Dell

Extracted Attributes

• Name

  Dell Inc.

• Founder

  Michael Dell

• Industry

  Technology, Personal Computers, Servers, Data Storage, IT Services, Software, Computer Peripherals, Enterprise Technology, Cloud Computing

• Risk Factor

  High cost of AI infrastructure

• Founded Date

  1984-05-03

• Headquarters

  Round Rock, Texas, U.S.

• Business Model

  Pioneered direct selling of cut-price PCs to customers

• Parent Company

  Dell Technologies

• Founding Location

  Austin, Texas, U.S.

• Market Position (2001)

  Largest global PC vendor

• Market Position (2024)

  Third-largest personal computer vendor globally by unit sales

• Former Name (1984-1987)

  PC's Limited

• Former Name (1987-2003)

  Dell Computer Corporation

• Fortune 500 Ranking (2021)

  76th

• Fortune 500 Ranking (2022)

  31st

• Texas Non-Oil Company Ranking

  2nd

• Texas Company Ranking by Total Revenue

  6th

Timeline

• Founded by Michael Dell as PC's Limited in Austin, Texas, U.S. (Source: Web Search)

  1984-05-03

• Released the Turbo PC, the first computer to feature Dell’s own design. (Source: Web Search)

  1985

• Reported $34 million in sales and employed 100 workers. (Source: Web Search)

  1986

• Company renamed from PC's Limited to Dell Computer Corporation. (Source: Wikipedia, Web Search)

  1987

• Went public, bolstered by $30 million in capitalization. (Source: Web Search)

  1988

• Listed among the Fortune 500, owned fourteen international subsidiaries, employed over 4,800 workers, sold products in over seventy countries, and generated sales of over $2 billion. (Source: Web Search)

  1993

• Became the largest global PC vendor for the first time. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2001

• Company renamed to Dell Inc. to signify a move into the broader consumer electronics market. (Source: Wikipedia, Web Search)

  2003

• Acquired Perot Systems, marking its entry into the IT services market. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2009

• Michael Dell and private equity firm Silver Lake Partners purchased the company for $25 billion, returning it to private ownership. (Source: Web Search)

  2013

• Acquired enterprise technology firm EMC Corporation. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2015

• Became a publicly traded company again as part of Dell Technologies. (Source: Web Search)

  2016

• Ranked 31st on the Fortune 500 list. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2022

• Is the world's third-largest personal computer vendor by unit sales. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2024

• Noted as being strained by the high cost of AI infrastructure, contributing to signs of a market bubble. (Source: Related Document ae452fce-98c8-4d96-a33d-99ffc425bb65)

  2024

Dell

Dell Inc. is an American technology company that develops, sells, repairs, and supports personal computers (PCs), servers, data storage devices, network switches, software, computer peripherals including printers and webcams among other products and services. Dell is based in Round Rock, Texas. Founded by Michael Dell in 1984, Dell started making IBM clone computers and pioneered selling cut-price PCs directly to customers, managing its supply chain and electronic commerce. The company rose rapidly during the 1990s and in 2001 it became the largest global PC vendor for the first time. Dell was a pure hardware vendor until 2009 when it acquired Perot Systems. Dell then entered the market for IT services. The company has expanded storage and networking systems. In the late 2000s, it began expanding from offering computers only to delivering a range of technology for enterprise customers. Dell is a subsidiary of Dell Technologies, a publicly traded company, as well as a component of the NASDAQ-100 and S&P 500. Dell is ranked 31st on the Fortune 500 list in 2022, up from 76th in 2021. It is also the sixth-largest company in Texas by total revenue, according to Fortune magazine. It is the second-largest non-oil company in Texas. As of 2024, it is the world's third-largest personal computer vendor by unit sales, after Lenovo and HP. In 2015, Dell acquired the enterprise technology firm EMC Corporation, together becoming divisions of Dell Technologies. Dell EMC sells data storage, information security, virtualization, analytics, and cloud computing.

