The current economic climate has made the ICT sector ripe for consolidation, especially for the ‘big’ boys, which have been building up significant cash reserves, at a time when share prices are at a level well below those back in 2007.

Apple, Cisco, Google, HP, IBM and Microsoft all have ‘war chests’ of over $10bn at the time of writing. With share prices now moving upwards, moves need to be made quickly to take advantage of the current situation.