In a conference Dell founder Michael Dell said Perot would remain in Plano and that it hoped to hold on to the company's management as it seeks to make Perot the 'anchor' of Dell global IT services business.

This would help Dell, currently the world's number two computer maker behind Hewlett Packard, smooth out inconsistent revenue from hardware sales with the more lucrative and steady consulting income that helps it competitors like HP and IBM.

'We will leverage Perot's services capability across Dell's customer base,' said Dell. 'This acquisition makes great sense.'