US: Dell in talks to merge with $50 billion IT titan EMC

Dell is in talks to merge with $50 billion storage giant EMC, The Wall Street Journal reports, citing anonymous sources.

It’s unclear if this would be a full merger or if Dell would just buy parts of EMC’s business. Either way, it would be a huge deal between two of tech’s biggest companies.

EMC makes software and hardware for storage products used in high-efficiency data centers. It’s the parent company of the successful VMware.

Meanwhile, PC- and server-manufacturer Dell delisted itself from the public markets in 2013.

Full content: The Wall Street Journal

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