Today, we re announcing the formation of a new software group that will enhance our solutions capabilities. Can dell software rescue its spiraling hardware sales. Dell taps veteran john swainson to lead new software. John swainson will serve as president of the software group effective march 5, 2012. Francisco partners and elliott management to acquire the. Among those said to be leaving are president john swainson, as well as tom joyce, general manager of information management, and. Dell has acquired software security outfit sonicwall, continuing to expand its software business under the direction of former ca technologies ceo john swainson. John swainson talks about the challenges of selling hosted applications. John swainson joined siris capital as an executive partner in november of 2017 and has over 40 years of technology industry experience.
Round rock, texasbusiness wire dell today announced the appointment of john swainson to serve as president, software group, effective march 5, 2012. Dell looks back on a year of software acquisitions. Dells software leader, john swainson, has a big challenge. Dell announces the appointment of john swainson to serve as president, software group, effective march 5, 2012. On march 5, 2012, john swainson became president of dell software. Apr 25, 20 john swainson has one of the more challenging jobs in the tech industry right now. In the new world of cloud, massive scale datacenters, and the growing importance of mixed privatepublic. Software is an integral part of the server, storage and networking solutions and services that were delivering to our customers.
John swainson joins siris capital group as executive partner siris. At the event, youll hear from john, other senior dell executives, and dell customers and partners about the latest endtoend solutions and capabilities, including key updates from the dell software group and dell services. Previously, he was president of the dell software group from 20122016 and served as a senior advisor to silver lake, a large technology. The former ceo of ca john swainson comes to dell ap dell is launching a new software group and has hired former ca ceo john swainson. John swainson hosts press and analysts on april 24, 20 to discuss the latest endtoend solutions and capabilities, including key updates from the dell software group and dell services. John swainson, head of dells software unit, has a tall order. Convince customers the traditionally hardware focused vendor has a breadth of. He was hired in february 2012 by michael dell to create and run an enterprise software division inside of dell inc. Jul 20, 2012 john swainson, president of software division of dell inc. 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. Swainson serves as independent director of the company.
Dell looks back on a year of software acquisitions it. Dell, blackberry downplay threat from appleibm alliance. Jun 19, 20 michael dell announced this morning that john swainson will join dell to head up our new software group. New york, november 20, 2017 siris capital group, llc siris, a leading private equity firm focused on making control investments in data, telecommunications, technology and technologyenabled business service companies, today announced that john swainson, most recently president of the dell software group. I think it just made a good press release, john swainson, who heads dell s global software business, said in an interview with reuters in toronto on thursday.
Former ibm and ca exec john swainson will lead dells new. John swainson, most recently president of the dell software group, has joined siris as an executive partner. Dell is aspiring to expand the companys software business in the near future. John swainson, president of software division of dell inc. While dell software ceo john swainson bravely offered up 20,000 existing direct sales people as the vanguard of this effort, the truth is dell will need much more than desktop and server sales folks to up the software ante with the customer. Dell has appointed a former tech company ceo and bluechip middleware executive to lead its software group. Dell software president on the journey from hardware. Dec 20, 20 the guy making those decisions is john swainson, president of dell software group swainson s background as a senior advisor in equity firm silver lake, as ceo and director of ca technologies.
It looks like dell is looking to up the ante in software. He was the president of the dell software group until november 2016 having been hired in february 2012 by michael. Dell software chief john swainson talks transformation. Dell names john swainson president of new software group. Dell today named ibm veteran john swainson president of its new software group.
John swainson leads dell software and intends to differentiate the tech giant through software and services. Dell selling software unit to francisco partners, elliott. As president of the dell software group, john swainson plays a critical role in evolving dell from primarily a lowcost hardware supplier to a company equally focused on software and services. Swainson, who led ibms huge software business until 2005 and was ceo of ca technologies from 2005.
John swainson february 10, 2014 building software solutions today to solve tomorrows challenges the mission of the dell software group dsg is to provide solutions to help our customers address the increasingly complex challenges they are facing as they seek to take advantage of new technologies like cloud computing, mobile devices and. Previously, swainson was senior advisor to silver lake partners, a global private equity firm. Dell hires former ca ceo to run new software group. John swainson on march 5, 2012, john swainson became president of dell software. Dell taps veteran john swainson to lead new software division. Michael dell announced this morning that john swainson will join dell to head up our new software group. One of the many hilarious scenes in monty python and the holy grail is the bridge of death sequence. John swainson joined siris capital as an executive partner in november of 2017. Dell s metamorphosis leads to layoffs, acquisitions. Having previously worked for silver lake, ca and ibm, swainson now heads the companys software business. 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. John swainson will start march 5 and report to michael dell, who says the new software group will help the company become more wellrounded. View john swainson s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community.
It continues to be a strong company because he built it to endure. Dell names exca ceo as software chief the register. Prior to silver lake, he was ceo and director of ca inc. Mar 26, 20 dell software chief swainson talks scale, perception, growth. Dell executives vp strategy david johnson and president software division john swainson visited israel last week with the goal of expanding the companys presence in israel, as the company makes the transition from a manufacturer of pcs and servers to a comprehensive provider of it and computer solutions under the guidance of founder and ceo michael dell. Nov 20, 2017 new york, november 20, 2017 siris capital group, llc siris, a leading private equity firm focused on making control investments in data, telecommunications, technology and technologyenabled business service companies, today announced that john swainson, most recently president of the dell software group, has joined siris as an executive. The deal represents the first acquisition since dell formed its software division under former ca ceo john swainson. As president of dell s software division, hes charged with sorting through all the software dell has acquired. Dell taps former ca chief to head new software group cnet. John swainson, president of dell software, said in a statement that the company had built a robust portfolio of software solutions that help make the lives of customers easier, adding that. John was one of the key executives at ibm in the creation and drive behind ibms application and integration middleware division. San francisco its been a busy year for john swainson, the president of dell software, who just passed his first anniversary on the job.
