Wyse is an established player in . The addition of Wyse will expand Dell’s enterprise solutions portfolio and give it a solid platform for developing and providing cloud software, and desktop virtualization, as well as management tools and mobile apps.

The world of PC hardware, software, and services is often a bit confusing. Companies like when it comes to developing and marketing servers, PCs, and laptops with the Microsoft Windows operating system. Yet, the two are also some of Microsoft’s biggest competitors in other areas--such as cloud services and desktop virtualization.

To Dell’s credit, it has done very well for itself in the PC arena. In January, Dwight Silverman that Dell is the number two PC maker in the United States--with nearly double the market share of third place Apple, and just a hair behind HP. It is also worth noting that HP dropped precipitously from 2010 to 2011, while Dell remained relatively stable. As a PC company, Dell seems to be doing just fine.

When I think of Windows-based desktops or laptops, Dell is the first company that comes to mind. There are four Dell desktops, and a Dell laptop in my house. I love my Dell XPS M1330 laptop, and I have my eye on one of the Dell XPS 13 ultrabooks.

Richard Stiennon, chief research analyst with , points out, though, that Dell sees the proverbial writing on the wall, and it’s making moves necessary to compete tomorrow, as well as today. “Dell is obviously aware of the climate change coming to the PC market as replace traditional desktops and laptops running heavy OSs and apps.”