Lots of questions.. BBY. hate to sell that one, but it is appearing overbought. I am holding 1/2 position because I think BBY will hit its 52 week high, but if it retreats to 52 1/2 I have to sell because it will be my 'mental stop'. I'm still bullish on that one but it is expensive (I usually buy 700-2,000 of a stock and that can add up). If you can 'spare' the odd 50k sitting for a few weeks, I would hold for a possible 60.
"NEXT WEEK" I think it will be mixed with stocks that have good earnings reports shining. If there are any 'weak' days it will time to look into daytrading the oil service, index options and consumer non-durables.. and perhaps a gold stock or two.
DELL. I think it is undergoing a 'healthy' correction and although the indicators are mostly all bearish, relative strength is starting to look good. Stochastics are oversold and I think that it will start to rebound nicely. You rarely get a dip in DELL and when it comes I would take advantage of it. This one has more awards than my son (9 years (3 3inch binders) worth of awards and a 4 year prep school scholarship, finishing #2 in class of 363 and hopefully on his way to MIT)
Wednesday December 16, 03:29 PM Eastern time
Company Press Release
Major Publications, Independent Surveys Declare Dell a Winner; Dell Wins More Than 200 Product and Service Awards In U.S. During 1998
ROUND ROCK, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 16, 1998--Dell Computer Corporation (Nasdaq:DELL), the world's leading direct computer systems company, won more than 200 awards in the United States during 1998, including many customer satisfaction honors.
Highlights
-- Fortune(R) Technology Buyer's Guide "Readers' Choice" in PCs for
Overall Service and Reliability
-- PC Magazine "Readers' Choice" for Service and Reliability for
desktops and notebooks
-- PC World "Reliability and Service Award" for work PCs, home PCs
and notebooks
-- Highest customer satisfaction rating for servers, desktops and
notebooks from industry analyst firm Technology Business Research
"Our continuing goal is to provide the best customer experience in the industry," said Michael Dell, chairman and chief executive officer. "The accolades we have received from customers and reviewers this year are a testament to the quality of the products and services we provide. Customers benefit from Dell's direct model, which enables us to use their feedback in continually refining our technology, services and support offerings."
A complete list of Dell 1998 awards can be found on the Dell Web site at dell.com.
Customer Service and Reliability
In December, Dell secured the prestigious Fortune Technology Buyer's Guide "Readers' Choice" award for Personal Service and Reliability. Fortune declared that readers "overwhelmingly chose Dell as BEST OF BREED' in PCs, for overall service and reliability."
In the July issue of PC Magazine, Dell became the only systems vendor to win "Readers' Choice" awards for Service and Reliability for both desktops and notebooks two years in a row. Since 1993, Dell has won the desktop award seven times, more than any other PC manufacturer.
Dell came out on top with PC World readers as well, winning the magazine's "Reliability and Service Award" for work PCs, home PCs and notebooks in November. The October issue of Windows Magazine featured Dell as one of the winners of its Tech Support Survey, in which readers were asked to rate the reliability of their PCs and their experiences with technical support.
Computerworld subscribers in January gave evaluations for value, which resulted in "IT Leaders' Choice" awards for Dell PowerEdge(R) servers, OptiPlex(R) desktops, Dimension(R) desktops, and Latitude(R) notebooks. Dell also won the Computerworld PC Customer Satisfaction Survey this November.
Dell consistently was cited as a leader in Technology Business Research Inc. (TBR) quarterly customer satisfaction surveys. In May, TBR announced that Dell was the leading corporate desktop vendor in its first-quarter Customer Satisfaction Rating. TBR's second-quarter Customer Satisfaction Rating, announced in July, showed Dell as the leading corporate notebook vendor. And in October, TBR announced that Dell had the highest Customer Satisfaction Rating for servers, desktops and notebooks during the third quarter.
In March, enterprise industry research firm Datapro published its first survey of PC server customers, in which Dell scored highest in overall customer satisfaction.
Dell's manufacturing excellence was also honored this year, as its Austin, Texas, OptiPlex manufacturing facility was a recipient of a Texas Quality Award in May. Based on the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award criteria and process, the award is given by the Quality Texas Foundation to organizations that are role models for quality, customer satisfaction and performance excellence in Texas.
Dell Products
In addition to high marks from its customers for satisfaction and service, Dell products were acclaimed by product and technology experts throughout the industry.
Dell's Dimension home and small business desktops won more than 90 awards throughout the year, the most by any of the company's product lines. Among these were two PC/Computing 1998 "MVP" awards in December for High Performance PC and State of the Art PC, and three PC Magazine "Editors' Choice" awards. Dimension desktops also won 32 PC World "Best Buy" awards in Power, Budget and Home categories, 15 Windows Magazine WinList awards, and 13 PC/Computing "A-List" awards.
Dell PowerEdge servers won two AIM Technology "Hot Iron" awards in 1998. In September, the PowerEdge 6300 server won the "Best of LAN Times" award in the Over 25,000 category. Network World gave the PowerEdge 2300 its "World Class" award in June. In December, Government Computer News named the PowerEdge 2300 the "Best Server of 1998." The Dell PowerEdge Cluster 6100 won the "Best New Product" award, in the Server/Large System category, at the Federal Office Systems Exposition (FOSE) trade show in March.
A Dell Precision(tm) WorkStation 410 won Cadence Magazine's "Editor's Choice" award in December, and an "Awesome" award from New Media Magazine in August. In July, PC Graphics and Video gave a Dell Precision 410 its "Highly Recommended" award. A Dell Precision WorkStation 610 made the Government Computer News "A-List" in August.
OptiPlex corporate desktops won a total of 27 awards in 1998, including the Government Computer News "Best Desktop PC of 1998" award in December. OptiPlex products also won nine PC World Power Desktop "Best Buy" awards and 14 Windows Magazine WinList awards from January to June.
In April, a Dell Latitude corporate notebook won the PC/Computing "Torture Test," marking the third win in four years for Latitude notebooks. Latitude notebooks won eight PC/Computing "A-List" awards during the year. Latitude also won five Windows Magazine "WinList" awards and a "Reviewer's Choice" award from Government Computer News in October.
The Dell Inspiron 7000 D300LT notebook won a "Jimmy Award" in December from longtime PC Magazine columnist Jim Seymour, who labeled it the "best portable PC ever." Maximum PC also praised the Inspiron 7000 that month, giving it the "Best Notebook of 1998" award. Other honors garnered for Inspiron notebooks this year include five "Best Buy" awards from the Laptop Buyer's Guide and Handbook, three Windows Magazine "WinList" awards, two C/Net "Editors' Choice" awards, and two "Golden Lizzie" awards from Portable Computing.
Ranked No. 125 among the Fortune 500 companies and No. 363 in the Fortune Global 500, Dell Computer Corporation is the world's leading direct computer systems company, based on revenue of 16.8 billion for the past four quarters. Dell designs, manufactures and customizes products and services to customer requirements and offers an extensive selection of software and peripherals. Information on Dell and its products can be obtained through its toll-free number 800/388-8542 or by accessing the Dell World Wide Web site at www.dell.com.
Dell, Dimension, OptiPlex, Latitude and PowerEdge are registered trademarks and Dell Precision, Inspiron and PowerVault are trademarks of Dell Computer Corporation.
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I still think that DELL is in a class by itself.. A phenomenal story of success and growth.. I'm on my 4th DELL computer and I can't wait for May when I get my 5th with a flat panel (GNSSF) monitor. |
