Senior executives say Dell is in acquisition mode: Considering acquiring more companies

Beijing time September 29 morning news, according to foreign media reports, Dell Services President Pitt Altabev (Peter altabef) said that Dell has entered the acquisition model, is considering acquiring more companies to help develop its cloud computing business. Dell bought the IT service Perot Bae last September at a premium of $3.9 billion, the biggest takeover deal since the company was created. Since then, Dell has bought four companies and plans to make more acquisitions.　　This month, Dell lost to HP, the competitor, in a bid for 3Par, the storage maker. "Dell has entered the acquisition model and we are well aware of how to acquire and integrate a company," Altabev said yesterday. Dell CEO Michael Dell said yesterday that Dell currently has 15 billion dollars to buy available cash for the French "fee added". Roger Cox, analyst at the analyst firm Gartner, said this month that the company could seek new acquisitions in the area of data storage (Roger Cox).　　Companies similar to 3Par include pillar data, Xiotech and compellent technology companies. Altabev declined to comment on whether Dell would acquire one of these companies, but said Dell wanted to continue with acquisitions and internal investment in the storage sector.　　He also said that abandoning the bid for 3Par was Dell's "own choice". In a bid to reduce reliance on PC sales, Dell bought IT service provider Perot Bae at a premium of $3.9 billion last year.　　After that, Dell acquired the System Management application company Kace, software company Scalent, data storage company Exanet and Ocarina Network Company respectively. "We have shown good consistency in acquisitions. Dell will continue to buy to meet the company's specific needs.　　Altabev says new technologies such as cloud computing will promote consolidation in the industry. He takes virtual desktop technology as an example. The technology allows people to log on to almost identical computers anywhere in the world via mobile phones, tablets, laptops or desktops.　　While the data is stored on a remote server, the data storage center will become more and more important. "Cloud computing covers three major areas of hardware, software and services and has now reached a certain model," Altabev said.　　"High acquisition prices to develop virtual desktop technology, technology companies need to have both the hardware, software and service capabilities to ensure the integration of three areas." "So we'll see more and more integration of this pattern in the future."　　"he said. "There will be a large number of companies in the future in the areas of storage," he said, because the importance of these areas is increasingly prominent. This is clearly the area where Dell will focus in the future. (slides) > Related reports: EU approves Foxconn's takeover of Dell's Poland branchDell appoints former Cisco executives as vice president in charge of Internet business Dell showcases new 7-inch Tablet PC Dell says revenue will exceed 60 billion dollars this year