Dell de-listing could boost channel

Mark Davison at Dell’s Technology Camp, Paris – Founder Michael Dell may have succeeded in his buyout of Dell, but the de-listing of the company won’t see any deterioration in its commitment to, or strategy for, the channel it’s been nurturing for the past seven...

Pinnacle buys up 30% of Datacentrix

Pinnacle Technology Holdings is to buy close to 30% of Datacentrix for R237-million.  The transaction is the result of an agreement with Co-ordinated Network Investments and Hoolican Investments in terms of which Pinnacle will acquire, in one indivisible transaction,...

China’s Star Times takes over TopTV

TopTV creditors have voted to accept a rescue plan whereby China’s Star Communication Technology (Star Times) will take over the struggling pay-TV provider. The rescue plan was adopted just hours before the operator would have had to cease operations on Tuesday night...

Dell believed close to buyout

News that Dell could go private in a $22-billion leveraged buyout could be announced this week. It is thought that the buyout will be led by a private equity group, Silver Lake Management, and Michael Dell, founder and CEO of the PC maker.  It is thought that Silver...

Is Dell going private?

 The rumour mill is grinding out reports that Dell may be going private in 2013. Bloomberg News reported that the company is in talks with private equity firms regarding a potential buyout, which sent its share price up by 13%. The report also notes that any talks are...