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With Fresh Focus on Design, Laptops Come of Age
(Reuters) – Say goodbye to the "black brick" laptop. The era of the plain, dowdy PC is officially over. As computer makers roll out their new notebooks and netbooks ahead of the end-year holiday shopping season, razor-thin, sleek and colorful are most definitely in, as are arresting designs in an ever-expanding array of choices. Hewlett-Packard…
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What Will Dell/Perot Mean to Dell Reseller Channel Partners?
Dell’s acquisition of Perot Systems won’t have a major impact on Dell’s reseller channel partners in its PartnerDirect program. That’s according to Greg Davis, Dell’s global channel chief, who was quick to issue a statement of his own to reassure the company’s channel partners in the wake of Dell’s announcement of the $3.9 billion acquisition…
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Dell to Acquire Perot Systems for $3.9 Billion
(Reuters) – Dell Inc said it had struck a deal to acquire computer services maker Perot Systems Corp in a cash transaction the personal computer maker valued at about $3.9 billion. Dell, which had indicated its intention to step up acquisitions, said it would launch a tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding Class…
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Dell/Perot and HP/EDS A Tale of Two Services Acquisitions
Dell/Perot and HP/EDS A Tale of Two Services Acquisitions A little over a year ago, HP (NYSE:HPQ) announced plans to buy IT consulting and outsourcing giant EDS. But storm clouds were gathering in the form of the worst economic downturn that many believe the U.S. has seen since the Great Depression. That environment has made…