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Dell

This article is about the corporation known

as Dell Inc.. For other uses, see Dell

(disambiguation) .

Dell Inc.

The Dell logo since 2010

Type Public (pending 2013

buyout)

Traded as NASDAQ: DELL

SEHK: 4331

NASDAQ-100 Component

S&P 500 Component

Industry Computer hardware

Computer software

IT consulting

IT services

Founded Austin , Texas , U.S.

(May 1, 1984)

Founder(s) Michael Dell

Headquarters 1 Dell Way, Round Rock,

Texas , United States[1]

Area served Worldwide

Key people Michael Dell

(Chairman & CEO)

Products Desktops , netbooks ,

notebooks , peripherals ,

servers, printers , scanners ,

smartphones , storages ,

televisions

Revenue US$ 56.94 billion

(2013) [2]

Operating

income

US$ 3.01 billion

(2013) [2]

Net income US$ 2.37 billion

(2013) [2]

Total assets US$ 47.54 billion

(2013) [2]

Total equity US$ 10.68 billion

(2013) [2]

Employees 108,800 (2013) [2]

Subsidiaries Alienware , Dell Services ,

Force10 , SonicWall , WYSE ,

SecureWorks , KACE

Networks, Exanet ,

Compellent , AppAssure

Software, Quest Software ,

Make Technologies

Website Dell.com

Dell Inc. (formerly Dell Computer

Corporation ) is an American multinational

computer technology company based in

Round Rock, Texas , United States, that

develops, sells, repairs and supports

computers and related products and

services. Bearing the name of its founder ,

Michael Dell , the company is one of the

largest technological corporations in the

world, employing more than 103,300

people worldwide. [2] Dell is listed at

number 51 in the Fortune 500 list. [3] In

2012 it was the third largest PC vendor in

the world after HP and Lenovo . [4]

Dell sells personal computers, servers,

data storage devices, network switches,

software , computer peripherals , HDTVs,

cameras, printers, MP3 players and also

electronics built by other manufacturers.

The company is well known for its

innovations in supply chain management

and electronic commerce, particularly its

direct-sales model and its "build-to-order"

or "configure to...