Dell software was a division of dell with headquarters in round rock, texas, united states. Driver and software updates will be required after installation. The combination of sonicwall with dells existing security offerings and broad market reach will help customers securely manage their data, securely manage consumer devices being brought into their. Dell bundles backup software, eyes further development pcworld. When idg connect spoke to dell software president john swainson in 2015, he had grand plans for his division. How do i get my preinstalled ms office software back. Install, activate or troubleshoot microsoft office software coming preinstalled with your dell device or bought as a standalone license. Dell agreed to buy informationtechnology security company sonicwall, adding to the computer makers enterprisesoftware offerings. John swainson chair of the board of directors travelport. Quest software wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. More security moves will follow sonicwall acquisition. Dell snaps up sonicwall security channel daily news. Dell adds appassure to new software business redmond. Windows 7 to learn about using system restore points, resetting to factory settings, or manually installing windows 7 on your dell computer, refer to the dell support article how to use a restore point, factory reset, or manually install windows 7 on your dell computer.
Besides providing imagebased backup and recovery and continuous data protection cdp, appassures software has basic disaster recovery capabilities with automated failover and the ability to. Nabbing quest, one of the largest established and independent suppliers of enterprise software tools, is a coup for john swainson, whom dell. Ninety percent of fortune companies use dell software, which has 2 million users across 100,000. Dell softwares sales continue to exceed market growth as its capabilities expand, and the company continues to focus on knowing its customers and exceeding its expectations with solutions that are. Select the windows or linux operating system and click download selected files. Dell bundles backup software, eyes further development. Quest acquisition bolsters dell backup software portfolio. Dell sheds software assets with quest software and sonicwall deal. Sonicwall gives dell access to unique intellectual property resources. Dell acquires appassure, eyes backup software zdnet. On march 5, 2012, john swainson became president of dell. Enter the service tag of the dell pc and verification code, and click check availability.
Dell software progress overview since dell went private in october 20, dell software has made substantial strides in growing its software business to meet enterprise customers increasing demand for more flexible, elastic and dynamic it software solutions. Dell will seek to recover or cancel any such awards which were awarded as a. We have been making good progress in developing dell software ip and this buy. Dell internal use confidential fy15 state of the business. How to download and use the dell os recovery image in. Feb 12, 2015 then install when i can instead easily download a. Dell said friday it has purchased backup software vendor appassure, in the first of an expected run of acquisitions following dells appointment of former ca ceo john swainson as head of a new.
In a few years time it will deliver a quarter of the tech firms profits. Swainson said dell will work to keep the quest business as intact as possible as it integrates into dell s software business. The acquisition is expected to be completed within the next 60 days. Dell said further information will come at the closing of. Asian markets fall on fears of slow pandemic recovery. View john swainsons profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Review and agree to the terms and conditions, click continue for the download to begin. Nov 03, 2015 it, along with rapid recovery and sonicwall, is in dell s software group which has been run by jon swainson since 2012. The primary components of dells compensation program consist of base salary, annual. May 09, 2012 dell has taken significant steps over the past three years to develop its software and services portfolio to empower customers to create a competitive advantage with cloud computing, consumerization of the enterprise and the increasing demands for secure, anytime, anywhere access to applications and data. My dell laptop came with ms office 2007 preinstalled on it.
Mar, 2012 on the call tuesday, swainson wouldnt detail his vision for dell software, but said, its clearly my job to make software a meaningful part of dell s overall portfolio. Jun 20, 20 eighteen months ago dell didnt have a software division. That follows what dell has done with other companies it s bought. The deal will form the backbone of dells software business and push it deeper. Dell os recovery tool allows you to download either microsoft windows or linux operating system, whichever was preinstalled on your dell pc. Jun, 2012 swainson, the former ceo at software firm ca, was hired by dell in february with the aim to unite the companys disparate software offerings into a single unit. Dell announcing that they acquired backup software company appassure, marking the first acquisition made by john swainson, the new president of dell. Visit in english for accessing your online account and find more online resources.
How to download and use the dell os recovery image in microsoft. John swainson has been president of dell software for the past 16 months, since he was hired by founder michael dell in 2012 to start the software business. Dell simplifies it challenges for customers globally with. On september 28, 2012, dell announced it had completed the acquisition of quest software. I just had to replace the hard drive due to a crash. The microsoft software recovery tool will likely never be fixed as windows 7 is about to be cut in far for windows 10 rtm. Dell announcing that they acquired backup software company appassure, marking the first acquisition made by john swainson, the new president of dell software group. Good morning, and welcome to the dell and quest software conference call. Dell windows backup media and recovery options dell us. Dell sheds software assets with quest software and sonicwall. Factory reset, restore, or reinstall microsoft windows on. Recovery of preinstalled software microsoft community.
