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Australia : TELSTRA buys BRIDGE POINT [TendersInfo (India)](TendersInfo (India) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Telstra has bought Brisbane security and networking vendor Bridge Point, the latest in a line of resellers to be acquired by the telecom company. The worth of the deal was not revealed. The move is just the latest example of Telstra snapping up a channel partners to boost its presence in business IT. Having appeared on the 2012 CRN Fast50, Bridge Point is a major player in the Australian channel. Bridge Point managing director and owner Rob Siganto said: "Bridge Point has been a Telstra partner since we started in 2000, so when the opportunity came up to become part of the group we could easily appreciate the potential we could offer to our people, our clients, our business partners and Telstra." Bridge Point's "information security, network integration and management and data management solutions" capabilities will be rolled into the telco's Network Applications and Services portfolio, which provides managed network and security in addition to cloud and communications. We have watched and worked closely with Telstra in their move into ICT services through their NAS group and we were keen to become part of it." Telstra's executive director of Global Enterprise and Service, Michelle Bendschneider, added : "This complements our acquisition of O2 Networks earlier this year. Both companies share complementary skills in advanced network and emerging technologies." (c) 2014 Euclid Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info). [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ] |