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Dell Computer


It has been more than a year since Dell made its foray into the retail market, and the world's No. 2 computer maker has since inked some 40 partnerships to sell its products through retailers across the Asia-Pacific region.

Founded in 1984 by Michael Dell, the company headquartered in Round Rock, Texas, now has 88,200 employees around the world.

Recently, Dell officially entered Taiwan's retail market when it made a pact with IT distributor Genuine C&C to offer desktops, notebooks and LCD products to customers. Taiwan is Dell's 12th retail market in Asia.

The U.S. computer giant which sells PCs as well as non-PC technologies including storage systems, mobility products, enhanced services and software and peripherals, ranks 106th in the 2008 Fortune Global 500 list.

In a bid to save costs amid the economic gloom, Dell employees were recently asked to take time off without pay.

This company is listed in Systems, Data storage management.



Financials
Fiscal year-end January FY08 FY07 FY06 FY05 FY04
Global revenue (US$millions) 61,133.0 57,420.0 55,788.0 49,121.0 —
Global full-year net income (US$millions) 2,947.0 2,583.0 3,602.0 3,018.0 —
Average year-on-year revenue growth over 4 years 7.65%
Average year-on-year net income growth over 4 years 1.72%
Percentage of revenue from Asia —

Operations
Founded 1984 USA
First Asian office 1993 Japan
Global employees 88,200
Global employees in Asia 32,100
Asian economies: Total 7 China, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Vietnam

* Data correct as of October 2008. Information was compiled by ZDNet Asia from sources such as official reports, corporate Web sites and financial news sites. ZDNet Asia strived to get the latest information but does not guarantee the correctness or completeness of the data. The information provided on this site is for general informational purposes only and is not an offer to buy or sell any securities.

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