Dell can use Quest's software and its already prominent software-based services to bolster its existing services (built largely on the Perot acquisition).

SentinelLabs recently found five security flaws in Dell’s dbutil_2_3.sys firmware update driver, affecting millions of the company’s laptops, tablets, and notebooks.

Dell software automates the deployment and management of disaggregated private cloud and edge solutions built with Dell’s industry-leading infrastructure and partner technologies.

Severe vulnerabilities in Dell firmware update driver found and fixed Dell firmware update driver 2.3 can be exploited to gain kernel-level privilege.

Dell wins a bidding war for Quest and now builds out its software unit with an eye on everything from identity management to data center tools to database administration.

Dell last month quietly reorganized its Dell Software Group into four new business units in a move to better allocate resources, which caught channel partners off-guard but left them mostly unfazed.

Dell and Quest Software today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for Dell to acquire Quest, an award-winning IT management softwa ...