Cloud & SaaS Acquisitions in 2011

Wyse Technology of San Jose acquired Montreal-based Trellia Networks Inc., a cloud-based mobile device management (MDM) provider, making Trellia a wholly owned subsidiary. The deal expands Wyse’s management and mobile infrastructure offerings to cover smartphones and tablets, and Trellia’s R&D will remain in Canada while its products are progressively integrated into Wyse’s product line.

SuccessFactors, Inc. agreed to acquire Jambok, a SaaS social learning and mobile video platform, to integrate Jambok’s mobile video creation, sharing and social learning capabilities into its BizX Cloud Suite. The acquisition is intended to expand SuccessFactors’ learning and social collaboration capabilities and accelerate informal, on-the-job learning for enterprise customers.

Prague-based KIT Digital acquired three online/video platform businesses — Kyte (San Francisco), KickApps (New York), and Kewego (Paris) — in January for a combined purchase price of about $77.2 million. The deals expand KIT Digital's multi-screen video asset management, social-media integration and geographic presence; KickApps' CEO Alex Blum was named KIT Digital COO and Kyte's Gannon Hall joined KIT's Prague HQ as EVP of Marketing.