Dell Technologies is exploring an initial public offering or another kind of financial maneuver involving data center software company VMware, Dell said in a regulatory filing on Friday. The disclosure confirms media reports last week that said Dell was considering going public after operating for roughly five years as a private company. Dell also said […]

As a former Dell executive, I’ve closely watched the rumors spilling out of the company about some kind of return to the public market. The latest story – that the infrastructure giant will allow itself to be bought by VMware, of which it owns about 80 percent – has sparked a predictable outcry. One of […]

The “what will Dell to/with/for/about VMware” rumour mill has started spinning again. The force giving the mill the biggest push is a hint that activist investor Carl Icahn has acquired a chunk of VMware. Icahn’s shares are said to be enough to give him influence, but not to have triggered thresholds that would require regulatory […]