Dell's computer sales benefited in the second quarter from strong demand in the government sector and in education.
Digital transformation — a wholesale revamping of infrastructure, systems, and software — is as rare as it is difficult.
The sale of the cybersecurity firm to an investor group "gives us greater flexibility to focus on integrated innovation across Dell Technologies."
The company's new offer to buy back its Class V shares still falls short of activist investor Carl Icahn's valuation of its VMware subsidiary.
The activist investor says Dell has refused to disclose "much basic information" about its plan to go public by buying back the VMware tracking stock.
The tech giant will simplify its capital structure by exchanging the VMWare tracking stock for publicly-listed Dell shares.
The enterprise cloud computing company is planning to go public amid signs that the tech sector IPO market is heating up.
Goulden's 30 years of experience in technology includes serving as EMC's finance chief from 2006 to 2014.
The company sees growth in providing "edge" computing power for devices ranging from thermostats to connected cars.
The company's second-quarter results show it is still absorbing the costs of its one-year-old merger with EMC.
