Dell's $3.9 Billion Perot Gamble
Dell's $3.9 billion deal to acquire Perot Systems could be a boon to its own sagging fortunes and to business customers looking to implement new architectures like virtualization and cloud computing. But the PC and server maker will have to manage thorny integration issues as it absorbs a company known for its rigid, by-the-book culture and reliance on a market-healthcare-where Dell has little experience. On top of these issues, Dell is a relative neophyte when it comes to IT services and M&As.
Not that there isn't a plan. Dell wants to marry its hardware and automation software with Perot's integration and outsourcing services so it can offer end-to-end "solutions," mirroring earlier moves by rivals Hewlett-Packard and IBM. The parts are all there-in theory at least.
Table of Contents
2 Dell’s Perot Bid A $3.9 Billion Gamble
5 Dell's Acquisition Of Perot Helps Healthcare Push
6 Dell Buys Perot: Told You So!
7 Dell-Perot Cash-Outs And The Media's 'Windfall' Idiocy
About the Author
Senior Editor Paul McDougall covers major tech companies such as Microsoft and IBM for InformationWeek and InformationWeek.com, and also keeps a close eye on the outsourcing and IT services markets. His journalistic interests include the impact of technology on emerging markets and the economies of the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. McDougall holds a B.A. from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, where he studied political science and economics, and an M.A. in Journalism from New York University. He works and lives in Manhattan.
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