by Joseph Forbes | Apr 5, 2013 | DATA, HARDWARE, INTERNET, NERD NEWS, SECURITY, SOFTWARE, Technicals, TECHNOLOGY
Dell believes an ARM supercomputer will be applicable in specific use cases Not fazed by a takeover battle looming on the sidelines, members of Dell’s research division are putting together the pieces for prototype ARM supercomputers that could be deployed in...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 25, 2013 | DATA, MONEY, NERD NEWS, TECHNOLOGY
Blackstone Group has reportedly sent a preliminary counterbid to buy out Dell, which would rival the current proposed offer of US$24.4 billion from Silver Lake Partners and Michael Dell made in early February. Blackstone, an equity firm, submitted its offer to Dell on...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 24, 2013 | Blog Entry, HARDWARE, MONEY, TECHNOLOGY
Michael Dell needs to get his privatization deal done quickly to avoid harming his business With Michael Dell still battling to get his US$24.4 billion buyout deal approved by shareholders, his company needs to avoid a long, drawn-out battle that could erode customer...
by Joseph Forbes | Feb 6, 2013 | HARDWARE, MONEY, NERD NEWS, Technical Support
from the next-month-back-in-the-old-dorm-room dept. Dell is going private again, as the result of a $24.4 billion deal involving private-equity investors and Microsoft. The deal will close before the end of the second quarter of Dell’s fiscal 2014, according to...
