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• Servers and Networking — Our standards-based PowerEdgeTM line of servers is designed to offer customers affordable performance,
reliability, and scalability. Options include high performance rack, blade, and tower servers for enterprise customers and aggressively
priced tower servers for small organizations, networks, and remote offices. We also offer customized Dell server solutions for very
large data center customers.
Our PowerConnectTM switches connect computers and servers in small-to-medium-sized networks. PowerConnectTM products offer
customers enterprise-class features and reliability at a low cost.
• Storage — We offer a comprehensive portfolio of advanced storage solutions, including storage area networks, network-attached
storage, direct-attached storage, disk and tape backup systems, and removable disk backup. With our advanced storage solutions for
mainstream buyers, we offer customers functionality and value while reducing complexity in the enterprise. Our storage systems are
easy to deploy, manage, and maintain. The flexibility and scalability offered by Dell PowerVaultTM, Dell EqualLogic, and Dell EMC
storage systems helps organizations optimize storage for diverse environments with varied requirements.
• Mobility — The XPSTM and Alienware lines of laptop computers are targeted at customers seeking the best experiences and designs
available from sleek, elegant, thin, and light laptops to the highest performance gaming systems. In Fiscal 2008, we introduced the
XPS M1330, an innovative mobile platform featuring a 13.3-inch high definition display and ultra-portable form factor that received
awards for its unique design. The InspironTM line of laptop computers is designed for users seeking the latest technology and high
performance in a stylish and affordable package. The LatitudeTM line is designed to help business, government, and institutional
customers manage their total cost of ownership through managed product lifecycles and the latest offerings in performance, security,
and communications. The VostroTM line, introduced in July 2007, is designed to customize technology, services, and expertise to suit
the specific needs of small businesses. The PrecisionTM line of mobile workstations is intended for professional users who demand
exceptional performance to run sophisticated applications.
• Software and Peripherals — We offer Dell-branded printers and displays and a multitude of competitively priced third-party
peripheral products, including software titles, printers, televisions, laptop accessories, networking and wireless products, digital
cameras, power adapters, scanners, and other products.
– Software. We sell a wide range of third-party software products, including operating systems, business and office applications,
anti-virus and related security software, entertainment software, and products in various other categories. We finalized the
acquisition of ASAP Software Express Inc., a leading software solutions and licensing services provider, in the fourth quarter of
Fiscal 2008. As a result of this acquisition, we now offer products from over 2,000 software publishers.
– Printers. We offer a wide array of Dell-branded printers, ranging from ink-jet all-in-one printers for consumers to large
multifunction devices for corporate workgroups. All of our printers feature the Dell Ink and Toner Management SystemTM, which
simplifies the purchasing process for supplies by displaying ink or toner levels on the status window during every print job and
proactively prompting users to order replacement cartridges directly from Dell.
– Displays. We offer a broad line of branded and non-branded display products, including flat panel monitors and projectors. In
Fiscal 2008, we extended our consumer monitor line-up and introduced new innovations such as "True Life" and integrated
camera and microphone into some of our monitors. We added the 1201MP projector to our existing projector portfolio. Across
our monitors and projector product lines, we continue to win awards for quality, performance, and value.
• Services — Our global services business offers a broad range of configurable IT services that help commercial customers and
channel partners plan, implement and manage IT operations and consumers install, protect, and maintain their PCs and accessories.
Our service solutions help customers simplify IT, maximizing the performance, reliability, and cost-effectiveness of IT operations.
During Fiscal 2008, we acquired a number of service technologies and capabilities through strategic acquisitions of certain
companies. These are being used to build-out our service capabilities.
– Infrastructure Consulting Services. Our consulting services help customers evaluate, design, and implement standards-based IT
infrastructures. These customer-oriented consulting services are designed to be
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