

Operating from Michael Dell's off-campus dormitory room at Dobie Center, the start-up aimed to sell IBM PC-compatible computers built from stock components. Michael Dell founded Dell Computer Corporation, doing business as PC's Limited, in 1984 while a student at the University of Texas at Austin. History ĭell's logo used before the acquisition of EMC, used from 2010 to 2016, continued to be used on some products until early 2018 Founding and start-up Dell EMC sells data storage, information security, virtualization, analytics, and cloud computing. Dell and EMC became divisions of Dell Technologies. In 2015, Dell acquired the enterprise technology firm EMC Corporation.

It is the second-largest non-oil company in Texas. It is also the sixth-largest company in Texas by total revenue, according to Fortune magazine. Dell is ranked 31st on the Fortune 500 list in 2022, up from 76th in 2021. It is the 3rd largest personal computer vendor as of January 2021. ĭell is a publicly-traded company ( Nasdaq: DELL), as well as a component of the NASDAQ-100 and S&P 500. It is now expanding from offering computers only to delivering a range of technology for enterprise customers. The company has expanded storage and networking systems. Dell then entered the market for IT services. Dell was a pure hardware vendor until 2009 when it acquired Perot Systems. This includes Dell selling directly to customers and delivering PCs that the customer wants. The company is known for how it manages its supply chain and electronic commerce.

ĭell sells personal computers (PCs), servers, data storage devices, network switches, software, computer peripherals, HDTVs, cameras, printers, and electronics built by other manufacturers. Dell is owned by its parent company, Dell Technologies. It develops, sells, repairs, and supports computers and related products and services.
