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Birth of DELL !
In 1984, at the age of 19, Michael Dell founded Dell Computer. Michael Dell built his first computers in 1984. Dell's first computers were IBM-compatible and made from stock parts. PC's Unlimited was the first name of Dell's computer business. -
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Evolution Of DELL Computers
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He bulit his own computer !
In 1985, Michael Dell designed and built his own computer for the first time. Dell's first computer was called the Turbo PC. -
BIG STEP
In April 1987 Dell Computer took another big step toward winning over corporate customers. It entered into a service agreement with Honeywell Bull, in which Honeywell would provide on-the-spot service to Dell customers when needed. Suddenly, Dell, a small com pany, had a big-league service agreement it could tout to its large corporate clients. -
WORLDS LARGEST
Dell Computer became the world's largest personal computer vendor,and gain market share and post profits in an industry. Dell sells 90% of its PCs directly to the final customer, largely bypassing the reseller channel that accounts for most of the world's PC sales. -
GOES PUBLIC
The company goes public with 3.5 million shares of company stock. The firm faced several challenges, however. Announcing their own clone of IBM's new PS/2 computer system well before it was actually ready, Dell later had trouble reproducing important aspects of the PS/2's architecture, and the computers were delayed significantly, embarrassing the young company. Furthermore, Dell faced competition from several Japanese manufacturers, which were offering IBM clones at low prices. Further, having -
PRICES DROPPED
Dell was selling its high-end System 325 with a 25 MHz 386, 1 MB of RAM, and a 40 MB hard drive for $5399 in October 1989, FPU not included. Computers have dropped in price, going against the trend of inflation -
All around the world !
Dell set up subsidiaries in Italy and France as well as a manufacturing center in Limerick, Ireland, to serve customers in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. It also began selling some computers through large computer stores, whose high-volume, low-margin strategy complemented Dell's established operations. -
First notebook
notebook-sized computers were the fastest growing segment of the PC market, and Dell devoted resources to producing its first notebook model, which it released in 1991. The following year it introduced a full-color notebook model and also marketed PCs using Intel's fast 486 microchip. -
First lost!
With price wars continuing, Dell cut prices again in early 1993 and extended the period of its warranty. Increased competition and technical errors had hurt Dell, however, and despite growing sales, the firm announced a quarterly loss in excess of $75 million in 1993, its first loss ever. -
REBOUNDED
After a loss of $36 million in 1994, Dell rebounded spectacularly, reporting profits of $149 million in 1995. That year, the company introduced Pentium-based notebook computers and a popular dual-processor PC. The company grew by almost 50 percent that year and the next, raising its market share to approximately 4 percent and entering the company into the ranks of the top-five computer sellers in the world. -
Growth
Without promotion of any kind,Dell web site immediately sold 30 to 50 computers a day making atlease $18 million by the end of the year. -
10 ? :-O
Dell ships its 10-millionth computer.
Dell launches a line of workstation systems. -
Number one!
Dell expands U.S. manufacturing sites and opens a
manufacturing and customer service center in China.
Dell reaches No. 3 in notebook sales.
Dell becomes the first company to record $1 million in sales
via its Web site.
Dell launches its PowerVault line of storage products. -
e-support !
Dell opens manufacturing facility in Nashville, Tenn.
Dell becomes the No. 1 provider of personal computers to
the U.S. education market.
Dell and IBM Global Services sign an agreement, making IBM
a provider of computer-related services to Dell customers.
Dell launches its online technical support, called "E-Support
Direct from Dell." -
A DAY !!
Dell sells more than $50 milllion per day through its Web site.
Dell reaches No. 1 in worldwide workstation shipments.
Dell selects Linux as the third OS used in its various lines
of computers and servers, including its PowerEdge and
PowerApp servers, its Precision workstations, its OptiPlex
and Dimension desktops, and its Latitude and Inspiron
notebooks.Dell launches its PowerApp line of appliance servers.Dell ships its 1-millionth PowerEdge Server. -
Contract
Dell becomes No. 1 in worldwide market share amongst
computer makers for the first time.
Dell also becomes No. 1 in the U.S. market for Intel-based
server systems.
Dell and other PC makers engage in a price war that sees
PC prices plummet as each player tries to win
market share.
Dell and Samsung sign a $16 billion technology and
R&D agreement.
Dell launches its PowerConnect line of network switches
and enters the networking-equipment market. -
Again GROWTH!
Dell ships its 2-millionth port in its PowerConnect line of
network switches.
Dell ships its first blade server, the PowerEdge 1655MC.
Dell launches a line of PowerVault NAS systems: the
775N, 770N, and 725N.
Dell signs an agreement with Lexmark, setting the stage
for its entry into the printer market.
Dell launches its Axim line of handheld computers.
Dell launches the 3100MP projector and a standardsbased
point-of-sale offering for retail customers based on
Dell's OptiPlex desktop computer. -
Dell enters the "Printer Market"
Dell enters the printer market with four new printers.
The new printers run the gamut from a consumer offering
(the A940 All-in-One inkjet) to an enterprise class workgroup
laser printer (the S2500 and S2500n).
Dell changes its company name to Dell Inc.
Dell enters the consumer electronics marketplace with a
variety of products aimed at the home consumer. -
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