<p>Dell Inc will buy enterprise management software maker Quest Software Inc for $2.4 billion in cash, trumping a $2.17 billion bid by private investment firm Insight Venture Partners.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Dell sparked a bidding war in June when it offered $25.50 per share for Quest, outbidding Insight's initial offer in March of $23 per share. Insight later bid $25.75 a share for Quest.<br /><br />“The addition of Quest will enable Dell to deliver more competitive server, storage, networking and end user computing solutions and services to customers,” said Dell Software Group President John Swainson.<br /></p>
<p>Dell Inc will buy enterprise management software maker Quest Software Inc for $2.4 billion in cash, trumping a $2.17 billion bid by private investment firm Insight Venture Partners.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Dell sparked a bidding war in June when it offered $25.50 per share for Quest, outbidding Insight's initial offer in March of $23 per share. Insight later bid $25.75 a share for Quest.<br /><br />“The addition of Quest will enable Dell to deliver more competitive server, storage, networking and end user computing solutions and services to customers,” said Dell Software Group President John Swainson.<br /></p>