Dell buys family-owned MessageOne for SaaS
Part of Dell Computer's transition strategy is to no longer focus all its interests on one side of the technology market exclusively. That was made clearer today with another acquisition of a service-oriented software provider.
Dell has added a second ingredient to an emerging arsenal of SaaS (software as a service) tools for customer self-service. Today, the company announced it has acquired e-mail archiving, compliance, and business continuity vendor MessageOne, a company owned by Dell CEO Michael Dell's brother, Adam, and two investment funds managed by the Dell family.