citrix today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Beetil, a privately-held cloud-based service desk technology provider. Beetil helps technical support professionals provide exceptional customer assistance and streamline technology costs through the delivery of easy-to-use, yet powerful incident tracking, end user self-service, configuration, change management and release management functionality. The acquisition enables Citrix to… Continue reading Citrix acquires cloud service desk technology provider

Red Hat Acquires BPM Technology from Polymita

Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, today announced it has acquired business process management (BPM) technology developed by Polymita Technologies S.L. The deal accelerates Red Hat’s entry into the BPM software segment and augments its JBoss Enterprise Middleware integration software offerings. “The ability to change rapidly is an… Continue reading Red Hat Acquires BPM Technology from Polymita

Citrix Enters Mobile Data and Video Market with Acquisition of Bytemobile

Citrix today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Bytemobile, a leading provider of data and video optimization solutions for mobile network operators. This acquisition gives Citrix a key strategic foothold in the core infrastructure of more than 130 mobile operators in 60 countries around the world, significantly extending the company’s… Continue reading Citrix Enters Mobile Data and Video Market with Acquisition of Bytemobile