MARKET MOVEMENT
Acquisitions by QBS Software creates software delivery platform for 6,000 channel partners
QBS Software, the EMEA-wide software delivery platform, issued a formal statement outlining its sharpened strategic focus on enterprise software and advanced cybersecurity across the Middle East, Türkiye and Africa, META.
Since mid-2023 the Group has completed five targeted take-overs to assemble a best-of-breed vendor line-up and local execution capability.
These moves, combined with QBS’ s 12,000-publisher global marketplace, give regional partners instant access to an expanded solution stack for cybersecurity transformation and Zero-Trust Architectures, Enterprise Infrastructure and Cloud Management, Generative AI-Enhanced Security Analytics,
Governance, Risk and Compliance, GRC, Managed Security and IT Services, IT Asset Management and Cost Optimisation.
Dave Stevinson, Group CEO, QBS Software, said:“ META is a key region for expansion and we are seeking to rapidly grow our position in the UAE, KSA and Qatar over the next four years. By uniting specialist distributors under the QBS umbrella we can
deliver the deepest enterprise-software catalogue, the strongest cybersecurity bench and the optimum software delivery platform anywhere in the region.”
QBS’ s META operations already employ more than 250 specialists across six countries and are tracking double-digit organic growth. The Group expects annualised regional revenues to exceed US $ 150 million in FY 2026 on its journey toward the broader US $ 1 billion global milestone.
Founded in 2017, QBS Software provides the world’ s largest dedicated enterprise software delivery platform. The company serves 6,000 channel partners in 40 countries, helping them source, license and support solutions from over 12,000 ISVs while upholding stringent ESG standards.
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Proofpoint acquires Nuclei for market-digital communications governance
Proofpoint, a cybersecurity and compliance company, announced the acquisition of Nuclei, a US-based technology company specialising in compliance archiving and AI-driven data enrichment for modern workplace communications.
With this acquisition, Proofpoint will further enhance its market-digital communications governance, DCG offering with unmatched capabilities to capture, retain, and analyse communications across workspace collaboration platforms such as Microsoft Teams, Slack, Zoom, Webex, WhatsApp, and RingCentral Voice.
In addition, Proofpoint will continue to support seamless integration with a broad range of archive and data governance platforms to ensure our connectors continue to deliver reliable, compliant interoperability across diverse customer environments.
“ This acquisition enables us to accelerate our mission to deliver the most advanced and comprehensive AI-powered digital communications compliance platform in the market today, and we are excited to welcome Nuclei’ s talented team to Proofpoint,” said Harry Labana, Senior Vice President and General Manager, DCG Business Unit at Proofpoint.
“ By combining Proofpoint’ s humancentric security platform with Nuclei’ s pioneering technology, we can provide our customers with enhanced regulatory compliance while unlocking valuable insights from conversational data, which will be a game changer, particularly for highly regulated industries.”
Human communication is a powerful source of insight, capturing thoughts, intentions, and shared knowledge that can drive behavioural understanding, process automation, and risk identification. Nuclei delivers a comprehensive platform that enables the capture, archiving, and analysis
Harry Labana
of this communication data, empowering organisations to extract actionable intelligence while ensuring compliance.
“ At Nuclei, our mission is to democratise access to the world’ s most valuable data by transforming workplace communications into structured, compliant, and actionable information,” said Eric Franzen, CEO of Nuclei, Inc.
Proofpoint has been recognised as a Provider in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Digital Communications Governance and Archiving Solutions. •
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