Dell buys appassure for software backup network world. Analysts have predicted that swainson, a veteran ibm executive and former ceo of ca technologies, will build out dells software portfolio with a focus on system management and cloud services, and. Dell and quest software conference call july 2, 2012 dave johnson, svp dell corporate strategy john swainson, president, dell software brian gladden, dell cfo rob williams, vp dell investor relations. Is life at sonicwall better now its not part of dell. An attached software sale is natural in many situations the sale of pc management or endpoint device management software to accompany a large laptop order, for example and makes perfect. My real target is more like three in the 2016 time frame, swainson told one news outlet. We have been making good progress in developing dell software ip and this buy accelerates the process, john swainson, president, software group at dell said during a monday morning call announcing the deal. Dell said friday it has purchased backup software vendor appassure, in the first.
Microsoft software recovery tool microsoft community. Appassures technology provides backup and recovery across virtual. Dell software was created merging various acquisitions mainly quest software and sonicwall by dell inc. The company last week said it is acquiring appassure, a provider of backup and. Jul 06, 2012 that said, this acquisition is a big deal that bodes well for the future of dell. Dell completes acquisition of quest software aol finance. He was the president of the dell software group until november 2016 having been hired in february 2012 by michael dell to create and run an enterprise. Thats the goal of john swainson, who joined dell in. John swainson, president of dell software, argues the case. Our customers see security as a key it concern for the foreseeable future, said john swainson, president, dell software group. Dell announcing that they acquired backup software company appassure, marking the first acquisition. Dell completes acquisition of it security leader sonicwall dell.
The deal represents the first acquisition since dell formed its software division under former ca ceo john swainson. On february 24, 2012 dell acquired backup and disaster recovery software tool provider appassure software. This is actually the second significant announcement from dell this year around backup. Dell said friday it has purchased backup software vendor appassure, in the first of an expected run of acquisitions following dell s appointment of former ca ceo john swainson as head of a new. Quest software, also known as quest, is a privately held software company headquartered in aliso viejo, california, united states with 53 offices in 24 countries. Dells purchase of quest software will form the foundation of our software solutions business, said john swainson, president of dells software portfolio, during a conference call today to discuss the deal. Office 365 frequently asked questions for dell devices. Dell s new software chief john swainson is wasting no time in adding to dell s newly formed software business. With rapid recovery, you can back up and quickly recover anything systems, apps and data anywhere, whether its physical, virtual or in the cloud. John swainson, president of dell software, argues the case for rethinking datacentres having previously worked for silver lake, ca and ibm, swainson now heads the companys software business. Enabling the future ready enterprise through dell software.
Dells new software chief john swainson is wasting no time in adding to dells newly formed software business. An analyst call with john swainson, president, dell software. That group, led by john swainson, the former chief executive of ca inc. Browse to dell recovery image website from a nonwindows pc. Backing up your data with dell backup and recovery can protect against data loss resulting from. On march 5, 2012, john swainson became president of dell software. View john swainsons profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional. Dell today said it acquired security vendor sonicwall for an undisclosed price. Dell is not looking to become a standalone software company, but wants to build software products that it can attach to its server, services, networking and storage offerings, said john swainson.
Dell today named ibm veteran john swainson president of its new software group. Dell backup and recovery is a backup and recovery application designed to reliably protect your most important digital documents and memories in just a few clicks. Oct 21, 2015 john swainson, president, dell software, opened the event welcoming the audience of more than 500 executives, it managers and operators gathered at the hilton hotel in downtown austin, and discussed the fundamental challenges of the futureready enterprise. The acquisition adds a broad range of application and server management, backup and recovery, and software development tools to the dell software group. John swainson, president of the software group indicated that dell is not looking to become a standalone software company, but wants to build software products that it can attach to its server, services, networking and storage offerings. The combination of sonicwall with dells existing security offerings and broad market reach will help customers securely manage their data, securely manage consumer devices being brought into their enterprise, and securely expand their applications to the cloud. Suresh vaswani runs the services business for dell. Software will make a quarter of dells profits swainson. The acquisition brings new management, security, data backup and recovery solutions to the dell software portfolio. Dell softwares sales continue to exceed market growth as its capabilities expand, and the company continues to focus on knowing its customers and exceeding its expectations with solutions that are simple, powerful and scalable. Swainson, dell was particularly attracted to quests. Jul 10, 2012 dell has outlined its software strategy, highlighting the companys enterprise product offerings as their primary concern.
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