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Table of Contents
EMC CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
EMC believes that the terms of each of these arrangements described above were fair and not less favorable to EMC than could have been obtained
from unaffiliated parties.
O. Risks and Uncertainties
EMC's future results of operations involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Factors that could affect EMC's future operating results and cause actual
results to vary materially from expectations include, but are not limited to, adverse changes in general economic conditions; delays or reductions in
information technology spending; the transition to new products, the uncertainty of customer acceptance of new product offerings, and rapid technological
and market change; insufficient, excess or obsolete inventory; competitive factors, including but not limited to pricing pressures; component quality and
availability; the relative and varying rates of product price and component cost declines; war or acts of terrorism; the ability to attract and retain highly
qualified employees; fluctuating currency exchange rates; risks associated with strategic investments and acquisitions; risks associated with litigation; and
other one-time events and other important factors disclosed previously and from time to time in EMC's filings with the SEC.
P. Segment Information
EMC operates in the following segments: information storage products, information storage services and other businesses. The following table presents
the revenue components for information storage products (table in thousands):
2002 2001 2000
Information storage systems $ 2,985,300 $ 4,307,244 $ 6,245,765
Information storage software 1,233,093 1,560,022 1,435,133
Total information storage products $ 4,218,393 $ 5,867,266 $ 7,680,898
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