Channel markets

Mobile Communications America (MCA), backed by private equity, acquires Crosspoint Communications, a wireless integrator & Motorola Solutions channel partner.

Cognizant, the IT services and digital consulting giant, acquires Zenith Technologies, a privately-held life sciences company from Cork, Ireland.

Accounting and consulting firm MNP acquires ERP (enterprise resource planning) software and IT consultancy firm Mantralogix.

SolarWinds Service Desk counters ServiceNow in IT service management (ITSM). Offering does not involve PSA (professional services automation) for MSPs.

Target's point of sale (POS) retail registers suffered a major outage on Saturday. Here's the potential cost of downtime, though figures vary greatly.

Fully Managed acquires ServiceNow partner Lime Collar Group. Top 100 Vertical Market MSP, backed by private equity, continues ServiceNow as a service push.

Intel acquires Barefoot Networks, a potential Broadcom rival. Barefoot develops Ethernet switch silicon & software for data centers, cloud & 5G wireless networks.