Dell Acquires MessageOne
Computer manufacturer Dell has announced its $155 million purchase of MessageOne.
The company is an on-demand service for business continuity and disaster recovery and Dell says the acquisition is part of its strategy to use software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications to deliver services to commercial customers over the internet.
Steve Schuckenbrock, president of Dell Global Services, said: "Companies currently spend 70 per cent of their IT budgets maintaining their current infrastructures and dealing with routine issues.
"We are building a services supply chain that integrates the world's leading SaaS-based technologies to simplify the purchase, delivery and management of IT infrastructure services for companies and improve its price/performance."
MessageOne estimates that 75 per cent of companies experience a major email outage each year and the company claims its services of managing, archiving and long-term storage of email is an important addition to Dell's portfolio.
In other news, WebWire has reported that Dell has chosen the top five finalists in its International Green Computing Technology Design competition.
Over 500 design professionals and students took part in the competition, with the winner being announced on May 15th.
