Dell shares jumped 8.3% in the afternoon session after the company expanded its cybersecurity and resilience portfolio for AI environments and introduced new AI-focused personal computers. The new services include Security Hardening for the Dell AI Factory, available this month, which reviews configuration risks across physical, virtual and application layers; Resilience Operations for AI, available now, which identifies critical AI applications and writes recovery plans; and PowerProtect identity tools that restore clean copies of Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID and Okta after an attack. Earlier, the stock gained 6.3% after Super Micro Computer raised its revenue forecast to $18.5 billion to $19.5 billion, and Dell expanded its Dell AI Factory collaboration with NVIDIA at the GTC Berlin event, with over 6,500 organizations adopting the offerings. Dell is up 294% year to date, but at $503.78 it trades 14.4% below its 52-week high of $588.40 from September 2026.
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