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Dell lifts annual forecasts on AI server sales boom

Dell has raised its annual revenue and profit forecasts, buoyed by demand for its artificial intelligence-optimised servers that are powered by Nvidia's advanced chips.

Business • 29 Aug

Traditional PC demand has weakened after a post-pandemic boom, while AI-powered computers have yet to see mass adoption

New doubts over PC's market recovery

Shares of Dell and HP fell on today after the personal computer makers issued forecasts that cast doubt on a market recovery driven by artificial intelligence-enabled PCs.

Business • 27 Nov 24

Nvidia has handed the title of the world's most valuable company back to Microsoft

Nvidia loses top spot to Microsoft after 3% drop

Nvidia's shares declined nearly 3.4% on Wall Street last night, handing the title of the world's most valuable company back to Microsoft.

Business • 21 Jun 24

Dell's stock has more than doubled this year and hit a record high earlier this week

Dell's profit, margin hurt by higher AI costs

Dell has forecast current-quarter profit below market estimates, and signaled that higher costs to build servers that meet heavy AI workloads would dent annual margin.

Business • 31 May 24

Catherine Doyle pictured outside Microsoft's Irish offices in Dublin

Dell's Irish boss appointed GM of Microsoft in Ireland

Microsoft Ireland has appointed Catherine Doyle as its new general manager.

Business • 08 May 24

Dell said revenue from its client solutions group, which includes desktops, notebooks and tablets, rose 20% to $13.31 billion

Dell and HP say chip shortages will hit PC supplies

Dell Technologies and HP reported quarterly revenue that beat Wall Street estimates last night, as customers continued to shop for personal computers, even as pandemic-led restrictions eased in many parts of the world.

Business • 28 May 21

Dell is the third-biggest PC maker after China's Lenovo Group and HP

Dell cuts full-year revenue forecast on chip shortage

Dell Technologies has cut its full-year revenue forecast as its PC business grapples with a shortage of chips from Intel.

Business • 27 Nov 19

Dell been ranked as the best company to work for in Ireland

Dell is Ireland's best company to work for - survey

Dell has been ranked as the best company to work for in Ireland, according to a survey by jobs site Indeed.com.

Business • 15 Mar 17

The cuts are a consequence of overlap in functions following the merger of Dell and EMC, announced by Michael Dell last year

50 jobs to go at Dell EMC in Cork

Around 50 workers at the offices of technology company Dell EMC in Cork are to lose their jobs.

Technology • 18 Oct 16

Dell's multi-billion merger with EMC is now complete

Dell and EMC's merger now complete

Tech companies Dell and EMC have said that their multi-billion merger is now complete.

Business • 07 Sep 16

Dell founder and Chief Executive Michael Dell took the company private three years ago with the help of private equity firm Silver Lake

Dell expected to get EU approval for EMC takeover

Dell, the world's third-biggest maker of computers, is set to gain unconditional EU antitrust approval for its $67bn (€60bn) bid for data storage company EMC, according to sources.

Business • 19 Feb 16

Dell announces biggest deal on record for the technology sector

Dell to buy EMC in $67 billion deal

Dell will buy data storage company EMC in a deal valued at about $67 billion, the largest on record in the technology sector.

Business • 12 Oct 15

Dell ranked third in global PC shipments in the second quarter

Dell in talks to buy data storage company EMC

Dell, the world's third largest personal computer maker, is in talks to buy data storage company EMC, a person familiar with the matter said

Business • 08 Oct 15

Dell's chief executive Michael Dell eyes China's 'unlimited potential'

Dell to invest $125 billion in China over 5 years

Computer maker Dell has said it will invest $125 billion in China over the next five years, as the company continues to expand in the world's second-largest economy.

Business • 10 Sep 15

Dell opens IoT lab in Limerick

Computer giant Dell has opened a new lab in Limerick which will carry out research and development of web connected devices.

Business • 11 Jun 15

The council plan on turning the 350,000 square foot building into a giant production space

Limerick Council purchases former Dell building

Limerick City and County Council have announced the purchase of the former Dell building in Castletroy for an estimated €6 million.

News • 25 May 15

The new jobs have been described as highly-skilled engineering roles

Dell to create 100 jobs at Limerick office

Computer company Dell has announced plans to hire 100 new staff at its Limerick facility.

News • 23 Apr 15

Dell announces 50 new jobs for its Dublin operations

Dell to site new R&D centre in Dublin

Computer giant Dell plans to create 50 jobs in Dublin while 57 jobs are under threat at the Collinson Group in Meath.

Business • 10 Oct 14

Dell does not expect a change in its overall level of employment in Ireland

Dell announces voluntary redundancy programme

Computer maker Dell has opened a voluntary redundancy programme to certain staff at its Irish operations.

News • 30 Jan 14

Dell has established similar schemes in the US and Britain

Dell opens centre for entrepreneurs

Computer company Dell has launched a centre for entrepreneurs in Ireland, which it says will provide start-ups with funding, mentoring and technical expertise.

Business • 24 Jan 14

The positions are at the firm's Dublin base in Cherrywood

Dell announces 300 jobs for Dublin

Computer company Dell has announced that it is to create 300 jobs in a new financial services branch in Dublin.

News • 26 Sep 13

Michael Dell is trying to reshape the company he founded in 1984

Dell promises investment after going private

Michael Dell has clinched shareholders' approval for his $25 billion offer to take Dell private, ending months of conflict and uncertainty around the world's number three PC maker.

Business • 13 Sep 13

Carl Icahn had tried to offer an alternative to Michael Dell's buyout plans

Carl Icahn ends bid to block Dell buyout plan

Carl Icahn has ended his efforts to block Michael Dell's $25 billion offer to take Dell Inc private, smoothing the way for the largest buyout since the financial crisis.

Business • 10 Sep 13

Michael Dell is bidding to acquire the company he founded in 1984

Dell reports 72% drop in quarterly earnings

Dell, the PC maker embroiled in a takeover battle between its founding CEO and activist investor Carl Icahn, has reported a 72% slide in quarterly earnings as PC sales extended their downward spiral.

Business • 16 Aug 13

Carl Icahn has put forward an alternative takeover plan for computer maker Dell

Icahn warns over latest Dell takeover offer

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has warned that the latest offer from Dell's founder to buy the struggling computer maker bypasses an important shareholder safeguard.

Business • 29 Jul 13