Dell

Michael Dell Founded the company Dell

May 1, 1984

Dell opens there first international subsidiary in the United Kingdom

Sep 25, 1987

Dell completes its initial public offering raising $30 million and increasing market capitalization from $1,000 to $85 million.

Sep 25, 1988

Dell opens a manufacturing center in Limerick, Ireland to serve cutomers more efficiently worldwid.

Sep 25, 1990

Michael Dell becomes the youngest CEO to run a company that receives this honor.

Sep 25, 1992

Dell ranks top five for computer system makers worldwide.

Sep 25, 1993

Dell.com launches, generating $1 million in sales per day just six months after the site went live.

Sep 25, 1996

Dell reaches it ten-millionth PC is shipped.

Sep 25, 1997

40 mil day

Oct 1, 2000

Internet sales on dell.com reach $40 million a day,

China's third largest provider

Oct 1, 2004

In just five years, Dell is China's third largest provider of computer systems and services, with shipment growth near 60 percent or four times that of the industry.

Fortune Magazine

Oct 1, 2005

We top the list of "America’s Most Admired Companies" in Fortune Magazine.

Joins Twitter

Oct 1, 2007

We ramp up our social media efforts to connect with customers by joining Twitter, launching the first investor relations blog, and debuting IdeaStorm.com, a destination where customers can post and share ideas.

Number one in customer satisfaction

Oct 1, 2009

Customers rank Dell x86 servers, corporate laptops and desktops No. 1 in enterprise customer satisfaction.

Cloud Computing

Oct 1, 2010

Dell acquires key IP in storage, systems management, cloud computing and software.