Dell Chief Executive Officer Kevin Rollins paid a brief visit to Beijing last week that included opening a computer lab at a school for the children of migrant workers, but the company declined to provide additional details of his trip.“He also had a couple of other activities scheduled, but I cannot disclose them to you,” said Sharon Zhang, a spokeswoman for Dell China.Top executives from multinational companies often visit China to meet with government officials and business partners. Generally these visits are an important way to strengthen these relationships. Rollins, who was traveling in Asia, arrived in Beijing Thursday evening and departed Friday afternoon, Zhang said.The public highlight of Rollins’ visit to Beijing was the opening of a computer lab at Beijing’s Bainian Vocational School, set up to educate the children of migrant workers. The lab is equipped with 38 OptiPlex desktop PCs, one PowerEdge server and a projector donated by Dell. Michael Dell in China China’s “floating population” of migrant workers, who move from rural areas to major cities in search of work, numbers in the hundreds of millions. Because they lack the official documents that permit them to reside and work in cities, migrants sometimes face harsh treatment and discrimination from urban residents. Without urban residency, the children of these workers are often unable to attend school.The computer lab at Bainian School is the first of three such centers that Dell plans to open in China this year. -Sumner Lemon, IDG News ServiceN.C. Judge Tosses Out Lawsuit Against Dell and Dell Cuts Profit Outlook.Check out our CIO News Alerts and Tech Informer pages for more updated news coverage. Related content feature Red Hat embraces hybrid cloud for internal IT The maker of OpenShift has leveraged its own open container offering to migrate business-critical apps to AWS as part of a strategy to move beyond facilitating hybrid cloud for others and capitalize on the model for itself. By Paula Rooney May 29, 2023 5 mins CIO 100 Technology Industry Hybrid Cloud feature 10 most popular IT certifications for 2023 Certifications are a great way to show employers you have the right IT skills and specializations for the job. These 10 certs are the ones IT pros are most likely to pursue, according to data from Dice. By Sarah K. White May 26, 2023 8 mins Certifications Careers interview Stepping up to the challenge of a global conglomerate CIO role Dr. Amrut Urkude became CIO of Reliance Polyester after his company was acquired by Reliance Industries. He discusses challenges IT leaders face while transitioning from a small company to a large multinational enterprise, and how to overcome them. By Yashvendra Singh May 26, 2023 7 mins Digital Transformation Careers brandpost With the new financial year looming, now is a good time to review your Microsoft 365 licenses By Veronica Lew May 25, 2023 5 mins Lenovo Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe