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system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control
system will be met. These inherent limitations include the following:
• Judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and control and process breakdowns can occur because of simple errors or mistakes.
• Controls can be circumvented by individuals, acting alone or in collusion with each other, or by management override.
• The design of any system of controls is based in part on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no
assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.
• Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with
associated policies or procedures.
• The design of a control system must reflect the fact that resources are constrained, and the benefits of controls must be considered
relative to their costs.
Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues
and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected.
ITEM 9B — OTHER INFORMATION
None.
PART III
The information called for by Part III of Form 10-K (Item 10 — Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance, Item 11 —
Executive Compensation, Item 12 — Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder
Matters, Item 13 — Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence, and Item 14 — Principal Accountant
Fees and Services), to the extent not set forth herein under "Item 1 — Business — Executive Officers of Dell," is incorporated by
reference from Dell's proxy statement relating to the 2008 annual meeting of stockholders. Such proxy statement will be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year to which this report relates.
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