Dell-Force10
Money Involved: Undisclosed
Why It Matters: Given its pumped-up emphasis on networking products lately, it was only a matter of time before Dell make an acquisition in the networking space, and most everyone assumed it'd be Brocade. Instead, Dell in mid-July confirmed it would acquire Force10, a pickup that gives Dell a broader converged networking and data center footprint to compete with the HPs and Ciscos of the world, and also an in-house option that goes beyond the OEM relationships it has for networking with Brocade, Juniper and Aruba Networks. Time to describe Dell as a full-fledged networking player.
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