Web Search Results

• Dell - Wikipedia

  Dell Inc. is an American technology company that develops, sells, repairs, and supports personal computers (PCs), servers "Server (computing)"), data storage devices, network switches, software, computer peripherals including printers and webcams among other products and services. Dell is based in Round Rock, Texas. [...] Dell is a subsidiary of Dell Technologies, a publicly traded company, as well as a component of the NASDAQ-100 and S&P 500. Dell is ranked 31st on the Fortune 500 list in 2022,( up from 76th in 2021.( It is also the sixth-largest company in Texas by total revenue, according to _Fortune_ magazine. It is the second-largest non-oil company in Texas.( As of 2024,( it is the world's third-largest personal computer vendor by unit sales, after Lenovo and HP.( In 2015, Dell acquired the enterprise [...] Headquarters in Round Rock, Texas Formerly PC's Limited (1984–1987) Dell Computer Corporation (1987–2003) Company typeSubsidiary Industry Personal computers Computer software Founded May 3, 1984; 41 years ago(1984-05-03) in Austin, Texas, U.S. FounderMichael Dell HeadquartersRound Rock, Texas ,

• Dell Inc | Research Starters - EBSCO

  Dell Inc. is a prominent American technology company known for its computer equipment and services. Founded in 1984 by Michael Dell, who was then a college freshman, the company initially gained traction by offering affordable, customized PCs directly to consumers. Headquartered in Round Rock, Texas, Dell quickly grew to become a leading player in the personal computer market, even achieving the status of the world's largest PC manufacturer by 2001. [...] Dell is among the world's leading computer manufacturers. It was founded in 1984 as PC’s Limited by nineteen-year-old Michael Dell, a college freshman. Bolstered by $30 million in capitalization after the company went public in 1988, the company grew over the decades into a major firm in the personal computer (PC)-compatible industry. Headquartered in Round Rock, Texas, it also helped facilitate the rise of high-technology companies centered in Austin, Texas. In 2013, Michael Dell bought back [...] A manufacturer of millions of computers used by consumers and businesses, Dell contributed significantly to the computer revolution. Its lower-cost machines help millions of people gain access to machines they might not otherwise have been able to afford. As a pioneer in direct marketing of high-technology products, including online sales, Dell also helped establish a model that other companies could follow. As a major actor in information technology solutions and cloud computing, it has become

• Dell Computer Corporation - Texas State Historical Association

  Dell Computer Corporation.Dell Computer Corporation, originally known as PC's Limited, an international computer firm headquartered in Austin, Texas, designs, manufactures, sells, and services IBM-compatible personal computers. By 1993 the company was listed among the Fortune 500, owned fourteen international subsidiaries, employed more than 4,800 workers, sold computer products in more than seventy countries, generated sales of over $2 billion dollars, and was the world's fourth-largest [...] computer maker. The company was founded in 1984 by Michael S. Dell, then an eighteen-year-old freshman at the University of Texas at Austin, during the early stages of the personal-computer industry. Intrigued by computers during his teens, Dell turned a hobby of building customized computers into a company that pioneered the marketing and sale of personal computer systems by telephone. [...] computer makers, sold their products through high-markup retail outlets. Customers ordered Dell Computer products from computer-literate salespeople who directly provided information to customers. By building computers only to order, the company lowered inventory costs. By the end of the company's first fiscal year, sales totaled $6 million. Following a low-price leader strategy, PC's Limited grew exponentially. In fiscal year 1986 the company reported $34 million in sales, employed 100

• Dell | History, Technology, Computers, & Facts | Britannica Money

  Dell, global company that designs, develops, and manufactures personal computers (PCs) and a variety of computer-related products. The company is one of the world’s leading computer brands and suppliers of PCs. Dell is headquartered in Round Rock, Texas. [...] The company, first called PC’s Limited, was founded in 1984 by American student Michael Dell, who was attending the University of Texas in Austin at the time. Initially running the business from his dormitory room, Dell started out by providing customized upgrades for PCs. The venture proved to be profitable, and Dell dropped out of college that same year to begin building PCs. In 1985 the company released the Turbo PC, the first computer to feature Dell’s own design. [...] In the early 21st century Dell expanded its product line to include televisions, digital cameras, and a variety of computer-related products. In 2003 the company was renamed Dell Inc. to signify a move into the broader consumer electronics market. Dell’s dominance in the market began to falter, however, and the company returned to private ownership in 2013, when Michael Dell and the private equity firm Silver Lake Partners purchased it for $25 billion. In 2016 the company and an investment firm

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