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Investment stories - Page 34

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Singapore data center company plans $500m investment in India, wider APAC next
Wed, 19th Jul 2017
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Bridge Data Centers to invest $300-400m in India's data center market over the next two years, with plans for further investments in Asia Pacific.
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Shareholders of Yota call out company for ‘urgent action and changes’
Thu, 13th Jul 2017
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The group are ‘deeply concerned’ that China Baoli has mismanaged Yota and that there are huge changes needed for the smartphone company.
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Disrupting the industry: Kiwi startup raises $1 million for digital expansion
Tue, 11th Jul 2017
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Goodnest, an Auckland-based home services platform, has secured $1 million in funding to expand its mobile and web platform and scale its services.
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Palo Alto Networks forms $20m venture fund for budding security vendors
Tue, 20th Jun 2017
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network infrastructure
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firewalls
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Palo Alto Networks has announced the formation of a $20 million security venture fund for seed, early and growth-stage security companies.
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Changes ahead: Toyota & insurance partner make big investment in mobility app
Mon, 19th Jun 2017
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Toyota Financial Services and Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Company have become significant investors in the Finnish growth company MaaS Global.
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The $300m investment: New data center venture gets a kickstart
Wed, 7th Jun 2017
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Princeton GV has a vision to create a new global telecommunications, media and technology infrastructure platform with a focus on data centers.
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Salesforce announces US$50m fund to grow cloud consulting firms
Fri, 2nd Jun 2017
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Salesforce unveils a US$50m fund to bolster cloud consulting partners, spurring on the expansion of next-gen consulting firms.
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Blockchain consortium R3 raises US$107m to fund financial distributed ledger infrastructure
Fri, 26th May 2017
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Investors include major banks worldwide such as Bank of America, Barclays, Nordea, BNP Paribas Commonwealth Bank of Australia, and Societe Generale.
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Yes Veronica, Aussie business managers truly do understand the value of IT
Thu, 18th May 2017
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Aussie business managers understand IT is a key part of the business according to a survey which shows companies are advanced in business-IT alignment.
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Auckland becomes global support hub for enterprise cloud vendor Workday
Thu, 18th May 2017
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Enterprise cloud applications provider Workday has opened a global support centre in Auckland, bringing up to 140 jobs to the city.
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NZ tech sector seeing strong growth and investments – MBIE report
Thu, 11th May 2017
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NZ’s rank at first in the world for ease of doing business by the World Bank Group is a huge drawcard for investors.
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Chinese local government poised to invest in high tech startups – just move there
Wed, 10th May 2017
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Free rent for the first three years, subsidies on intellectual property, and $10million angel investment funds – it’s almost too good to be true.
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CompTIA outlines step by step guide to business transformation for the channel
Mon, 8th May 2017
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Industry body CompTIA is calling on resellers to focus on their own transformation – even as they help customers on their transformation journeys.
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Australian international payments fintech secures $13m in Series A funding
Wed, 3rd May 2017
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Airwallex, an Aussie fintech, bags $13m to propel its global payment revolution, attracting heavyweights like Tencent and Mastercard.
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120 Japanese leaders coming to town to invest in aspiring NZ businesses
Fri, 28th Apr 2017
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An opportunity for Auckland and its ambitious businesses to forge closer economic ties with a major trading partners is soon coming to town.
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New Bitcoin trading platform brings investment to 'everyday New Zealanders'
Wed, 29th Mar 2017
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New Zealanders can now trade Bitcoin safely and easily on BitPrime, the country's first locally owned platform.
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ChinaCache sells off 79% stake in Xin Run data center business
Wed, 8th Mar 2017
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ChinaCache is selling a 79% stake in its Xin Run data center business to three major Chinese players for a price tag of ¥221 million in cash.
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100 new jobs as Cognizant Collaboratory brings IoT, AI to life
Tue, 21st Feb 2017
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Cognizant's new Melbourne 'Collaboratory' expected to bring 100 new jobs while bringing IoT to life and applying AI to deliver new experiences.
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Local tech company targets B2B data services market through Alibaba Cloud
Tue, 24th Jan 2017
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Alibaba Cloud partners with Remark Media to offer B2B data solution for Chinese businesses, including fraud detection.
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Singapore, Hong Kong first in Colt's major Asia network investment
Wed, 18th Jan 2017
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digital transformation
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network infrastructure
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Colt's investment surge powers Asian digital boom, as Singapore and Hong Kong lead network expansion for high-bandwidth delivery.