Dell makes move into Corporate Services; Acquires Perot Systems for $3.9B
Back in May, Dell hired David Johnson away from IBM to become its new M&A chief.
4 Months later, that move has provided dividends as the Wall Street Journal reported today that Dell has reached agreement with Perot Systems to acquire the corporate dataservices provider for $3.9B.
The move helps address some of the needs that Dell must address in its battle to remain competitive in the PC technology space. Long criticized for not having a services business to compete with HP, this move should help the company provide a well-rounded suite of service offerings to its Enterprise customers.
However, the Perot deal is not a panacea by any means. Dell still has to develop strong plans to strengthen its business outside of the US and Europe, where its most comfortable, and find ways to drive significant volumes of PCs in these low-cost / low-price markets.
Dell’s stock is indicating an open above $17/share and has performed well since hitting a low of mid 8′s this year. CEO Michael Dell is still under pressure from investors and analysts as the stock has not performed since its highs in the low 40′s back in 2005.
Posted by Admin Date: Monday, September 21, 2009
Dell Deal of the Day: 15.6″ Notebook for only $399
Dell Vostro A860 15.6″ Laptop, 2GB RAM, Core 2 Duo T5870, 250GB HDD, Vista Home Basic $399.00 plus shipping at Dell Small Business.
Dell Small Business has the Dell Vostro A860 15.6″ Laptop, 2GB RAM, Core 2 Duo T5870, 250GB HDD, Vista Home Basic for just $399 plus $25 shipping. We like that this laptop comes with a Core 2 Duo processor and a 250GB HDD — two things you generally don’t see in a $400 laptop.
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Posted by Admin Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Today’s Dell Deals of the Day: 9/14/2009
2 Great desktop deals with Intel’s latest Core processors!
• Dell Studio XPS Desktop with Core i7 and 19″ Widescreen Monitor for $999 plus free shipping (normally $1458).
• Dell Studio XPS 8000 Core i5 Desktop with 22″ LCD for $799.00 plus free shipping (normally $1079).
Posted by Admin Date: Monday, September 14, 2009
Today’s Dell Deal (9/10/09): 20″ LCD for only $109
And free shipping too!
Click here for the 20″ Dell S2009W Widescreen LCD Monitor $109 plus free shipping (normally $150).
Posted by Admin Date: Thursday, September 10, 2009
Things are too quiet at Dell HQ….
Hmmm.... Notice the empty parking lot
Other than some recent PR activity around some new enterprise hardware and a Small Business campaign (yawn), both traditional media and the blogosphere have been dead quiet about anything related to Dell.
Why do you ask? I’d say that with Dell’s earnings out there, they are now getting ready with their holiday lineup of products and we should be expecting some new product intros in the coming weeks.
The intrepid reporters here at the Dell Observer will be keeping our ears to the ground and our tipsters well fed.
In the meantime, we’ll be sure to be on the lookout for any great deals, especially as Dell looks to close out their older lines of product.
Posted by Admin Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Dell Multifunction Printer only $29
Need an inexpensive multifunction inkjet printer?
Dell.com is offering its V105 for ONLY $29 (+tax and shipping).
Posted by Admin Date: Wednesday, September 2, 2009
