Verizon buys CloudSwitch to boost Terremark
Verizon buys CloudSwitch to boost Terremark NEW YORK (Global Markets) - Verizon Communications said on Thursday that it had bought privately held software developer CloudSwitch to boost its business services division.Stock Market Predictions
The deal is part of a continued push by Verizon in to enterprise services. It plans to merge Burlington, Massachusetts-based CloudSwitch with Terremark, an information technology services provider it bought in April for $1.4 billion.
CloudSwitch brings Verizon software that helps enterprises to securely move applications between data centers. The companies did not disclose the terms of the deal.
Verizon shares were down 2 percent at $35.71 in late trading on New York Stock Exchange.
The companies did not disclose the terms of the deal.
(Reporting by Sinead Carew; editing by Matthew Lewis)