Dell took a long-awaited step towards diversifying its business when it agreed to pay $3.9 billion for Perot Systems, an IT services company.

电脑制造商戴尔公司同意以39亿美元收购IT服务商佩罗系统公司，在其商业多元化的道路上迈出了令人期待已久的一步。

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Dell, which closed its purchase of information-technology-services provider Perot Systems last November, has been expanding its services in China by offering consulting services to hospitals.

戴尔在去年11月完成了对信息技术服务提供商perot Systems的收购，现在正通过为医院提供咨询服务扩展其在中国的服务。

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For the new contract, Dell Perot Systems will continue to provide network operations, desktop services, email, information assurance, telephones, and connectivity to long-haul communications.

根据新的合同，戴尔perot系统公司将继续提供网络运营、桌面服务、电子邮件、信息安全保障、电话和长途通信。

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General Motors bought the Texas outfit in 1984 and Perot bailed out two years later (and founded rival Perot Systems, which he still runs).

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For example, Dell bought Perot Systems, Force10 Networks, Wyse and SonicWall.

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The acquisition will help Xerox move into outsourcing, data management and consulting and follows on the heels of last week's merger announcement between and Perot Systems.

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