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…
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Dell, IBM Say Taxes, Debt Undermining U.S. Competitiveness
Adam Dell Padma Lakshmi Custody Battle
And you thought Kate Gosselin was the only one with “Baby Daddy Drama!” Adam Dell (photographed left) and leggy Top Chef hostess Padma Lakshmi are taking the tug-of-war over their 11-month-old daughter, Krishna, to court. The venture capitalist brother of billionaire Dell Computers founder Michael Dell has petitioned a Manhattan Supreme Court for full custody [...]
Dell to Acquire SAAS Integrator Boomi
Boomi makes a SAAS application integration platform called AtomSphere that enables easy transfer of data between cloud-based and on-premises applications. – As CEO and founder Michael Dell had
hinted earlier in the day at a conference in Hong Kong,
Dell made a cloud computing acquisition on Nov. 2. Only it wasn’t the one many
people expected at this time.
The Round Rock, Texas-based computer and server maker added a key ingredient to
its cloud st…
Dell CEO Talks Google Android, Windows Smartphones, Tablets
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 7-Inch Android Tablet Is No Streak Replacement
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 Targets Cloud, HPC with New Hardware
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…
Michael Dell Faces Investor Anger Before Quarterly Report
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 …
Michael Dell Under Fire From AFL-CIO
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 Gives SEC Settlement Proposal
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…
Dell Streak, Smartphones Show PC Company’s New Mobile Direction
At Dell’s recent financial day, Michael Dell and his executives talked a good deal about the company’s enterprise strategy, especially Dell’s commercial client business, over the next year. However, the Dell team did not talk at all about the company’s new interest in mobility, as seen in the release of the 5-inch Streak running Android. Dell has also released a number of smartphones in countries such as China and Brazil. It’s too early to tell how Dell’s mobile strategy will help the company, but here’s a look at what is being offered to customers. – …
Michael Dell Talks Streak, PCs, Chrome OS at Conference
At a conference for financial analysts, Michael Dell talked about the companys entrance into the mobile device market with the 5-inch Streak tablet and how the company is more concerned with PC profits than how many units are shipped. Dell also talked briefly about Googles Chrome OS, but did he did not commit to the new operating system. – AUSTIN, Texas – Although his company made its
reputation and profits on shipping millions of PCs worldwide for 25
years, Michael Dell is now more focused on how profitable his companys
PCs are rather than the sheer number of clients that move out the door.
In an interview with reporters followin…
Dell Considered Taking Company Private
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 …
Padma Lakshmi’’s baby daddy Adam Dell ropes in legal eagle
Padma Lakshmi’’s baby daddy Adam Dell has finally resorted to hiring legal eagle Bill Zabel to help him negotiate with the model.
The Texan brother of billionaire computer maker Michael Dell wants to win a larger role in the life of his daughter, Krishna Lakshmi.
Zabel has repped everyone from George Soros, Jane (Mrs. Jack) Welch, [...]
Adam Dell Padma Lakshmi Custody Battle
Padma Lakshmi’s baby daddy Adam Dell has hired legal eagle Bill Zabel to help him negotiate a custody arrangement with the Top Chef host.
Padma and Adam enjoyed an on-again/off-again romance that ended just before Padma became pregnant in 2009. Despite previously working out an arrangement for shared custody with Lakshmi, the brother of billionaire crappy [...]
Padma Lakshmi Baby Daddy Drama: Adam Dell Requests Visitation With Miracle Baby
Even Top Chef foodie Padma Lakshmi isn’t immune to “Baby Daddy Drama.”
Adam Dell (The Guy With The Beard), the alleged father of Padma’s miracle daughter Krishna, wants to spend more time with his baby, it has emerged.
Dell — a college professor and the brother of Dell Computers founder Michael Dell — is ecstatic to be [...]
“Top Chef†Host Padma Lakshmi Gives Birth To Baby Girl
Congrats to Padma Lakshmi! The foodie’s eagerly-awaited bun has officially popped out of the oven. Lakshmi, 39, delivered a healthy baby girl named Krishna in a New York City hospital on Saturday, a rep for the Top Chef host tells Us Magazine.com.
“Model, author and Emmy-nominated host of Top Chef Padma Lakshmi gave birth [...]
Pregnant Padma Lakshmi Hospitalized With Complications
Oh No! Top Chef foodie Padma Lakshmi was radmitted to a New York City hospital after experiencing complications with her pregnancy, The New York Post’s
Page Six Column said Sunday.
The Indian-born TV chef, 39, announced that she was expecting her first child last October. At the time, Padma branded the pregnancy a “medical miracle” after [...]
Padma Lakshmi’s baby daddy Michael Dell’s younger brother?
Padma Lakshmi, the sexy host of reality TV show “Top Chef,” is set to become mum soon and Adam Dell may be her child’s father, it has emerged.
Dell, 40, the younger brother of billionaire computer maker Michael Dell, is a venture capitalist teaching at Columbia Business School.
Lakshmi, 39, was first seen with Dell about two [...]
Dell Mini 3 Smartphone, with Android, Headed for China, Brazil
Dell officially introduces its Mini 3 smartphone, which will run Googles Android operating system, and announces that the Mini 3 will arrive this year on the China Mobile network and Brazils Claro. An AT T version for the U.S. is expected.
– U.S. carriers may have passed on a Dell smartphone,
but the computer-maker-cum-smartphone-maker announced on Nov. 13 that it has
found two new partners: China Mobile and Brazils
Claro.
Dell confirmed its entrance into the smartphone business in the past,
Michael Dell has discussed exploring sm…



