The net income for the quarter ended October 31 stood at $727 million compared to $766 million in same period last year, Dell said in a statement on Friday. The revenues also declined by 3 per cent to $15,162 million during the quarter from $15,646 million in the year-ago period.
While Indian IT majors are still far away from waking up to the looming threat of global warming, Dell is seriously converting to green power. Moreover, several India firms are still to make a serious effort to tackle the e-waste whereas Dell is now powering 100 per cent of its 2.1 million sq ft global headquarters campus, home to more than 10,000 employees, with green power.
Dell India on Tuesday dismissed reports that it was shifting its technical support service for its business customers from Bangalore to the United States.
The computer giant unveils 10 new laptops to get ahead of the shift away from desktops.
IT major Dell on Wednesday announced the launch of a new range of notebook and desktop computers under brand name 'Vostro,' especially designed for small businesses.
The world's No. 2 personal computer maker Dell on Thursday said it would invest more in India in the coming years to commensurate with the growth of its products here, adding it expects strong demands in this part of the world to continue.
"Dell is developing new models of notebooks catering for the customers in India," Dell India Vice President and General Manager Rajan Anandan said adding that the new models would hit the market by the second week of April. Though he declined to disclose any further details about the firms retail plans, a Dell India official said the company was in advanced stage of negotiation with interested firms in India. In India, Dell follows its traditional model of selling.
After having depended largely on direct online marketing since 1990s, Dell's personal computers are now on sale in Wal-Mart stores in the US and Puerto Rico.
Dell on Tuesday announced the launch of its smartphone-tablet device 'Dell Streak' in India, in association with Qualcomm and Tata DOCOMO.
A no non-sense device blessed with regal looks and costs Rs 10,999.
Seeking to enhance its share in the Chinese market, Dell Inc has announced the launch of Direct2Dell Chinese blog site, becoming the first computer systems company to open a corporate blog in Mandarin.
After taking leadership in the personal computer space in India, Dell now wants a piece of the market for smart phones.
The company also announced converting of its Research and Development Centre here into a Centre of Excellence in Networking for Dell, a move aimed to push "sales in the enterprise business," according to a company official.
US computer maker Dell Inc plans to extend its business in India but would use Malaysia as the hub for capturing the Asian market.
Dell is in the process of launching low cost personal computer at about 238 dollar (Rs 10,000) across the world, including India.
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Named the XCD28 and XCD35 they are priced at Rs 10,990 and Rs 16,990 respectively.
Foxconn's business in India has grown to over $10 billion till 2024.
Michael Dell struck a deal to take Dell Inc private for $24.4 billion in the biggest leveraged buyout since the financial crisis, partnering with the Silver Lake private equity firm and Microsoft Corp to try to turn around the struggling computer company without Wall Street scrutiny.
Filling in the vacuum created by the high-profile exit of Neelam Dhawan, who quit Microsoft India to join Hewlett Packard (India) in June this year, the software giant on Friday announced the appointment of Rajan Anandan former Dell India head (Dell India VP and Country GM) as its new managing director.
Michael Dell clinched shareholder approval on Thursday for his $25 billion offer to buy and take Dell Inc private, ending months of conflict with the company's largest investors and removing the uncertainty surrounding the world's No. 3 PC maker.
Dell simultaneously is building a new distribution channel for smartphones and partnering with telecom service providers to promote its products.
This is Dell's third plant in Asia Pacific after China and Malaysia. Dell had earlier this year launched a facility in Brazil and another one in Poland will be opened later this year.
The recall of faulty batteries present in more than 4 million Dell notebooks is turning out to be as famous as the global PC giant itself on the world wide Web.\n\n
Computer maker Dell said it has agreed to pay $100 million in a settlement with US regulator Securities Exchange Commission following a probe into the company's accounting methods and its relationship with chipmaker Intel Corp.
Chinese computer giant Lenovo has recruited a fourth executive of Dell, the world's largest personal computer maker, in just eight days, heightening rivalry between the two companies.
These connected-by-MTNL products would be available through Dell's distribution channels in Mumbai and Delhi very soon.
Dell expects its India revenues moving toward $1-billion mark soon.
Computer major Dell on Wednesday announced the opening of its third customer contact centre in the country with 300 employees, at Chandigarh, to support its growing global customer base.
Dell has announced the launch in India of its Global Small Business Excellence Award. India will be participating in these awards for the first time. The global competition will see entries from 13 countries, including China, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. The winner will get $50,000 (around Rs 2.5 million) in Dell solutions and a meeting with Chairman Michael Dell. For the India leg of the competition, Dell expects 300-400 entries.
Revenue, however, grew just 1 per cent to $15.01 billion in the reporting period, compared to $14.87 billion in Q1, FY'11.
Extending an eight-year old global alliance in India, Oracle Software and Dell on Wednesday announced their partnership for the local market to offer a single point of contact for computing requirements.
Dell Chairman and CEO Michael Dell said computer sales worldwide in the second half of this year will exceed the first half as slowing economic growth globally drives demand for efficiencies. "Of the 300 million computers targeted to be sold this year, majority of these will be sold in the second half," said Dell.
The world's largest personal computer vendor, Dell opened its third contact centre in Mohali on Monday and plans to take the headcount at the facility to 1,500 in the next 12 months.
The company had posted a net profit of $893 million in the corresponding period last year.
Computer maker Dell expects to double the company's headcount in India to 20,000 over the next three years, its Founder and Chairman Michael S Dell said on Monday.
Hewlett Packard has lost its personal computer market leadership in India for two reasons: Dell's focus on the retail and SME segments has started paying off and its new distribution strategy is going through initial troubles.
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