Acquisition
Datapipe Acquires AWS Consulting and Professional Services Expert DualSpark
Datapipe, a provider of managed hybrid IT solutions for the enterprise, today announced it has acquired AWS assessment, automation, and migration company DualSpark. DualSpark’s AWS consulting services simplify the experience of moving apps and critical infrastructure to the AWS cloud. “DualSpark has extensive cloud-native experience helping enterprises modernize and refactor applications
Hortonworks Acquires Onyara, Turning IoT Data Into Insights
Enterprise Hadoop provider Hortonworks announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Onyara, the creator of and key contributor to Apache NiFi, a top-level open source project. The acquisition aims to provide customers automated and secure data flow technology. As a result of the acquisition, Hortonworks is introducing Hortonworks DataFlow powered by
Northwestern Mutual to Acquire Learnvest for $250 Million
Alexa von Tobel CEO and Founder of Learn Vest announced that they will be acquired by 160 year-old insurance and financial planning giant Northwestern Mutual. Driven by the mission to help every household budget better, save for big trips, maximize investments, or something in between, Learn Vest was launched in
Softcard Announces Termination of Services following Acquisition by Google
Google acquired technology and intellectual property from Softcard last month in lieu of which Softcard has announced that its shutting down on 31st of March. The Softcard app will instead be replaced by Google Wallet. Softcard announced in a statement: “We are pleased to let you know that Google has
PayPal Announces Acquisition of Payments Startup Paydiant
With Apple and Google making headway with mobile payment solutions, PayPal is now entering the league following its announcement to acquire mobile payments platform Paydiant. While the name doesn’t ring a bell immediately, Wellesley, Mass based Paydiant has been the driving force behind mobile payments for companies like Subway, Harris
Google to Acquire Mobile Commerce Company Softcard
There are unconfirmed reports about Google procuring mobile commerce company Softcard previously known as ISIS. Catching up with Apple Pay, Google is looking to invest in a similar mobile pay service for Android users. Softcard, similar to PayPal, Google, and Dwolla etc., has been trying hard to hold its ground
Top 5 Big Data Merger and Acquisition Trends in 2014
To say that the big data market is thriving would be an understatement. The IDC predicted that the big data sector would be worth $16.1 billion by the close of the year, growing six times faster than the wider IT market. When you consider one single company, Micros, was bought
Vista Equity Partners Acquire Infrastructure and BI Outfit TIBCO
Software and tech centric private equity firm, Vista Equity Partners has concluded the acquisition of infrastructure and business intelligence software provider, TIBCO Software Inc., late last week on Friday. “We see tremendous value in TIBCO’s ability to empower customers to extract and act on information utilizing TIBCO’s fast data platform,”
Acxiom Shares Plummet By 21%, 2 Days After LiveRamp Acquisition
Acxiom announced on Wednesday that it had agreed to acquire ad-tech startup LiveRamp, a company that helps marketers use their offline CRM and transactional data on the web. The deal will cost $310 million and is expected to close mid-summer. When LiveRamp started in 2012, it had 116 clients. This
Boosting BI Capabilities: Tibco Acquires Jaspersoft for $185m
Tibeco announced yesterday that it has acquired Jaspersoft, a company specialising in open source business intelligence tools, for $185 million. The new deal will give Tibco a larger, more diverse BI suite to sell alongside its existing Spotfire analytics product. Jaspersoft’s integration with numerous NoSQL data stores and Hadoop will give
