Looking to expand beyond its PC business, Dell is set to purchase Perot Systems Corporation for approximately $3.9 billion. The terms of the agreement were approved yesterday by the boards of directors of both companies. Dell said it expects to close the deal in the November-January quarter.

Dell, the number one seller of computers in the United States, has agreed to $1.5 million in restitution related to their finance promotions, rebate offers, repair, and technical support policies.

Dell introduced the Adamo at CES (sort of), but didn't give many details, with the exception of the fact that Adamo means "to fall in love with" in Latin. we didn't know much. But as of now, the Dell Adamo is here, and pre-orderable, and according to Dell, it's the world's thinnest laptop.

Dell and Allin Corporation announced today that Dell has acquired Microsoft IT consulting and solutions segments of Allin for $12 million in a stock purchase agreement.

According to Gartner Inc.'s preliminary Q3 report on worldwide PC shipments, Apple's U.S. market share has nearly reached double-digits, at 9.5%, up from 7.7% last year (a 29.4% increase). Meanwhile, worldwide shipments reached 80.6 million units in the quarter, a 15% increase from last year.

Dell today launched an enhanced global philanthropic strategy providing additional support for education and digital inclusion initiatives the company considers essential to ensuring the next generation’s success in the Connected Era.

As I wrote earlier, the USPTO was on the verge of granting Dell a trademark for the term "cloud computing," when media focus on the issue made them think better of it, and they decide to re-review the application.

In June of last year, Dell announced its goal to become "the greenest technology company on Earth." While any such claim would be arguable, on Wednesday it announced it has become carbon neutral, about five months ahead of schedule.

Dell has met its carbon neutral goal ahead of schedule, achieving a major milestone in its commitment to be the ‘greenest’ technology company on the planet and fulfilling a pledge to operate efficiently, maximize investment in green power and responsibly offset remaining impacts.

Dell announced three new color laser printer models and enhanced its printer services with a collection of ProSupport, installation, and recycling options. With more and different offerings, Dell plans to address broader audience needs with business-valued feature improvements.

Dell is taking on blade workstations with the Dell Precision R5400 rack workstation. The company also announced the Dell FX100 remote access solution with hardware based encryption and compression that doesn’t compromise system performance.