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Michael Dell Looks Beyond PC Business

Ben Worthen, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on April 25, 2011 at 11:02 am PT

Michael Dell doesn’t want to talk about personal computers anymore. As Dell Inc.’s chief executive works to turn around the once high-flying PC maker, he has bet on diversifying away from the company’s best-known product.

Dell Buys 3Par for $1.15 Billion

John Paczkowski in News on August 16, 2010 at 4:17 am PT

When Dell purchased Perot Systems back in September of 2009, founder Michael Dell said the acquisition was the first of many such deals. And, true to his word, it was. By mid-2010 Dell had acquired three more companies–-KACE Networks, Exanet and Ocarina Networks. This morning it announced the purchase of a fourth—data-storage outfit 3PAR.

Latest Dell Acquisition: Not Palm

John Paczkowski in News on February 11, 2010 at 11:01 am PT

Dell is certainly getting its money’s worth from David Johnson, the mergers and acquisitions specialist it hired away from IBM in 2009. Last fall, the PC maker announced plans to buy information technology services outfit Perot Systems for about $3.9 billion. Now, just a few months later, it’s snapping up another company. No, not Palm; Dell is acquiring Kace Networks.

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Ellison: Oracle Won't Be Seventh in Services

Ben Worthen, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on October 16, 2009 at 1:00 am PT

Many big tech hardware makers are expanding into services. Hewlett-Packard last year bought Electronic Data Systems; Dell agreed last month to buy Perot Systems; and Xerox cut a deal for Affiliated Computer Services, also last month.

More Acquisitions Ahead for Dell

John Paczkowski in News on October 14, 2009 at 7:00 am PT

Dell’s acquisition of Perot Systems, the largest in the company’s history, is the first of many such deals, not a simple one-off. In an interview with Bloomberg, company CEO Michael Dell said the PC maker is eyeing more acquisitions as it looks to bolster sales to corporate clients.

Cisco Snags Tandberg for $3 Billion

John Paczkowski in News on October 1, 2009 at 7:35 am PT

It’s merger mania in the tech industry. First Dell buys Perot Systems for $3.9 billion. Then Xerox purchases Affiliated Computer Services for $6.4 billion. Now Cisco is acquiring Tandberg for nearly $3 billion in cash.

Dude, You're Getting Perot Systems

John Paczkowski in News on September 21, 2009 at 5:00 am PT

David Johnson, the mergers-and-acquisitions specialist Dell hired away from IBM earlier this year, has clearly been busy these past few months. This morning, the PC maker announced plans to buy information technology services outfit Perot Systems for about $3.9 billion.

Dude, You’re Getting Perot Systems

John Paczkowski in News on September 21, 2009 at 5:00 am PT

David Johnson, the mergers-and-acquisitions specialist Dell hired away from IBM earlier this year, has clearly been busy these past few months. This morning, the PC maker announced plans to buy information technology services outfit Perot Systems for about $3.9 billion.

Dell: Who You Gonna Buy?

John Paczkowski in News on June 29, 2009 at 12:40 pm PT

Bernstein Research analyst Toni Sacconaghi has a few ideas about what Dell should do with the nearly $11 billion in cash reserves it’s sitting on and they don’t include buying Palm. Sacconaghi believes that Dell isn’t interested in a “transformational” acquisition, though its interest in the handset market might suggest otherwise. Rather, the company is mulling the acquisition of small- to medium-sized enterprise-related companies.