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Dell Plans More Data-Storage Acquisitions After Compellent Deal
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Dell Inc. plans more data-storage acquisitions following the $960 million purchase today of Compellent Technologies Inc. to strengthen its hand in the market against rivals Hewlett-Packard Co. and EMC Corp.
About 3.5 percent of Dell’s $15.4 billion in sales last quarter came from storage products. Dell, the world’s third-largest personal-computer maker, may seek purchases in software for managing data storage systems, Executive Vice President Brad Anderson said today on a conference call with reporters.