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Dell Acquires MessageOne For $155M

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February 12th 2008
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Dell Inc. on Tuesday announced its agreement to buy MessageOne Inc., an e-mail management services provider, for about $155 million in cash. MessageOne, which also provides archiving and business continuity services, was bought to round out Dell’s Software-as-a-Service suite. MessageOne was co-founded by Adam Dell, brother of Dell founder Michael Dell [...] more...

Dell Delivers Holiday Wishes

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November 15th 2007
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This holiday season, Dell has decided to kick things up a notch and create a large-scale interactive campaign for potential holiday buys. Creating a “constellation of celebrities,” each representing a different selling style, a user can choose a star to make a case to family or friends for the Dell [...] more...

Dell Launches Corporate Blog, Receives Backlash

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July 13th 2006
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There are few things that computer maker Dell gets harped on by bloggers more than its customer service. In order to connect more with its customers, Dell has created a corporate blogging site that promises to crack the company open and let customers see what Dell employees are up to. [...] more...

Google Software to be Offered on Dell PCs

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May 26th 2006
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Google yesterday announced it has inked a deal with Dell to install Google software on new Dell computers. The agreement is similar to a deal Dell currently has with Microsoft and puts into question how this will affect Microsoft’s position with the company. Financial terms and a timeline for the deal [...] more...

How Do You Like Them Apples?

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January 16th 2006
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Elizabeth G. Hines

If you ever need an example of why it’s usually best to keep your mouth shut when it comes to the (not-so) well-being of your competitors, remind youself of Michael Dell. Back in 1997, when someone at a technology conference asked him what he would do to “fix” Apple (which was [...] more...