{"id":51901,"date":"2014-01-20T16:20:02","date_gmt":"2014-01-20T14:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=51901"},"modified":"2014-01-20T16:20:02","modified_gmt":"2014-01-20T14:20:02","slug":"ibm-to-sell-low-end-server-unit-to-dell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/it-services\/51901\/ibm-to-sell-low-end-server-unit-to-dell\/","title":{"rendered":"IBM to sell low-end server unit to Dell?"},"content":{"rendered":"

International Business Machines Corp is thinking of selling off its low-end server business and Dell Inc may be among potential bidders, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources.<\/p>\n

A deal to sell all or part of the world’s largest technology service company’s x86 server business to China’s Lenovo Group Ltd fell through as the two sides couldn’t agree on a price, sources had said last year.<\/p>\n

Whether Lenovo was still interested in the business and if there are any more potential buyers was not clear, the Wall Street Journal report said.<\/p>\n

The low-margin, but high-growth businesses will help Dell, which has been trying to increase sales, gain scale as it focuses more on enterprise clients.<\/p>\n

Founder Michael Dell succeeded in taking the company private in a $25 billion deal last year after prolonged trouble.<\/p>\n

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