Dell to buy cloud computing equipment maker Wyse

Beijing time April 3 Morning news, a familiar http://www.aliyun.com/zixun/aggregation/18501.html "> sources said, Dell has agreed to buy Wyse Marvell, a closed-stock cloud equipment manufacturer, at about 1 billion dollars. Dell's share price edged up 1% per cent on the news.

Dell said in a statement today that the acquisition of Wyse Marvell would help boost the company's earnings in the 2013 fiscal year, but did not disclose the exact amount of the deal. Dell spokeswoman David Frink David Frink and Wyse Marvell spokesman Tim (Tim Smith) declined to comment.

Wyse Marvell sells so-called "thin clients" that connect PCs to servers and security software and services that store enterprise data. According to a statement issued today by Dell, Wyse Marvell has sold more than 20 million units worldwide.

"For Dell, the acquisition of Wyse Marvell is strategic, a way to take advantage of its huge PC installed capacity," said Brian Marshall, a market research firm ISI Group analyst Blaine Machel. He rated Dell's stock as "neutral" (Neutral).

Dell has been using mergers and acquisitions to diversify its business and sell more devices and software to corporate data customers. At the same time, Dell is cutting back on its consumer products in a series that is unable to make a profit. This February, Dell hired IT management software company CA former CEO John Swansen (John Swainson) as President of Software group, responsible for implementing this strategy.

Dell's consulting firm in the deal is Dewey LeBoeuf Llp,wyse Marvell, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP.

On that day, Dell's shares rose 1.1% per cent to 16.77 dollars. Over the past December, Dell's share price has risen 17%. (Tangfeng)

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