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Dell simplifies blade server management with I/O virtualization
Jul. 01, 2008
Dell is simplifying management of its blade servers with an I/O virtualization tool.
Dell adds storage, disaster management services to portfolio
Jun. 25, 2008
Dell on Monday announced it was adding customizable storage and disaster management services to build out its services portfolio, which it began revamping last year.
A misconfigured laptop, a wrecked life
Jun. 18, 2008
When the Commonwealth of Massachusetts issued Michael Fiola a Dell Latitude in November 2006, it set off a chain of events that would cost him his job, his friends and about a year of his life, as he fought criminal ...
Pepsi bottler swallows skepticism, gives virtualization a try
Jun. 12, 2008
Once skeptical of virtualization, IS manager at G&J Pepsi Cola Bottling Company in Cincinnati is leading a server and storage virtualization project.
Dell looks to emerging markets, services
Apr. 03, 2008
Dell, the world's second largest PC seller, will move faster into emerging markets and increase its services offerings as part of a plan to reverse poor financial performance, top executives said Thursday.
Dell: No significant impact from Centrino 2 delay
May. 30, 2008
The delayed release of Intel's Centrino 2 chip platform for notebooks will not have a significant impact, according to Dell's top executive in Asia.
Busted by blogger, Dell offers peek at low-cost laptop
May. 29, 2008
Dell released pictures of an ultraportable laptop that appears designed to compete against HP's Mini-Note 2133 laptop, after Michael Dell was spotted carrying it around.
Dell refutes rumors on end of its XPS brand
May. 15, 2008
Dell's premier and successful XPS brand is not going to be pulled out, according to the company, contrary to media reports regarding the same. The report stated that Dell was going to end its XPS line up to make way for ...
AMD quad-core processors now in Sun servers
May. 13, 2008
Sun on Tuesday released eight servers powered by AMD's new quad-core Opteron processor.
Virtualization's changing state a problem for VMware
May. 10, 2008
In case you needed any more evidence that basic virtualization capabilities were becoming a commodity, Dell has announced a wave of servers and services designed to "simplify the deployment and management of ...
Apple wins big in Consumer Reports survey
May. 05, 2008
In what is sure to become more fodder for Mac vs. PC ads, Consumer Reports' latest tech-support survey shows that Apple has the best help-desk support for both laptop and desktop systems.
Dell delays filing 401(k) statement as audit drags on
Jul. 03, 2007
Dell Inc. told government regulators on Monday that it cannot file a financial statement for its 401(k) plan, as the company continues to struggle with an investigations of its accounting practices.
Nortel sees green in virtualization, down economy
May. 01, 2008
Hot data center trends in virtualization and energy efficiency, combined with the bearish economy, add up to opportunity for Nortel, according to the vendor's enterprise chief.
Enterasys closer to big buy?
Apr. 30, 2008
Enterasys is closer to acquiring a company that it says will launch it towards $1 billion in revenue.
Battery shortage could hurt small PC vendors, says Quanta
Apr. 29, 2008
A shortage of batteries and other components could hurt smaller PC vendors, although the top 10 vendors are unlikely to be unaffected, the world's largest contract laptop manufacturer said Tuesday.
Is Dell's acquisition of MessageOne really controversial?
Apr. 29, 2008
In August 2005, ChangeWave Research found that 45% of individuals surveyed identified Dell as their vendor of choice for desktop systems - in February 2008, that figure had dropped to 32%. A similar decline has occurred ...
Dell to factory-install Windows XP after June 30
Apr. 28, 2008
Dell will continue to install Windows XP on new PCs after Microsoft 's June 30 retirement date by taking advantage of a little-known clause in the downgrade rights that come with Vista Ultimate and Vista Business.
Green technology: hype or must-have?
Apr. 21, 2008
An onslaught of "green" technology makes it hard to separate hype from reality.
Linux faithful see ray of light shining on client OS
Apr. 10, 2008
Linux, long the laggard to the Windows desktop, is pushing into emerging markets, onto mobile devices and other client form factors, and is poised to give Microsoft something to really compete against, according to ...
Dell eyes $3 billion in cost savings in 3 years
Apr. 01, 2008
Dell, the world's second largest PC vendor, plans to cut costs by US$3 billion as it slashes the price of materials and components going into its gadgets and reduces operating expenses, including jobs, the company said ...
Starbucks uses social networking to find customer ideas
Mar. 26, 2008
Think Starbucks should offer free Wi-Fi in its shops? Want a more comfortable chair to sit in while sipping your latte? Now you can tell the coffee giant exactly what you think, and if enough people agree with you, ...
Dell picks Tata's Infiniti to retail PCs in India
Mar. 25, 2008
Dell has signed up Infiniti Retail, a subsidiary of India's Tata Group, to sell its laptops and desktop computers. Starting in April, Infiniti will offer these products through its Croma consumer electronics and ...
Features abound in latest and greatest access switch models
Mar. 24, 2008
While this test's key takeaway may be the big differences in new features, the good news is that, with a very few exceptions, all switches support the same basic L2/L3 functions
Switch usability centers on CLI comfort zone
Mar. 24, 2008
Any assessment of switch usability is necessarily subjective. While there are some objective measures that can be applied (for example, it might take 17 steps to enable SSH on one switch, and only five on another), ...
The Inside Track on 10GBE Access Switch Testing
Mar. 24, 2008
Network World Lab Alliance member David Newman talks aobut his recent compartive test of 10GBE access switches
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Dell profile
Overview
2005 NW200 rank: 5
2004 NW200 rank: 4
Revenue
| Total '05 revenue (in $M) |
|
55908 |
| '04-'05 revenue change |
|
14% |
| '01-'05 CAGR revenue |
|
16% |
Profit
| Profit or loss (in $M) |
|
3572 |
| Change from '04 |
|
17 |
| As percentage of revenue 6 |
|
6 |
| CAGR, '01-'05 |
|
-27 |
Employees
| Number of employees |
|
65200 |
| '04 - '05 change |
|
18
|
| Revenue per employee |
|
857485 |
Misc.
| Mkt Cap as of 3/19/05 ($M) |
|
69350 |
| Cash/investments ($M) |
|
|
| Year inc. |
|
1987 |
| Fiscal year ends |
|
Jan |
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