The CEOs of Dell and IBM warn that the U.S. is risking its competitive technological edge in several ways. – As mounting public deficits dominate discourse in Washington
and in state capitals throughout the country, leaders from the technology
industry said they are eager to help address the problem. The federal
government can save $1 trillion over the next decade, claimed Dell CEO
Michael Dell and IBM…
Dell’s Streak 5-inch tablet has been updated with Android 2.2, offering a solid Android experience with some hardware and software quirks. – Dell intends its 5-inch Streak to be the first of many
tablets rolling out over the next several quarters. In a September presentation
at Oracle OpenWorld, CEO
Michael Dell offered a sneak peek at a 7-inch tablet, while indicating the
market segment was in a state of constant change and evolutio…
Dell CEO Michael Dell discussed Microsoft’s smartphone, Google Android, and tablets during a recent Hong Kong event. – Michael Dell suggested during a Hong Kong event that
developers are finding Microsofts smartphone platform easier than Google
Android when it comes to creating apps and other software. But the Dell CEO
also had kind words for Android, which powers some of his companys tablet
offerings and compet…
Dell CEO Michael Dell introduced a 7-inch Android tablet at Oracle OpenWorld. What about the Dell Streak? Analysts discuss its position in the evolving market. – When Dell CEO Michael Dell unveiled a prototype of a 7-inch Android tablet
computer Sept. 22 at Oracle OpenWorld, he generated more questions than
answers.
When will it appear? How much will it cost? Will carriers distribute it, or
will Dell sell it direct and solely? Will it run Android 2.2 li…
Dell showed off a prototype of a 7-inch tablet PC running Google Android at Oracle OpenWorld. It will be the company’s second tablet PC after the 5-inch Streak. – Dell plans on releasing a 7-inch tablet PC, powered by
Google Android, as a follow-up to the recently released Streak. CEO Michael Dell
offered a sneak peek of the new device during a Sept. 22 presentation at Oracle
OpenWorld, but remained tight-lipped about specs or a possible release
date.
…
Dell is unveiling a host of new hardware designed to bring HPC and cloud computing capabilities to a wider range of customers. Included is the AMD-based PowerEdge C6105. – Speaking at the Supercomputing conference in Austin, Texas, in 2008,
Dell CEO Michael Dell told the audience that his company was committed
to growing its presence in the HPC space.
Dell on Sept. 9 made its latest step into the space
with a host of new hardware offerings, including the PowerEdge…
One-fourth of Dell investors reportedly withheld support for Dell CEO Michael Dell in a recent vote. Still, analysts are feeling positive and predicting modest growth for Dells quarterly earnings call set for Aug. 19. – Computer-maker Dell will announce its fiscal year 2011
second-quarter results Aug. 19. While analysts are feeling positive
about the company, offering predictions of modest growth, Dell
investors are expressing quite the opposite.
In a regulatory filing released Aug. 17, Dell disclosed that …
Labor unions, including the AFL-CIO, are asking Dell shareholders to withhold support of Michael Dell as a company director because of the companys $100 million SEC settlement and Dells compensation. – Dell CEO Michael Dell may face some opposition when the companys shareholders meeting Aug. 12.
Labor unions, upset about the companys $100 million settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission July 22 over accounting irregularities and Michael Dells pay over the past decade, sent an electr…
Dell will pay $100 million to settle a five-year investigation by the SEC into accounting issues surrounding Dell’s relationship with Intel. Intel is said to have paid Dell not to use AMD processors in its desktops and notebooks. In addition, CEO Michael Dell will pay a $4 million fine for his role in the accounting case. – Dell will pay $100 million and CEO
Michael Dell will pay $4 million to settle investigations by federal regulators
into accounting issues surrounding the computer maker’s relationship with
Intel.
Dell
and the Securities and Exchange Commission announced the settlement July
22, six days after c…
Dell and its CEO, Michael Dell, have given the SEC a proposal to settle federal accounting probes of Dell and Michael Dell. The investigations relate to Dell’s relationship with chip maker Intel. – Dell executives have proposed
settlement plans with the Securities and Exchange Commission to resolve a
five-year accounting investigation by the federal agency.
