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QLogic provides InfiniBand for HPC environments
Nov. 18, 2009
QLogic announced this week that this month that its QDR InfiniBand adapters have been chosen by IBM, Dell and HP for high-performance computing (HPC) environments. Specifically, IBM will integrate QLogic's 7300 Series ...

Holiday gift ideas: PCs and notebooks galore
Nov. 16, 2009
The October release of Windows 7 helped unleash a slew of new notebook and desktop systems upon the world, and the good reviews for the operating system helps ensure that this holiday season will see lots of people ...

Dell bringing smartphone to China, Brazil
Nov. 13, 2009
Not wanting to be left behind in the smartphone wars, Dell announced Friday that it was bringing its first-ever smartphone to China Mobile.

Dell, Juniper team on data center technology
Oct. 27, 2009
Dell and Juniper Networks this week reached an OEM agreement that will let Dell offer Juniper products to data center customers under its PowerConnect brand.

First public white spaces broadband network is alive in Virginia
Oct. 21, 2009
The first public white spaces network officially launched on Wednesday in Claudville, Virginia. It is uses sensing technology from Spectrum Bridge with software and Web cams supplied by Microsoft and PCs supplied by ...

Week in Windows 7 news: Family Guy, Michael Dell embrace OS; the netbook OS of choice? - ...
Oct. 17, 2009
A look back at the week's biggest Microsoft Windows 7-related news stories:

Dell details the Efficient Enterprise strategy at OpenWorld
Oct. 13, 2009
The multi-faceted plan for driving out IT inefficiency and boosting innovation is championed by Dell and Oracle CEO Larry Ellison

Colorful laptops may feel the blues, analysts say
Oct. 08, 2009
Some laptop makers are trying to outdo each other with colorful, personalized laptop designs, but analysts say the trend is unlikely to take off and that price and size remain the top priorities for buyers.

For sale: Cisco data center rival Brocade
Oct. 05, 2009
Brocade has reportedly put itself up for sale, a development that portends significant consolidation within the data center IT industry.

Cheap SANs boast high-end features
Oct. 05, 2009
This is a good time to be buying a mid-range SAN. Gigabytes per dollar is dropping, throughput per dollar is increasing and affordable systems are now delivering sophisticated features that used to be reserved for the ...

Dell EqualLogic PS4000: iSCSI for the common manager
Oct. 05, 2009
Dell acquired EqualLogic in 2007, adding a strong iSCSI player to their existing Fibre Channel storage options. EqualLogic offers some very usable iSCSI systems at good prices, from a base of around $10,000, to $17,000 ...

New Dell Latitude Z laptop charges wirelessly
Sep. 29, 2009
Dell Inc. introduced an ultra-thin premium business laptop on Tuesday that is the first to let users do away with most of the cables and wires -- including the power cable.

Strong net neutrality endorsement; Dell buying Perot Systems
Sep. 21, 2009
Strong net neutrality endorsement; Dell buying Perot Systems

FAQ: What the Dell-Perot merger means for the IT industry
Sep. 21, 2009
The Dell-Perot deal accelerates Dell's push into the IT services market.

Dell-Perot deal: Big price tag, small industry impact
Sep. 21, 2009
Dell's $3.9 billion bid for Perot Systems could strengthen the hardware maker's services arm, but competitors Accenture, CSC, HP-EDS and IBM won't see the deal as a business threat.

Michael Dell hints at smartphones, mobile Internet devices
Mar. 24, 2009
Michael Dell gave the strongest hint to-date that his company is developing a mobile Internet device or smartphone at a speech in Tokyo on Tuesday.

Dell promises Nehalem servers, new services news this week
Mar. 24, 2009
Dell plans to announce in the next few days new servers and services offerings, the company's chief executive said Tuesday.

Dell to pay $4 million to settle New York fraud case
Sep. 16, 2009
Dell will pay US$4 million to settle charges of fraudulent and deceptive business practices brought against the company by New York's Office of the Attorney General.

Dell and Brocade confirm, detail wide-ranging deal
Sep. 02, 2009
Dell and Brocade confirmed their expanded OEM relationship this week and detailed a broad agenda that includes Dell offering end-to-end computing, networking and storage products to global data centers.

Apple loses customer satisfaction points
Aug. 18, 2009
American Customer Satisfaction Index shows Apple leads in customer satisfaction ranking for personal computing ahead of Windows-based PC makers.

New China Mobile app store supports Dell device
Aug. 18, 2009
A Dell mobile device is listed beside handsets supported by the China Mobile application store launched this week.

CEOs rake in perks despite pay backlash
Aug. 02, 2009
Executive compensation is under fire, but CEOs are still enjoying perks such as company jets, personal security, financial planning advice and club memberships.

HotSchedules gets hot database access
Jul. 27, 2009
When Matthew Woodings, CTO for Hot Schedules, a workforce scheduling business in Austin, Texas, faced a growing business that was taxing his data center, he turned to Dell to virtualize his servers and storage.

Dell struggles as Asia's PC market starts growing again
Jul. 20, 2009
The worst effects of the economic slowdown may be over for Asia's PC market, but Dell is struggling to keep up.

AT&T touts mobile backbone recovery; Dell aims all-in-one at SMBs
Jul. 16, 2009
AT&T touts mobile backbone recovery; Dell aims all-in-one at SMBs

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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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