Dell will not close Bangalore centre

• Dell will not shutting down its R&D centre in Bangalore, contrary to recent media reports. The company is merely shifting focus from hardware to software .
• Earlier, Dell’s focus at the R&D centre was primarily on hardware. Gradually, it is phasing out hardware R&D from Bangalore and moving it to its other centres worldwide. It’s more of a reorientation of focus. The Bangalore R&D centre will now focus on management software and testing.
• The R&D centre in Bangalore currently employs around 500 people. On whether there have been any job cuts as a result of this shift in focus, the company said there have been “minor changes and reorganisation” and no major firing. In fact, the company will be recruiting more people.
• Dell hopes to set a “new standard for date centre energy efficiency and flexibility” with the PowerEdge M Series blade.
  Targeted at the mid to large enterprises, the M Series enables businesses to save on power and cooling costs while increasing server capacity. It provides lead-free configurations, thus delivering a green IT solution that helps customers minimise environmental impact. The M1000e blade enclosure in now available worldwide at a starting price of Rs 3,11,948, along with blades at Rs 96,148. The M1000e supports 16 blade servers.