Grazed from Daily Finance. Author: Keki Fatakia. Dell (NAS: DELL) seems to be making all the right moves. The company is not only focusing on the exploding market for tablet computers in the corporate sector, but is also further heading out into the cloud-computing space, which is another high-growth industry. New niche acquisitions But that's not all. Dell also is expanding its presence in the cloud-computing realm with two newly planned acquisitions: Clerity and Make Technologies. Dell plans to merge the two acquired companies into its currently operational Dell Services, with the aim of helping to migrate a client's traditional mainframe applications into newer, cost-effective, cloud-based systems. Change in strategy At the same time, Dell is making it quite clear that it intends to reduce its dependence upon its bread-and-butter personal computing business. This may be necessary given that Dell shipped 4 million units in the United States during the fourth quarter of last year, down from 4.2 million it shipped for the same period in 2010. My guess is that Dell is taking a cue from HP's (NYS: HPQ) alarming loss of market share last year, although HP is trying to restrategize by combining its PC and printing divisions. Others in the cloud Moving in the right direction Dell sure looks like a good long-term bet in the realm of cloud computing. But if you desire more, you can check out this free report brought to you by some of the best minds at Motley Fool that will help you retire rich by investing in three stocks. I invite you to take a look at this special free report, which will be available only for a limited time. Hurry up and click here before its gone!
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