Dell walks away: HP wins 3Par for $2.4 billion
Hewlett-Packard officially won storage vendor 3Par after Dell declined to match a $33 a share, or $2.4 billion, bid.
Hewlett-Packard officially won storage vendor 3Par after Dell declined to match a $33 a share, or $2.4 billion, bid.
Dell's quarter highlighted strong enterprise and SMB demand. The company also saw strong revenue growth for storage and server and networking.
If you call Dell's customer service department you'll be on hold one-third as long as you would have been this time last year. Tucked away--actually second to last paragraph--in Dell's earnings release was a tidbit on the customer service.
Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen was appointed to Dell's board of directors.Dell said in a statement that Narayen will replace Bank of America executive Sallie Krawcheck.
On this week's EIC squared podcast Dan and I assess Dell's MP3 player trial balloon, Vista's Mojave experiment and the broadband wars and whether any of the big players can actually win.First up, Dell floated a trial balloon in the Wall Street Journal today and the general idea is this: Dell is going to try and launch a music player again--this time with software as its big selling point.
Notable headlines:Mary Jo Foley: More tech details emerge on Microsoft's 'Midori'What if Apple had conducted the 'Mojave Experiment'?
Dell updated its Compellent systems and bolstered its storage lineup.
Dell's second quarter earnings were down 23 percent from a year ago, but topped Wall Street estimates. The company continues to bet on an enterprise refresh cycle in 2010 and sees ongoing signs of stabilization.
Dell has acquired firewall and security software company SonicWall as it moves to build out its software portfolio.
Dell's special committee rebuffs a higher offer Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners.