VentureBeat - Latest Comments in Dell buying Perot Systems for $3.9Bhttp://venturebeat.disqus.com/News about Tech, Business and InnovationenThu, 21 Oct 2010 14:30:34 -0000Re: Dell buying Perot Systems for $3.9Bhttp://deals.venturebeat.com/2009/09/21/dell-buying-perot-systems-for-39b/#comment-88865543<p>How did I miss this? It looks like is Dell attempting to get into government contracting business.</p>popcorn giftThu, 21 Oct 2010 14:30:34 -0000Re: Dell buying Perot Systems for $3.9Bhttp://deals.venturebeat.com/2009/09/21/dell-buying-perot-systems-for-39b/#comment-17108065<p>The competition from ACER, ASUS and Samsung getting to fierce, thus DELL needs to go into the opposite direction: enterprise IT consulting services.</p><p>Problem:<br>A product company becomes a project company.<br>- DELL will need to change their ERP system and reporting.<br>- Short sales cycles become long sales cycles (Complex Sale): different sales commission required</p><p>Good Luck !</p>LEADSExplorerTue, 22 Sep 2009 04:37:32 -0000