Dell Acquires Perot Systems for Move Into IT Services
Monday, September 21, 2009 11:11AM - By Jared Newman
Ross Perot is probably a name you haven’t heard in a while, but the company he founded, Perot Systems, is in the news as Dell acquires it for $3.9 billion. The Fortune 1000 company, run by Peter Altabef, provides technology services, software and consulting to the healthcare, banking and manufacturing industries, along with the U.S. government. By purchasing the technology services company, Dell is making a bold move to expand beyond the hardware and server business. It’s a rough economy for hardware, so analysts seem to be eying the diversification favorably. Gartner John Enck told CNN Money that the acquisition will give Dell’s rivals “pause to reflect.” [via CNN Money]
Monday, September 28, 2009 8:45AM
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