• Powerful thin clients may be alternative to PCs

  Thin clients introduced this week by Dell and Hewlett-Packard have faster processor than existing thin clients as well as high-definition graphics capabilities, so they could be alternatives to traditional PCs as computing continues moving to the cloud.

• Dell dumps OpenStack and VMware for public cloud, focuses on private clouds

  Dell has dramatically shifted its cloud computing strategy, canceling plans it once had to launch a public cloud service based on the OpenStack open source platform, and discontinuing a VMware-based public cloud it already has on the market.

• Boutique PC seller laughs all the way to the bank on the back of Windows 7

  A boutique system builder has bucked the industry trend of slumping PC sales by continuing to focus on selling Windows 7 machines.

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  Dell replays Windows 8 blame card as PC sales slide

  Dell last week again blamed Windows 8 for contributing to a decline in PC sales revenue during the quarter that ended May 3.

• Dell's thumb PC, Project Ophelia, to ship in July

  Dell's thumb-sized PC called Project Ophelia, which is the size of a USB stick, will start shipping in July for around US$100.

• What IBM's x86 exit may mean for rivals

  IBM's reported interest in selling parts of its x86 server business to Lenovo may bring major changes to the global market.

• Cloud computing's big debt to NASA

  IBM's decision this week to base its cloud services on OpenStack may help establish this open source platform as the standard in enterprises.

• PC epicenter moving to Asia as Dell, HP regroup

  Asia is fast becoming the epicenter of the PC market as Chinese and Taiwanese companies challenge the turf occupied for more than a decade by prominent U.S. PC makers Hewlett-Packard and Dell, whose laptop and desktop shipments are stumbling.

• Opinion: Dell has its work cut out for it

  Taking Dell private is a bold move, but won't ensure success. If you can't recognize opportunities and execute properly as a public company, buying yourself shelter from investors only takes you so far. The bigger challenge will be rejiggering the corporate culture and core processes to make more innovation possible.

• Dell offers glimpse of its post-buyout life

  There is a lot yet to be told about how going private will change Dell, but one thing it won't change is its enterprise strategy.

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