April 24, 20 hotel monaco, san francisco the power to do more. Were proud to have built a robust portfolio of software solutions that help make the lives of customers easier, said john swainson, president, dell software. View john swainsons profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional. John swainson talks about the challenges of selling hosted applications and the state of innovation in enterprise software. About john prior to joining dell in 2012, john was senior advisor to silver lake, a global private equity firm, and sat on a number of boards, including broadcom, assurant, cadence design systems and serena software. As president of dells software division, hes charged with sorting through all the software dell. John swainson joins siris capital group as executive. The gathering comes at a critical time, as dell tries to keep its staff, partners and customers focused on business solutions rather than the companys pending private equity move. Jun 20, 2016 john swainson, president of dell software, said in a statement that the company had built a robust portfolio of software solutions that help make the lives of customers easier, adding that. Swainson previously served as vice president of worldwide sales for ibm software group, when ibm successfully established its own corporate software. Dell s software leader, john swainson, has a big challenge. Dell software chief swainson talks scale, perception, growth. The gathering comes at a critical time, as dell tries to keep its staff, partners and customers focused on business solutions rather than the.
John swainson may retire at the end of this year as ca nasdaq. Feb 02, 2012 as software will be a part of all of our products and services, the groups success will be largely be measured by the success of dell overall. Quest celebrates first day of independence from dell with. The company on thursday named veteran john swainson president of its newly created software group. Accelerating results john swainson, president dell software tom kendra, vp and gm systems management, dell software doug schmitt, vp global support services, dell services. 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. Dell and quest software today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for dell to acquire quest, an awardwinning it management softwa.
John swainson, president of dell software, argues the case. Dell software groups john swainson serves up his 2014. Feb 02, 2012 michael dell announced this morning that john swainson will join dell to head up our new software group. Lonergan partners is proud to announce that john a. Accelerating results john swainson president, dell software group join the conversation. Dell software chief talks transformation infoworld. Former ibm and ca exec john swainson will lead dell s new software group. John swainson has just been named president of dell s software business. When john left ca, it was the best it had been in its entire history. View john swainsons profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. 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 software division inside of dell inc. He was the president of the dell software group until november 2016 having.
In this role, he is responsible for building software capabilities and providing greater innovation and. The company quickly added a handful of other proven. Feb 02, 2012 dell today announced the appointment of john swainson to serve as president, software group, effective march 5, 2012. Feb 12, 2014 dell s metamorphosis leads to layoffs, acquisitions. The new president of dell software group is none other than john swainson, the same guy who rescued ca from the brink of collapse and turned it into a truly good software company. Nov 17, 2014 as president of the dell software group, john swainson plays a critical role in evolving dell from primarily a lowcost hardware supplier to a company equally focused on software and services. John swainson chair of the board of directors travelport. Former ibm and ca exec john swainson will lead dells new software group.
Ive said before that dell will continue its focus on being a solutions provider to businesses of all sizes. Ca ceo, but he will forever be remembered as the saviour of the companynot too long ago. Prior to joining dell in 2012, john was senior advisor to silver lake, a global private equity firm, and sat on a number of boards, including broadcom, assurant, cadence design systems and. John swainson, president dell software tom kendra, vp and gm systems management, dell software. John swainson has one of the more challenging jobs in the tech industry right now. Jul 06, 2012 one of the many hilarious scenes in monty python and the holy grail is the bridge of death sequence. Were excited for you to join us virtually at dells upcoming press and analyst event hosted by dell software group president john swainson on wednesday, april 24. John swainson, former ceo of software company ca, has been named as president of dell s new software group, to focus on selling software to the enterprise crowd. Prior to joining dell he was a senior advisor to a. Dell software chief swainson talks scale, perception, growth zdnet. Swainson will report to michael dell, chairman and ceo of dell.
Dell software chief swainson talks scale, perception. The former ceo of ca john swainson comes to dell ap dell is launching a new software group and has hired former ca ceo john swainson to lead it. To swainson s credit, this field sales force has the relationships needed in the smb market to get the. Dell is planning to grow out its software unit slowly but surely, starting by focusing on small to medium businesses and. Dell software president john swainson, channel chief greg davis and other company executives are in san francisco today updating dell s software, enterprise, cloud and channel strategies.
This weeks news that dell plans to acquire quest software makes one think of a slight twist to this scene. Dell software groups john swainson serves up his 2014 master. John swainson joins siris capital group as executive partner. Convince customers the traditionally hardware focused vendor has a breadth. Swainson has been placed as president, software at dell. This transformation started boldly enough with the hiring of longtime ibm executive john swainson in 2012, who most recently salvaged ca technologies from sinking into software anonymity, to be president of dell s new software division. Dell john swainson, president of dells software division he talked about the challenges of selling hosted applications, the tough job of consolidating quests software catalog from 200 products.
Dell names john swainson president of new software group dell. Swainson was president of the software group of dell inc. Convince the business technology masses that his company is about more than hardware and. John swainson february 10, 2014 building software solutions today to solve tomorrows challenges the mission of the dell software group dsg is to provide solutions to help our customers address the increasingly complex challenges they are facing as they seek to take advantage of new technologies like cloud computing, mobile devices and big data, in a secure, but easy to use. Here, he reveals his top business priorities for the future. Exclusive quest, the newly liberated dell software division. John swainson serves as president, software, for dell. Dell buys appassure for software backup computerworld.
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