ROUND ROCK, Texas, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Computer maker Dell
Computer Corp. said Tuesday it would open a manufacturing and
customer center in Alvorada, Brazil, that will have more than
250 employees within two years.
Dell did not disclose the size of its investment, but
InvestNews, a financial newswire owned by Brazil's leading
financial newspaper Gazeta Mercantil, said the company planned
to spend 128 million reais to build the plant, which will
produce 250,000 personal computers annually.
A Dell spokeswoman declined to comment on the report.
The computer maker's stock was one of the most active on
Nasdaq, up four points at 123-1/8.
Pending government approval, Dell said in a statement that
it expects to manufacture its desktop computer systems for
customers in the Mercosul region, which includes Brazil,
Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Chile, beginning next year.
Dell will also market a complete line of desktop, notebook,
workstation and server systems, and offer service and technical
support to the Brazilian market through its direct-sale model.
The Alvorada plant will be Dell's eighth worldwide.
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