This list of Dell ownership activities delineates mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and stakes of Dell.
Acquisitions and mergers
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Date
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Company
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Industry
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Country
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Transaction value
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References
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1
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September 8, 1999
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ConvergeNet Technologies
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Data storage
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United States
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$340,688,000
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[1]
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2
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September 30, 1999
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NetSage
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Software
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United States
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$10,000,000
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[2]
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3
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May 31, 2002
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Plural [3]
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IT services provider
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United States
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—
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[4]
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4
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May 8, 2006
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Alienware
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Computer desktops
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United States
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—
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[5]
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5
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November 14, 2006
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ACS
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Information technology
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United Kingdom
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—
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[6]
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6
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July 18, 2007
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SilverBack Technologies, Inc.[note 1]
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Network monitoring
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United States
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—
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[7]
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7
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November 12, 2007
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ASAP Software Express[note 2]
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Information technology
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United States
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$340,000,000
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[8]
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8
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December 20, 2007
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Everdream
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Software
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United States
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—
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[9]
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9
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January 28, 2008
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EqualLogic
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Storage area networks
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United States
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$1.4×10^9
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[10]
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10
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February 21, 2008
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The Networked Storage Company
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Information provider
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United Kingdom
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—
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[11]
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11
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April 24, 2008
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MessageOne
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Office software management
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United States
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$155,000,000
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[12]
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12
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September 21, 2009
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Perot Systems
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IT services provider
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United States
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$3.9×10^9
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[13]
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13
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February 11, 2010
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KACE Networks
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Appliance-based systems management provider
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United States
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—
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[14]
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14
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February 19, 2010
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Exanet
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OEM NAS software provider
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Israel
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$12,000,000
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[15]
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15
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July 1, 2010
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Scalent
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Data center management vendor
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United States
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—
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[16]
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16
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July 30, 2010
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Ocarina Networks
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Storage deduplication vendor
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United States
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—
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[17]
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17
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November 2, 2010
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Boomi
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Cloud integration vendor
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United States
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—
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[18][19]
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18
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December 13, 2010
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Compellent
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Storage systems manufacturer
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United States
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$960,000,000
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[20]
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19
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January 4, 2011
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SecureWorks
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Security services
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United States
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$612,000,000
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[21]
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20
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June 21, 2011
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RNA Networks
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Software networking
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United States
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undisclosed
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[22]
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21
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July 20, 2011
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Force10
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Data center Ethernet switches
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United States
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$700,000,000
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[23]
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22
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April 5, 2012
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Make Technologies
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Services modernization
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United States
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undisclosed
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[24]
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23
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April 3, 2012
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Clerity Systems
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Services modernization
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United States
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undisclosed
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[25]
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24
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April 2, 2012
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Wyse Technology
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Cloud technology
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United States
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undisclosed
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[26]
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25
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April 2012
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SonicWALL, Inc.
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Software security
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United States
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undisclosed
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[27]
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26
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April 2012
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AppAssure
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Software security
|
United States
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undisclosed
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[28]
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27
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July 2, 2012
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Quest Software
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Systems management and security software
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United States
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$2.4×10^9
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[29]
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28
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November 16, 2012
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Gale Technologies
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Infrastructure automation solutions
|
United States
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undisclosed
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References
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29
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May 6, 2013
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Enstratius, formerly enStratus Networks
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Cloud management software
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United States
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$3,500,000
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[30]
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30
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March 24, 2014
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StatSoft
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Statistical software and services
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United States
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undisclosed
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[31]
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31
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October 12, 2015
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EMC²
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Storage, virtualization, services, cloud, data center, security and compliance
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United States
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$67,000,000,000[32]
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[33] [34]
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32
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January 23, 2023
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Cloudify
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Cloud management and Orchestration Software as a service
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United States
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$100,000,000
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[35][36]
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33
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August 11, 2023
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Moogsoft
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AI powered DevOps and ITOps
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United States
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undisclosed
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[37]
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Date
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Acquirer
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Target company
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Target business
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Acquirer country
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Value (USD)
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References
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October 9, 2000
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Finali
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NetSage
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Help software
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United States
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—
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[42]
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October 16, 2008
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Stream Global Services
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Contact Centre-San Salvador
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Manufacturing
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United States
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—
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[43]
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November 2, 2016
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NTT Data
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Dell Services/Perot Systems
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IT service provider
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Japan
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3,100,000,000
|
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- ^ ASAP Software Express was acquired from Corporate Express.
- ^ Dell acquired a 4.9% interest in NaviSite.
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- ^ "Dell Inc acquires Everdream Corp (2007/12/20)". Thomson Financial. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
- ^ "Dell Inc acquires EqualLogic Inc (2008/01/28)". Thomson Financial. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
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- ^ "Dell Inc acquires MessageOne Inc (2008/04/24)". Thomson Financial. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
- ^ Lance Whitney (September 21, 2009). "Dell to buy Perot Systems for $3.9 billion". CNET news. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
- ^ Andrew Nusca (February 11, 2010). "Dell acquires Kace for systems management". CNET news. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
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- ^ "Dell Signs Agreement To Acquire Scalent (2010/07/01)". dell.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-13. Retrieved 2010-07-01.
- ^ "Dell Acquires Storage Deduplication Vendor Ocarina Networks (2010/07/20)". channelinsider.com. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
- ^ "Dell to Acquire Boomi; Adds Industry's No. 1 Integration Cloud Solution to SaaS Capabilities". dell.com. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
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- ^ "Dell snaps up RNA Networks". Theregister.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
- ^ Serena Saitto (July 20, 2011). "Dell Is Said to Pass Over Brocade Before Acquiring Force10". bloomberg. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
- ^ "Dell Acquires Make Technologies". Content.dell.com. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
- ^ "Dell Acquires Clerity Systems". Content.dell.com. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
- ^ "Dell Acquires Wyse Technologies". Content.dell.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
- ^ "Dell Acquires SonicWall". Content.dell.com. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
- ^ "Dell Acquires AppSure". Content.dell.com. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
- ^ "Dell Acquires Quest Software". Content.dell.com. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
- ^ "Dell acquires Enstratius". Content.dell.com. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
- ^ "Dell Acquires StatSoft to Bolster Portfolio of Big Data Solutions". dell.com. Archived from the original on 2015-05-08. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
- ^ Goldman, David. "Dell EMC agree to merge in biggest tech deal ever". CNNMoney. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
- ^ "Press Release: Michael S. Dell, MSD Partners and Silver Lake Lead Transaction to Combine Dell and EMC, Creating Premier End-to-End Technology Company". www.emc.com. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
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- ^ "Dell has acquired cloud orchestration startup Cloudify".
- ^ "Dell S-8 filing with SEC on January 25, 2023".
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- ^ "Dell Computer KK acquires a minority stake in Netyear Group Corp (2000/06/16)". Thomson Financial. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
- ^ "Finali Corp acquires NetSage Corp from Dell Inc (2000/10/09)". Thomson Financial. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
- ^ "Stream Global Services buys Dell contact center - El Salvador". Business News Americas. October 16, 2008. Retrieved August 9, 2011.