Dell

IPO

Introduction

The story begins when in 1984, Dell founder Michael Dell was still a student of medicine at the University of Texas at Austin, he founded a company called PC's Limited with capital of $ 1,000, this company was engaged in selling PCs com compatibles con IBM components disposable inventory. Compatible with IBM built with components available in stock.

In the beginning, he only sold computers directly to customers, PC's Limited and better understand customer needs and we could offer the best solution. In 1985 the company produced its first team of its own called "Turbo PC", this computer had an Intel 8088 compatible processor running at a speed of 8 MHz They announced their teams in magazines and other publications to sell directly the client, besides joining the computers to the needs of each client giving a range of options to choose, provided computers to the lowest prices in the market but unlike their competitors, they will set up equipment to users. Although not the first company to use this method of sale, if it was the first one was successful.

Financial Aspects

Dell is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. provides a range of technology product categories, including mobility products, desktop personal computers, software and peripherals, servers and networking products, storage, and services. Co.'s services include a range of configurable information technology and business services, including infrastructure technology, consulting and applications, and product-related support services. Co. also provides software and peripheral products. Co. conducts its businesses through four reportable segments: Large Enterprise; Public; Small and Medium Business; and Consumer.

For the III quarter of 2010 fiscal year, Dell volumes of supplies of products remained virtually unchanged compared with the previous quarter and were 5% lower than a year ago. Revenue of 12.9 billion dollars, 1% more than in II quarter ...