Lenovo and Fujitsu have announced the creation of a joint-venture company. Lenovo is effectively buying a 51% controlling stake in Fujitsu's FCCL (Fujitsu Client Computing Ltd). Fujitsu is selling an…
President Trump announces Broadcom HQ relocation back to the US
An effort is being made to move forward on the Broadcom and Brocade deal, currently stuck in negotiations with CIFUS. Broadcom CEO Hock Tan yesterday met US President, Donald Trump, in…
VMware acquires VeloCloud, consolidates SD-WAN market
VMware have announced in a blog post (Leading our Industry into a Software-Defined Future with Strategic M&A) that they are acquiring VeloCloud. They have also issued the obligatory press-release to…
CenturyLink completes acquisition of Level 3
CenturyLink has completed its acquisition of Level 3 Communications. In their press-release (CenturyLink completes acquisition of Level 3), they claim they are now positioned to: Offer a broader, innovative product…
Samsung completes sale of printer business to HP Inc
Samsung has completed the sale of its printer business to HP Inc for $1.05bn. (HP Completes Acquisition of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Printer Business). This completes a deal announced in…
Juniper captures leadership of USA network core routing market
An article on the Juniper forums talks about how they have now captured the leadership position in the network core routing market in the USA. (Juniper Networks Captures Leadership Position…
Extreme buys Brocade data centre switching assets direct
Extreme has announced that they have closed a deal direct with Brocade , rather than wait for the Broadcom acquisition. (Extreme Networks Completes Acquisition of Brocade's Data Center Networking Business). This…
IBM passes Notes and plays Dominos with HCL
IBM has partnered with Indian tech company HCL to maintain the life of Domino and Notes platforms. HCL Technologies previously took on Rational and Tivoli products from IBM in 2016.…