Channel investors

Digital consulting firm Luxoft, a DXC Technology business unit, acquires  CMORE Automotive for AI & autonomous driving expertise.

Private equity firm Investcorp Technology Partners acquires Avira, a cybersecurity software company with anti-malware, threat intelligence & IoT solutions.

Data management & backup solutions provider Cohesity secures $250 million in a Series E funding round & raises its total valuation to $2.5 billion.

Zscaler is acquiring Cloudneeti, which allows MSPs & developers to spot & fix cloud misconfigurations across Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Office 365 & Google Cloud Platform.

Vantage Data Centers, backed by private equity firm Digital Bridge Holdings, acquires Next Generation Data (NGD) for additional European expansion.

ICS -- a managed IT services provider (MSP) in Central New York -- acquires Brightworks Computer Consulting of Ithaca, New York.

EMS Consulting acqjuires Digital Banking Services (DBS DX). Both companies have Salesforce cloud consulting & migration services expertise.

Cisco Systems is acquiring Fluidmesh, a provider of wireless Ethernet networks for industrial IoT settings such as railway systems, subways, public transit & shipping ports.