Semiconductor company Broadcom (Nasdaq: AVGO) has agreed to acquire multicloud services provider VMware (NYSE: VMW) in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at approximately $61 billion as part of Broadcom’s strategy to establish a leading infrastructure technology company. The boards of directors of both companies unanimously approved the deal that...

Chris Thomas, a technology strategist at Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL), said government agencies seeking to advance digital modernization should adopt 5G to enable real-time operations to occur at the enterprise edge. “5G environments have an edge very close to the mobile user, maybe in the cell site itself,” Thomas wrote. “Other edges exist ...

Semiconductor company Broadcom (Nasdaq: AVGO) is in discussions to acquire VMware (NYSE: VMW) through a cash-and-stock transaction, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. News of a potential deal comes as Broadcom, which has a market value of $222 billion, seeks to expand its footprint in the corporate software market. In July 2021, reports emerge...

Cameron Chehreh, a technology industry leader, has joined Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) as vice president and general manager of public sector segment. He will oversee a team of public sector professionals in driving digital transformation in internet of things, cloud, edge computing, artificial intelligence and machine learning, among other areas, in suppor...

Executive Mosaic has introduced Jim Kelly, senior vice president and general manager of Dell Technologies‘ federal business, as the newest inductee into the Wash100 in recognition of his commitment to supporting federal customers who look to the company for its technology and expertise to carry out mission-critical work. This marks his first s...

In its most recent Executive Spotlight interview, ExecutiveBiz spoke with Jennifer Morrison, legal vice president of Dell Technologies, about the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification and other compliance standards for federal contractors and the significant challenges in maintaining ethical standards and corporate integrity in the sector. She ...

Al Ford and Brian Carnell of Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) said government agencies looking to adopt and rapidly field artificial intelligence tools to support missions and operations should shift from creating data lakes to using the federated learning approach. “Federated learning allows agencies to set up containers with AI algorithms at the e...

Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) has finished spinning off 81 percent of its equity ownership interest in VMware in a transaction aimed at establishing two independent companies that will continue to co-develop critical platforms under a commercial agreement. Michael Dell, chairman and CEO of Dell Technologies, said in a statement published Monday the...

Patrick Thomas, cloud technologist at Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL), said government agencies should come up with a more strategic approach to fielding and funding multicloud environments. “Beyond the total cost of ownership, they need to reevaluate how they pay for cloud products and services” by choosing between spending as a capital expe...

Cameron Chehreh, chief technology officer and vice president of engineering at Dell Technologies, will lead a panel discussion on the role of artificial intelligence in homeland security during GovCon Wire’s Oct. 7 virtual event. Chehreh was named first CTO for the Dell Federal business in September 2015 to help the technology company bring mi...