Dell Computer

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL SEHK: 4331), an American computer-hardware company based in Round Rock, Texas, develops, manufactures, sells and supports personal computers, servers, data storage devices, network switches, personal digital assistants (PDAs), software, computer peripherals, and certain other products. As of 2006 Dell employed more than 50,000 people worldwide. Formerly holding a substantial lead in PC sales, it recently slipped behind Hewlett-Packard (HP) in this market.According to the Fortune 500 2006 list, Dell ranks as the 25th-largest company in the United States by revenue. In 2006, Fortune magazine ranked Dell as No. 8 on its annual list of the most-admired companies in the United States. One publication has identified Dell as one of 38 high-performance companies in the S&P 500 which consistently out-performed the market over the previous 15 years.
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Dell uses several brand-names for its product ranges, including

OptiPlex for office desktop computer systems
Dimension for consumer Desktop computer systems
Dell N-Series - Desktop and notebook computers shipped with Linux or FreeDOS installed
Latitude for commercially-focused notebooks
Inspiron for consumer notebooks
Precision for workstation systems and high-performance notebooks
PowerEdge for larger corporate servers
PowerVault for direct-attach and some network-attached storage (NAS)
Dell PowerConnect for network switches.
Dell EMC for storage area networks
XPS for enthusiast/high-performance systems
Axim for PDAs utilizing Microsoft's Windows Mobile
Dell Digital Jukebox (DJ) MP3 Players (discontinued, August 18 2006)
Dell monitors LCD/plasma TVs and projectors for HDTV and monitor
Dell On Call - extended support services (mainly for the removal of spyware and of viruses)
Dell Solution Center - extended support services similar to Dell On Call for EMEA customers.
Dell Gold Technical Support - a service contract (for a fee) that provides an industry-certified technician with a lower call-volume than in normal queues. Covers hardware, and software support.
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