Wired Enterprise reports that Dell has announced it will buy the thin client provider Wyse Technology for an undisclosed amount. Dell began life as a PC seller, but in recent years, it has morphed in a full-fledged IT services company, offering everything from PCs to servers to storage hardware to software and support services.

Dell has been vacuuming up companies recently, at a pace of about one per month. In March, the company purchased SonicWall, a network security and data protection vendor. And the previous month, it nabbed AppAssure, which provides protection for both virtual and cloud computing environments. Notably, Dell’s last three buys have all been software vendors — though Wyse does offer hardware thin clients as well. In February, John Swainson — a former IBM and CA exec — joined Dell to run a brand new software group at the company.

What’s your take on Dell’s recent hard charge into software?

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