Ziff Davisは、OoklaのSpeedtestとDowndetectorを含む接続部門を、Accentureに現金12億ドルで売却することで合意した。この取引にはRootMetricsやEkahauなどのブランドが含まれており、これらは2025年に2億3100万ドルの収益を上げた。Accentureはこれらのツールを統合して、AIや他のアプリケーション向けのネットワーク最適化を強化する計画だ。
Ziff Davisは、CNETの親会社である通信企業で、火曜日に接続部門全体をAccentureに売却する最終合意を締結したと発表した。このポートフォリオには、SpeedtestとDowndetectorを所有するOokla、ならびにEkahauとRootMetricsが含まれる。これらのブランドは、固定ブロードバンド、モバイル、Wi-Fiネットワーク監視、インシデント検知に焦点を当てている。
Xの議論は、主にメディアやジャーナリストからのニュース共有で、Ziff Davisの接続部門（SpeedtestとDowndetectorを含む）の12億ドルでのAccentureへの売却を中立的に報じている。トレーダーはZiff Davisの株価が50-70%超上昇したことを好感し、価値実現と見なしている。限定的な意見には、テレコムユーザーからのAccentureを「ICK!」と一蹴する懐疑的な反応が1件ある。
Ziff Davis rockets to 52-week high after agreeing to sell Connectivity division (Ookla Speedtest, Downdetector, Ekahau, RootMetrics) to Accenture for $1.2B cash.
— WSB News (@NewsFromWSB) 2026年3月3日
Allows $ZD to focus on IGN, Mashable, Everyday Health, iBuyNewCar
Connectivity: $231M revenue last year (~16% of… pic.twitter.com/CQmHkZqLjm
@Ookla, the owner of Down Detector & @Speedtest, is being acquired by Accenture - ICK! https://t.co/guVrsIT8GU
— Peter Rad (@radinfo) 2026年3月3日
This Media and Internet Stock Soars 73%. It’s Offloading a Big Chunk of Business. https://t.co/uEsT6IHLwl
— Barron's (@barronsonline) 2026年3月3日
Downdetector, Speedtest sold to IT service provider Accenture in $1.2B deal https://t.co/jtererBsFc
— Ars Technica (@arstechnica) 2026年3月3日
🚨 Downdetector and Speedtest (Ookla) will soon have a new owner: Accenture.
— Vikas SN (@tsuvik) 2026年3月3日
👉Ziff Davis is selling its Connectivity division to Accenture in a $1.2 billion all-cash deal.
👉The Connectivity unit generated $231 million in revenues in 2025, approx 16% of Ziff Davis revenues. pic.twitter.com/9QpLzoJIlu
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