ACQUISITION MANIA
MORE DELL ACRONYMS AND PHRASES
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE NUMBERS
NAME THAT FINANCE PERSON
MISC DELL TRIVIA
100
This Plano-based computer services and solutions provider was Dell’s largest acquisition.
What is Perot Systems?
100
The group that supports Dell’s financial systems, it is what the letters “SCG” stand for.
What is Systems Control Group?
100
It is the number of weeks in a standard Dell fiscal quarter.
What is 13?
100
The current Executive Director of Global Services Accounting.
Who is Mark Mendrys?
100
This was the first year that Dell began selling computers through its website
What is 1996?
200
This company was Dell’s last acquisition, a company that is a leading provider of advanced analytic solutions.
What is StatSoft?
200
It’s the “A” in FP&A.
What is Analysis?
200
In this year, Dell expanded its product line to include televisions, handheld devices, and printers.
What is 2002?
200
Previously APJ Services Costing Manager, now a team member at Agilent.
Who is Kea Keng (KK) Law?
200
This person resigned from his job as Dell President and CEO in January 2007.
Who is Kevin Rollins?
300
This equity investment firm purchased a stake in Dell when the company finally went private in October 2013
What is Silverlake?
300
It’s the four-word phrase often used by Michael Dell to describe when he is happy with how things are going in the company, but he still would like to do better.
What is “Pleased but not satisfied”?
300
Within plus-or-minus 10, this was Dell’s last ranking on the Fortune 500 list, before the company was taken private.
What is 51?
300
This person has been seen in public dressed as Snow White and Miss America.
Who is Tom Gresham?
300
Dell opened a manufacturing plant in this US city in 2005. It was later shutdown in 2010.
What is Winston-Salem, North Carolina?
400
Purchased by Dell in December 2013, this company is an industry-leading provider of data protection solutions, including cloud protection services.
What is Credant Technologies?
400
Dell’s Executive leadership teams have several “Chief Officers” including a CFO, CAO, CMO, CTO, and CIO. In order, the letters F, A, M, T and I stand for these positions.
What are Financial, Accounting, Marketing, Technology, and Information?
400
Price per share that was offered for Dell’s stock, including the special dividend, when the company was taken private in October 2013.
What is $13.88?
400
The person who was appointed to CAO (Chief Accounting Officer) in August 2012
Who is Yvonne McGill?
400
The brand name for Dell’s high performance gaming systems.
What is Alienware?
500
A privately-held company that produces Thin Client computing devices and software, this company was acquired by Dell in May 2012 and was one of the few acquired companies that produced a hardware device.
What is Wyse Technology?
500
This three-word worldwide employee campaign was launched by Dell in 2006 and encouraged employees across all organizations at Dell to actively engage with our customers in helping them to understand why they should choose Dell. It also used a popular song by the group Hoobastank as part of its theme
What is the “Be The Reason” campaign”?
500
Within plus-or-minus 30, name the total number of Accounting Classes currently available in Omega.
What is 309?
500
He is currently Vice President of Global Financial Services
Who is Bret Plymire?
500
In June 2007, Dell set a goal of becoming the greenest technology company on earth. It introduced this carbon-offsetting program as part of this initiative.
What is “Plant a Tree for Me”?