Ireland increasingly important for Dell

Dell's switch from being publicly traded to privately owned will benefit its Irish operations, according to one of the country's most senior executives.

Aongus Hegarty, president of Dell EMEA, at the company's recent Tech Camp event in Paris

Dell's switch from being publicly traded to privately owned will benefit its Irish operations, according to one of the country's most senior executive s.

Aongus Hegarty, president of Dell EMEA, which covers Europe, the Middle East and Africa, added that Ireland was becomingly increasingly important for the company, as more of its Irish operations were based on research.

''For the last three or four years, we have been focused on the long term, ...