Dell on Friday said it acquired AppAssure, a developer of data protection software for physical and virtual server and cloud environments. With the acquisition, Dell gets its first data protection ...

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 ...