Channel technologies

New Quest Software CEO Patrick Nichols names new chief revenue, marketing and operations officers at IT management software provider. Is channel partner program refresh next?

South Reach Networks, backed by private equity firm Turning Rock Partners, acquires more fiber optic & colocation assets in Florida.

Microsoft is acquiring Metaswitch to boost Azure Cloud virtualized networks. 5G wireless service provider partners may gain voice, data & communications boost.

SolarWinds Service Desk Enterprise counters ServiceNow & Zendesk in IT service management (ITSM) market. Will MSP software showdown eventually surface as well?

Atlassian acquires Halp, which transforms Slack into an internal help desk ticketing system for IT service management (ITSM). Will MSP support be a priority?

PureFacts Financial Solutions, a wealth management and FinTech solutions provider, acquires Salesforce partner VennScience.

Zoom acquires Keybase for video conferencing security. Keybase, funded by Andreessen Horowitz, develops encryption software. Zoom ($ZM) CEO Eric Yuan shares's what's next.

Accenture acquires Kates Kesler, an organization design consultancy in New York City. Accenture's overall M&A budget for fiscal 2020 is $1.6 billion