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Microsoft Confirms Acquisition of Mobile Email App Acompli

After Microsoft accidentally published a blog post announcing an acquisition last week, mobile email application Acompli confirmed the rumor on Monday. The terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Continue reading

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Automattic Acquires BruteProtect to Block WordPress Brute Force Attacks

Automattic, the parent company of WordPress.com, announced on Tuesday that it has acquired BruteProtect, a plugin and service designed to protect WordPress users from malicious logins. The terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Continue reading

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Host Europe Group Acquires SaaS Email Marketing Platform Sign-Up.to

Host Europe Group, the parent company of several web hosting brands in Europe including Heart Internet and 123-reg, announced on Thursday that it has acquired SaaS marketing platform Sign-Up.to. The terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Continue reading

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IBM Wins Government Cloud Contract with State of California

IBM has won a significant contract with the state of California to supply 400 state and local agencies with cloud services. Under the deal, IBM will power the infrastructure behind CalCloud, a new government cloud platform that is available to municipal, state and local agencies on a subscription basis. So far, more than 20 state departments have requested IT services through the platform. Continue reading

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Zimbra Acquires Mezeo to Add Private File Sync-and-Share for Enterprises, Service Providers

Collaboration software provider Zimbra announced on Tuesday that it has acquired a Houston-based software company, Mezeo, that provides secure file sharing and cloud storage services. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Continue reading

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