IT Services
The Wall Street Journal, 6/3/02: Dell Acquires Plural in Move To Boost Services Offerings
By GARY MCWILLIAMS
AUSTIN, Texas -- Dell Computer Corp. acquired Plural Inc., a closely held U.S. computer-services company, in its first significant move to expand its small professional-services unit.
Financial terms of the purchase weren't disclosed, a Dell spokesman said. New York-based Plural (www.plural.com), with 200 employees and 2001 revenue of $46 million, would about double the size of Dell's professional services staff.
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San Francisco Chronicle, 6/3/02: Deleting downloads
Companies concerned over employees' file-sharing at work
Benny Evangelista
Back in the pre-Napster days, Harold Kester wasn't too concerned that his employees were using company computers and Internet connections to download music or movie files.
But then a couple of tech-savvy employees downloaded and stored on a company server a bootleg copy of "Star Wars: Episode I -- The Phantom Menace" long before the film hit the theater. After work, the employees would take over a conference room, project the film onto a big screen and invite co- workers to watch. They even served popcorn.
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