Software spending in SA is on pace to exhibit its highest year-on-year growth in 2016, at 11.4%.
The company bought Penton Information Services for ?1.2 billion.
Dell's $62?billion takeover of EMC is complete, making it the world's largest privately controlled technology company.
The European Union's anti-trust regulator has demanded that Ireland recoup roughly €13 billion in taxes from Apple.
Apollo Global Management has bought the company for $4.3 billion.
Amazon's game streaming service Twitch bought gaming content and resource platform Curse.
The deal gives Uber a 20% stake and creates a combined entity valued at $35 billion.
The chequebooks were out this week, as deals went down with Verizon/Yahoo, Analog Devices/Linear Technology and Oracle/NetSuite.
The company spends ?24.3 billion to acquire the UK-based chip designer.
The company pays $2.7 billion for a majority stake in China Music Corporation.
The company cancelled its merger deal with Mitel in favour of a $2 billion rival bid from Siris Capital.