Dell, the world's second-largest computer maker, has announced plans to sell computer systems at retail outlets in Asia-Pacific, however, no Australian chain has been named.
Dell released preliminary earnings on Thursday showing positive signs in its servers unit, but announced it would lay off 10 percent of its workforce over the coming year.
Asia- Pacific customers wanting to get their hands on Dell PCs, pre-loaded with Ubuntu Linux, will have to wait.
Dell is set to reveal its Australian retail partner tomorrow, with observers expecting a considerable market shake-up in wake of the announcement.
Dell has become the first PC maker to put its support behind Microsoft and Novell's effort to bridge the gap between Windows and Linux server computing.
Randy Mott used to run Wal-Mart's technology division. Now, at Dell, his unit keeps 53,000 employees, eight manufacturing sites and more than 800 suppliers ticking.
Dell admits it has "learnt its lesson" after being forced to drop its Indian call centre last year following customer complaints about the quality of service.
Cheap PCs with a Linux operating system seem to have hit the users' sweet spots, with taking the plunge into the alternate OS not nearly as hard as users had thought.
Hewlett-Packard executives are mulling plans to improve over the next 18 months the technology the company uses to manage its direct sales, while it continues with commercial printing efforts and acquisitions of software companies.
At the end of the day, the measure of IT isn't whether it matters or is a commodity--it's whether the people responsible for delivering an IT platform have the right goals and can execute on a strategic plan.
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