Computer maker Dell has clinched a record $67bn (€59bn) technology deal to buy data storage company EMC.

Dell is set to buy data storage company EMC in a deal valued at approximately $67bn (€60bn).

Dell, the world’s third largest personal computer maker, is in talks to buy data storage company EMC, a person familiar with the matter said, in what could be one of the biggest technology deals ever.

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EMC, one of the largest private employers in Cork, is to pull a specialised team from its Ovens Centre of Excellence amid concerns over connectivity to and from the city.

Planning approval has been granted for an extension to data-storage multinational EMC’s major plant in Ovens, Co Cork.

A global leader in information technology is expected to announce today that it is to create nearly 200 jobs in Cork.