We’ve watched the IT industry transform itself in the last few decades, moving from the idea of having everything fully integrated to a more best-of-breed “a la carte” style of computing solutions.

Dell will sell its software division to private equity firm Francisco Partners and the private equity arm of activist hedge fund Elliott Management, reportedly for more than $2 billion. The agreement ...

In a push to become a software player, Dell won a bidding war for Quest Software as it aims to bolster its data center software. The final price tag: $28 a share, or $2.4 billion. Dell had been ...