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To: kemble s. matter who wrote (149934)	12/30/1999 9:36:00 AM
From: Patrick E.McDaniel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

Kemble, are you going to be in Austin on January 20th? Microsoft, Dell Computer and AV Labs to Sponsor Free Business Internet Seminar For New Online Ventures biz.yahoo.com Pat

To: kemble s. matter who wrote (149934)	12/30/1999 7:31:00 PM
From: Bernie Weinsaft	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

I hadn't seen this posted..... The Ten Most Powerful Companies in Networking Network World 12/27/99 nwfusion.com Dell Dell, capitalizing on the success of its direct sales model, made a strong go of it in the enterprise network market this year by fleshing out a full range of servers and storage. The servers run the gamut from departmental and workgroup servers to powerful eight-way servers for use in transaction-intensive environments. Two Dell servers even won Network World World Class Awards for scoring above a 9.5 (out of 10) in comparative tests and Best of the Tests Awards for rating among the top 10% of all products tested through October. Dell was the only vendor that had more than one product earn either of these awards. [See our reviews of the PowerEdge 6350 and PowerEdge 4300] In the burgeoning storage arena, Dell moved into the high-end of the market with the introduction of a 4-terabyte disk drive. And the company made its first-ever acquisition by buying Convergenet, which makes a magic black box that lets any server attach to any type of storage. [See Dell's first-ever acquisition fills high-end storage need] Besides delivering solid products, Dell rolled out a set of service programs aimed at helping customers implement and install its hardware. Two multibillion-dollar equipment and technology deals with IBM bolstered its portfolio. Dell also became a factor in setting standards in the past year: It was one of Intel's first partners in the System I/O specification, which affects the future system bus. [See I/O standards group takes new name] And Dell turned up the heat on e-commerce. At present, the company does $35 million in business over the Internet per day. As for its mainstay PC business, Dell took over the No. 1 market share slot in the U.S. and the No. 2 position worldwide. The company is turning users' heads, and in the hot PC world, any sales Dell can take from its eastern Texas rival, Compaq, pushes it toward dominating the market. In 1998, Dell revenue was $18.2 billion; its revenue is tracking this year at a 42% increase.