Dell, HP Take Opposite Tacks Amid Roiling Tech Market

The markets for business technology are so roiled, and the path forward so unclear, that two of the biggest players in the field are taking opposite tacks. #Dell Inc., the Round Rock, Texas, computer maker is merging with data storage leader #EMC Corp. in the largest acquisition in tech history, which recently took a step forward Tuesday when the deal was approved by EMC shareholders. Silicon Valley icon Hewlett-Packard, on the other hand, broke apart in November, creating a PCs-and-printers vendor called #HP Inc. and an outfit selling servers, storage and networking gear called Hewlett Packard Enterprise ( #HPE ) .

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