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SAP HANA partner EPI-USE acquires Afonza, an AWS (Amazon Web Services) partner in Atlanta, Georgia.

Webroot & Carbonite parent OpenText acquires XMedius for unified communications across enterprises & small businesses.

Xerox acquires Digitex Canada & Arena Group, two MSPs & office equipment dealers. Can Xerox balance direct MSP sales & SMB channel partners?

Email security specialist Mailprotector raises $5 million from Ballast Point Ventures. CEO David Setzer vows continued MSP partner push. GetChanneled provided early partner framework.

Global systems integrator Insight Enterprises acquires French Microsoft cloud partner vNext. Insight's expertise spans AI, mobile app, Open Source on Azure & IoT development.

Oracle supply chain management partner Inspirage acquires Vertical Edge Consulting Group, a business intelligence (BI) & ERP consulting firm. Oracle partner M&A remains steady.

Private equity firm Permira sells small stake in TeamViewer but retains majority hold on remote control software maker & LogMeIn rival. Investor interest strong amid coronavirus outbreak.

4Voice, a VoIP solutions provider, acquires hosted voice business of nexVortex. M&A activity involving hosted voice, UCaaS & VoIP appears strong.