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Monday, October 15th, 2018
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| 4:51p |
Activist Icahn Blasts Dell Plan to Return to Public Markets
Activist investor Carl Icahn has come out against Dell’s plan to go public again
• The proposed transaction undervalues shares that track its stake in VMware, he argues
• The billionaire said he would solicit votes against the deal and potentially propose an alternative transaction allowing investors to cash out if they want
• Icahn also disclosed Monday that he had increased his stake in VMware tracking stock to 8.3 percent from 1.2 percent, making him its second-largest holder | | 5:36p |
Why the Selloff Can Be a Data Center Stocks Buying Opportunity
On balance, semi-active data center REIT investors who’ve bought the dips this year have fared better than others. | | 9:07p |
Former Cologix COO Brian Cox Named Infomart CEO
Infomart Data Centers has named Brian Cox, former COO of Cologix, its chief executive
• The company said it was preparing for a “strategic brand relaunch” early next year
• Infomart today has data centers in the Silicon Valley, Portland, and Northern Virginia markets
• Earlier this year, investor IPI Partners bought Infomart from its previous owner ASB Real Estate | | 10:42p |
IBM Wants its Cloud Services to Play Nice With Competitors
IBM has unveiled three new products to manage security, AI, and storage across multiple cloud systems, regardless of whose they are
• The company is pitching itself as a specialty player that can help big companies and governments combine different cloud services along with traditional on-premises data centers
• CEO Ginni Rometty has made newer technologies that run on cloud services a centerpiece of her plan to return to growth after six years of revenue declines |
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