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Dell Corporation was founded and established by Michael Dell in 1984. Dell is responsible for providing
a vast variety of computers and peripherals ranging from individual customers to major corporations.
Dell ranks 2nd when it comes to manufacturing personal computers in the United States and 3rd in
the world. Dell also has various manufacturing plants throughout the world, making it a powerhouse in
the computer sector. Dell has many factors that drive the company forward. One is there ability to
provide customers the most newest technology at the lowest prices and providing that product in a
faster way than the...
actions. He believes in
saving money by whatever means necessary. If it
takes too long to earn a profit, then the project
gets pulled.
Dell's very hands on approach have made the
company very successful over the years. Besides
being conscious to its customer's needs, Dell also
focuses on its employees needs as well. Employees
want to feel valued and believe that what they
have to say matters and will be taken into consideration and Dell adopts that type
believes in everyone being responsible for their own
of work culture into its way of doing business externally and internally.
At age 19, Michael Dell founded PC's Limited with $1,000 and a game-changing vision for how technology should
be designed, manufactured and sold.
1984
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As a pre-med freshman at the University of Texas at Austin, Michael starts a new computer business under the
name of PC's Limited.
He left his dorm room at the end of his freshman year to devote all of his time to growing the business.
1985
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We design and build our first computer system, the Turbo PC, featuring an Intel® 8088 processor running at
8MHz, a 10MB hard drive and a 5.25" floppy drive.
We establish customer experience as a Dell differentiator with risk-free returns and next-day, at-home product
assistance, among the first in our industry.
1986
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We unveil the industry's fastest performing PC — a 12MHz, 286-based system — at the Spring Comdex trade
show.
1987
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We open our first international subsidiary in the United Kingdom.
Dell gets serious about ramping its solutions skills and capabilities with organic and inorganic investments in key
intellectual property and talent. By 2011, the company has its best solutions portfolio ever and celebrates the largest
single-year revenue increase in company history.
2009
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We acquire Perot Systems and launch a new business called Dell™ Services that gives customers end-to-end IT
services to help lower their total cost of IT ownership.
Dell enters the smartphone market with the Mini 3i from China Mobile.
Customers rank Dell x86 servers, corporate laptops and desktops No. 1 in enterprise customer satisfaction.
We introduce Adamo and Latitude™ Z laptops — both the world’s thinnest laptops — for consumer and
business users who demand design, innovation and functionality.
2010
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Dell acquires key IP in storage, systems management, cloud computing and software: Boomi®, Exanet, InSite
One®, KACE™, Ocarina™ Networks, Scalent™ and Compellent®.
Dell is the No. 1 healthcare information technology services provider in the world according to Gartner, Inc. and
wins more than 300 industry awards in 2010.
We accelerate our enterprise customers’ move to the cloud with Dell Virtual Integrated Systems solutions, based
on open architecture solutions that focus on interoperability and extending the legacy investments of our
customers.
Dell enters the tablet arena with the Streak, a 5-inch device designed to provide the best on-the-go
entertainment, social connection and navigation experience.
Newsweek names Dell the greenest company in America.
2011
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We celebrate a record-breaking fourth quarter with double-digit growth in the strategic enterprise solutions and
services space, and the largest single-year revenue increase in company history.
We acquire SecureWorks, RNA Networks and Force10 Networks, leaders in enterprise solutions and services.
Further proof of our commitment to providing end-to-end IT solutions for our customers, we commit $1 billion
to develop Dell data and solution centers around the world and open R&D centers in Israel and the U.S.
Sources
Source Fortune Magazine 2005 Issue August 20
www.google.com/`dell Sept 22, 20012
Dr. Barry Hicks, Dell Computer its history, 2014