Dell NZ Computers
Dell Computers, originally
founded as PC’s limited, is a multinational
company manufacturing PCs and other related
products. Dell grew in the 1980s and 90s to
become the biggest seller of PCs and servers.
As of now, it is the 2nd biggest manufacturer
of PCs, next only to HP. Dell also made it to
the 25th and 34th position of the Fortune 500
list published in 2006 and 2007 respectively.
Michael Dell, a student at
the University of Texas, found this company
by the original name in the year 1984, using
a capital of $1000. The startup aimed to sell
IBM-PC computers built using stock components.
After Michael Dell got another $300000 from
his family for expansion, he dropped out from
his university and started working full time.
The first computer, designed
completely by the company, was launched in 1985
under the name of “Turbo PC”. The
model was a success, and the company made $73
million in its very first year.
The company was renamed “Dell
Computer Corporation” in 1989. It kept
growing, with the 1st operation in Ireland set
in 1988; 11 other international operation ensued
in the next 4 years. By 2002, it had started
selling digital audio player, television and
handhelds. Hence, with the approval by all stockholders,
the company changed its name to “Dell
Inc.” in 2003, to recognize its products
as ranging beyond computers.
About Dell NZ
Dell has always used a direct
sales model to end use as well as to corporate
consumers. The worldwide headquarter is situated
at Round Rock, Texas, with regional headquarters
at Singapore and Bracknell (UK). There are regional
offices too in most countries. There is a board
of 9 directors in the company as of now, with
Michael Dell serving on the board. Usually five
committees are set to handle important matters-
Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, Finance
Committee, Nominating Committee, and Antitrust
Compliance Committee.
It advertises its products
in popular media like internet, television,
magazines etc. It is also the first company
in the IT arena to handle environmantal issues,
by completely implementing product-recycling
goal in 2006.
Dell Products
The products manufactured
by Dell cater to various segments and their
needs. So, while it manufacturers OptiPlex,
Latitude, and Precision meant for corporate
class consists of high-performance notebooks,
workstation systems and office desktop computer
systems, which stress on longer life cycles,
reliability and serviceability, Dell also produces
Inspiron and XPS brands consisting of consumer
desktop and notebook systems, for the home consumer
which emphasize on performance and expansion
ability. Dell also produces peripheral products
like USB key drives, LCD and plasma TVs. It
also manufactures projectors for HDTVs and monitors.
It had also ventured into the area of digital
jukeboxes, unfortunately it was not a success
and was discontinued in August 2006.
Dell Laptops
Dell
Studio
Dell
XPS
Dell
mini
Dell
Inspiron
In
spite of a few hitches like poor customer services,
and the New York Supreme Court ruling that the
company “engaged in fraud, false advertising,
deceptive business practices, and abusive debt
collection practices”, the company continues
to grow and launch new products with great quality.
Hence buying a Dell product, or investing in
it, does not seem to be a wrong choice in the
present.
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