Senior management at Dell in Ireland have confirmed that following the company’s US$3.9bn acquisition of Perot Systems last year it is focusing on becoming a major outsourcing and managed services provider competing with HP, IBM and big five consultancies.
Once it just made the machines, now it’s planning on providing the services. In September last year, Texas-headquartered Dell acquired the IT services provider Perot Systems. “We consider Perot Systems to be a premium asset with great people that enhances our opportunities for immediate and long-term growth,” said Dell founder and CEO Michael Dell at the time
Source:http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15989/cio/dell-services-planning-to-become-major-it-consultancy
