EMC 2004 Annual Report Download - page 4

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FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT FUTURE RESULTS
This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the Federal securities laws, about our business and
prospects, including without limitation statements regarding our expected revenues and revenue growth rate in 2005. The forward-looking statements do not
include the potential impact of any mergers, acquisitions, divestitures or business combinations that may be completed after the date hereof. Any statements
contained herein that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Without limiting the foregoing, the words
"believes," "plans," "intends," "expects," "goals" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking
statements contain these words. Our future results may differ materially from our past results and from those projected in the forward-looking statements due
to various uncertainties and risks, including those described in the section of this report titled "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations–Factors That May Affect Future Results." We disclaim any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained herein
after the date of this Annual Report.
PART I
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
General
EMC Corporation and its subsidiaries offer a wide range of systems, software, services and solutions that help organizations get more value from their
information and get the most out of their information technology (IT) assets. EMC helps individuals and organizations store, share, manage, protect and apply
information to collaborate, solve problems, save money, exploit new opportunities and enhance operational results.
EMC has led the market in developing solutions for customers to manage information intelligently based on its changing value to an organization over
time. With a strategy known as information lifecycle management, we help organizations organize, protect, move and manage information on the lowest-cost
storage system appropriate for the level of protection and the speed of access needed at each point in information's life. Information lifecycle management
simultaneously lowers the cost and reduces the risk of managing information, no matter what format it is in – documents, images or e-mail – as well as the
data that resides in databases. Information lifecycle management provides for cost-effective business continuity and more efficient compliance with
government and industry regulations. We also provide specialized virtual infrastructure software that can help organizations respond to changing IT
requirements by dynamically altering their computing and storage environments without interruption to their businesses. Our unique capabilities deliver lower
total operating costs, optimized service and performance and a more responsive IT infrastructure.
The customers for our products are located worldwide and represent a cross-section of industries and government agencies. Our customers use our
products and services in conjunction with a variety of computing platforms, storage systems and software applications that support key business processes
including transaction processing, enterprise resource planning, customer relationship management, data warehousing, electronic commerce, content
management, regulatory compliance, business intelligence, e-mail and web hosting.
We were incorporated in Massachusetts in 1979. Our corporate headquarters are located at 176 South Street, Hopkinton, Massachusetts.
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