Dell
Dell Inc. is an American technology company that develops, sells, repairs, and supports computers and related products and services. Dell is owned by its parent company, Dell Technologies.
Logo since 2016 | |
Headquarters in Round Rock, Texas | |
| Formerly | PC's Limited (1984–1987) Dell Computer Corporation (1987–2003) |
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Personal computers Computer software |
| Founded | May 3, 1984 |
| Founder | Michael Dell |
| Headquarters | , US |
Area served | Worldwide |
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| Products | |
| Revenue | US$101.6 billion (FY 2022) |
| 5,771,000,000 United States dollar (2022) | |
| 2,442,000,000 United States dollar (2022) | |
Number of employees | c. 133,000 |
| Parent | Dell Technologies (2016–present) |
| Website | www |
Dell sells personal computers (PCs), servers, data storage devices, network switches, software, computer peripherals, HDTVs, cameras, printers, and electronics built by other manufacturers. The company is known for how it manages its supply chain and electronic commerce. This includes Dell selling directly to customers and delivering PCs that the customer wants. 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. It is now expanding from offering computers only to delivering a range of technology for enterprise customers.
Dell is a subsidiary of Dell Technologies, Inc., a publicly traded company (Nasdaq: DELL), as well as a component of the NASDAQ-100 and S&P 500. It is the third-largest personal computer vendor as of January 2021. 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.
In 2015, Dell acquired the enterprise technology firm EMC Corporation. Dell and EMC became divisions of Dell Technologies. Dell EMC sells data storage, information security, virtualization, analytics, and cloud computing.