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• Dell Bets on Corporate Spending For Recovery

  Reuters - 2009-11-20

  By Kelvin SohSINGAPORE (Reuters) - Dell DELL, the world's No.3 PC brand, said on Friday that its core business of selling computers to companies was returning, after a sharp drop-off during the global downturn led to disappointing quarterly results.Dell's commercial business has traditionally made up the bulk of its revenue,...

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• Dell Looks to 2010 For Pickup in PCs

  ReutersUK - 2009-11-17

  By Gabriel MadwaySAN FRANCISCO (Reuters UK) - Dell Inc DELL will on Thursday report quarterly results for the first time as the No. 3 maker of personal computers -- unfamiliar territory for a company that not so long ago was the world's largest PC maker.In the midst of a push...

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• Dell to Buy Perot Systems in Bid for Enterprise Market Share

  BNET - 2009-09-21

  Dell's $3.9 billion bid for Perot Systems shows how far the company must go to adequately compete in the enterprise market against IBM and HP. But better to pay a premium for a service provider than to continue being largely a commodity PC vendor, which won't help return the company's...

  Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Perot Systems Corp., Business Services, Desktops, Hardware, Erik Sherman

• Dell Cuts IT Work, Tightens Security, Improves Performance with New Software

  BNET - 2009-08-01

  Dell is planning to upgrade its 100,000 desktop and portable computers to the Windows 7 operating system to reduce desktop management costs and enhance data security.

  Tags: Software, Dell Computer Corp., Performance, Information Technology, Microsoft Windows 7, Desktops, Security, Hardware

• Dell Cuts IT Work, Tightens Security, Improves Performance with New Software

  BNET - 2009-08-01

  Dell is planning to upgrade its 100,000 desktop and portable computers to the Windows® 7 operating system to reduce desktop management costs and enhance data security.

  Tags: Software, Dell Computer Corp., Performance, Information Technology, Microsoft Windows 7, Desktops, Security, Hardware

• Dell's Got a Demand Problem

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-11-13

  Eric Savitz (Barron's) submits: Yesterday’s ugly Q4 warning from Intel INTC has triggered several analysts to take a more cautious stance on Dell DELL - after all, fewer processors sold is a pretty good hint that there will be fewer PCs sold.Goldman Sachs analyst David Bailey moves to Sell...

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• Taming the PC Development Beast: Dell Automates Deployment Processes

  BNET - 2008-06-01

  Learn about the challenges and costs of PC deployment, as well as the benefits of automating deployment processes.

  Tags: Dell Computer Corp., PC, Desktops, Hardware

• Dell: We're Greener Than HP

  BNET - 2008-05-14

  Dell said Wednesday that it is designing its laptops and desktops to consume up to 25 percent less energy by 2010 compared to today. Welcome to the latest in the “we’re greener than you” game where green technology intersects with marketing-speak. Green IT is fashionable, but increasingly...

  Tags: Energy Efficiency, Dell Computer Corp., Power Management, Hewlett-Packard Co., Green Technology, Desktops, Hardware, Larry Dignan

• PC makers look far and wide for growth

  - 2008-03-07

  SAN FRANCISCO -- The USA is the biggest market for PCs in the world, but its importance is declining fast. Last week, PC giant Dell said most of its opportunity for expansion is outside the country where it's based. "I wouldn't be surprised if the U.S....

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• The Secret to Becoming an Industry Leader

  - 2007-08-16

  What happens when a company straddles two industries, profiting in one arena and struggling in the other? That was Hewlett-Packard's story a couple years back -- its printing business paid the bills while Dell took the lead in PC sales. Then-CEO Carly Fiorina (responsible for the ill-fated Compaq purchase) responded...

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