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WordPress VIP (WPVIP), Automattic’s enterprise-focused content management platform, has acquired Parse.ly, an engagement analytics platform aimed at online publishers. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

While Automattic is perhaps better known as the parent company of WordPress.com, it also operates a host of third-party services including WPVIP, which is a managed hosting service for  enterprises and high-traffic websites. With WPVIP, which is an official Automattic subsidiary with some 150 employees and its own leadership and development teams, companies such as Salesforce, Microsoft, Slack, Spotify, and Facebook gain access to a dedicated team of WordPress experts alongside a suite of enterprise-grade plugins, integrations, and APIs.

After a prolonged beta period,…

Cloud Equity Group

Two Canadian-based acquisitions for continued international expansion

NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, December 28, 2020 /EINPresswire.com/ — NEW YORK, NY (December 28, 2020) – Cloud Equity Group, a leading global private equity firm that specializes in investments in technology and technology-enabled businesses, announced today the acquisitions of Canadian-based Cirrus Hosting and HostMDS.

Headquartered in Toronto, Cirrus Hosting and HostMDS are privately owned hosting providers that have become one of the…

Denmark-based global web hosting services company group.ONE (one.com) has acquired Finnish web hosting company Zoner Oy. This is the group’s 6th acquisition in the past year, following deals in Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands.

Group.ONE CEO Stephan Wolfram said that Zoner had experienced strong growth in recent years and had an attractive product portfolio. The deal fits with its ambition to become the leading hosting and web services provider in Northern Europe after securing backing from private equity fund Cinven in early 2019. Zoner will continue to a Finnish company based in Vantaa, serving mainly Finnish customers and led by CEO Toni Claren. 

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Nov. 08, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Web.com Group, a leading web technology company helping millions of customers around the globe thrive in a connected world, today announced that it has acquired Freeparking, New Zealand’s number one domain name registrar and web hosting provider. Today’s announcement rounds out Web.com Group’s strategic expansion into the Australian, New Zealand, and Southeast Asian markets with its acquisition of Dreamscape Networks last year.

Launched in 2000, Freeparking, an Umbrellar Group premium brand, grew to become New Zealand’s number one online services provider, serving more than 90,000 customers and operating four brands including Freeparking, Open Host, Domains4less and Discount Domains.

“The Freeparking deal underscores…