DELL INC.
was founded in 1984 by Michael Dell at age 19 while he was a student living in adormitory at the University of Texas. Dell, Inc. has experienced tremendous growth sinceMichael Dell founded the company with only $1,000 in his University of Texas dorm-room. Today, Dell has global revenues of nearly $50 billion and employs more than 55,000individuals.
Current Performance
By 1995, with sales of nearly $3.5 billion, the company was the world’s leading direct marketer
of personal computers and one of the top five PC vendors in the world.In 1996, Dell supplemented its direct mail and telephone sales by offering its PCs via the Internetat dell.com.By 2001, Dell ranked first in global market share and number one in the United States for shipments of standard Intel architecture servers. The company changed its name to Dell Inc.In 2003 as a way of reflecting the evolution of the company into a diverse supplier of technology products and services. Net revenue for February through July 2010 increased to $30.4 billion compared to only $25.1 billion during the first half of 2009, while first half net income rose to $886 million in 2010compared to $762 million during the same period in 2009.
Mission
“…to
be the most successful computer company in the world at delivering the best customer experience in the markets we
serve”