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Dell to Enter the Hosting Market

Sat, 7th November 2009, 20:31

Computer manufacturer Dell announced on Wednesday it has acquired more than 90 percent of IT services and business solutions provider Perot Systems for $3.9 billion in cash.

The acquisition has led to the creation of a new business unit called Dell Services. The division will offer hosting, consulting, applications and business-process outsourcing, expanding Dell's existing managed and modular services.

The business unit will be headed by Perot Systems CEO Peter Altabef, who will report to Dell chairman and CEO Michael Dell.

2 Responses to “Dell to Enter the Hosting Market”

  1. Stephen Reis Says:
    Sun, 17 January 2010, 14:16

    First time reading about, yeah its a logical expansion, but as Carmen says, there's the danger of alienating their "core market." It will be interesting to see how newbies and old time webmasters will trust the dell brandname and go with their hosting services.

  2. Carmen Says:
    Fri, 4 December 2009, 23:08

    That's an interesting acquistion, I think that Dell is not focused on their core market though.

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