The company announced the update July 16. According to Dell,
staff members at the SEC have taken the proposed settlements from the com…
Microsofts Windows 7 operating system, along with the recent release of Office 2010, is helping drive a tech refresh in the enterprise, says CEO Michael Dell. However, while Dell sees that refresh starting now, its likely to take two years for large businesses to fully convert a PC fleet to Windows 7. – AUSTIN, Texas – The release of Microsofts Windows 7 operating system in 2009, along with the subsequent release of Office 2010,
is helping to drive a corporate refresh among many enterprises,
although it could take businesses years to fully switch from Windows
XP, said CEO Michael Dell.
While sp…
Dell executives, including CEO Michael Dell, are in talks with the SEC to settle allegations of financial misconduct involving the OEM’s relationship with chip maker Intel. The allegations reportedly involve questionable accounting practices by Dell around payments and rebates it received from Intel over the past decade. –
Dell executives are in discussions with federal regulators to settle
allegations of financial misconduct brought by the Securities and Exchange
Commission related to the tech vendors dealings with chip maker Intel.
The discussions involve both an investigation by the SEC that
began in 2005 …
In an interview at an investors conference, Dell CEO Michael Dell says he had considered taking the company private at one point. Without commenting further on the idea, Dell reiterates that he expects to be running the company for a long time. – Michael Dell has revealed that at one time considered taking his namesake
company private, though in the same interview he reiterated that he is
committed to continuing to run the world’s third largest PC vendor.
Dell made his comment June 3 during a Sanford C. Bernstein
amp; Co. conference in …
Dell reports revenue of $14.9 billion and net income of $584 million for the first quarter of its fiscal 2011. Asked about the iPad and HP’s purchase of Palm, CEO Michael Dell said he sees the tablet PC as creating a whole new purchase pattern. – Dell reported a strong first quarter for its fiscal year 2011, with revenue
reaching $14.9 billion, up 21 percent from its $12.3 billion a year ago. Net
income for the quarter, Dell announced May 20, was $584 million.
Executives emphasized the increasing growth on the enterprise side of Dell’s
…
Good Afternoon, My Wonderful PopCrunch Readers! I’m sorry about the lack of posts around here today. I’ve been having serious issues with my Pain In The Rear PC. Ugh! On a more pleasant note, I am happy to announced that I am now the proud owner of a MacBook Pro! Set me back a bit, [...]
Dell founder and CEO Michael Dell, appearing at a Churchill Club of Silicon Valley dinner event Oct. 13, addressed a number of topics before a near-full house of about 300 in Santa Clara, Calif. He made remarks about the impending public launch of Microsoft’s Windows 7 ( You’ll love your PC again! ), the 2007 EqualLogic acquisition ( This company had about 3,300 customers when we acquired it; we’ve added 10,000 new customers ), and the increasing dominance of the server in the data center.
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CEO Michael Dell aims to cut $200 billion in IT spending by pursuing the concept of the efficient enterprise. Meeting that goal will require standardization, simplification and automation, Dell said at Oracle OpenWorld.
– Standardize, simplify and automate those three words are at the heart of a
strategy laid out Oct. 13 at Oracle
OpenWorld by Michael Dell.
Dell, CEO of the company that bears his
last name, said he wants to battle inefficiency and reduce IT spending with
what he called the quot;efficient
enter…
At the annual Dell analyst day, Dell executives say the company is looking to change its product mix, moving more upstream into the data center with a solutions-based approach and away from its heavy reliance on PC sales. The executives, including CEO Michael Dell, say this will be accomplished through a combination of targeted acquisitions, partnerships and organic growth. However, while they say the move away from reliance on PCs is key, it is unclear how easy such a move will be, given that PCs still account for about half of Dell’s revenues. Dell also says the company won’t offer an all-in-one data center solution, as Cisco and HP have.
– Dell is going to continue moving away from its PC roots and deeper into
bigger and higher-margin areas, particularly services and the data centers of
large enterprises.
At Dell’s annual analyst day in Austin, Texas,
on July 14, CEO Michael Dell and other
executives talked about their desire to …
