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To: JDN who wrote (79196)	3/8/2000 1:10:00 PM
From: Piotr Koziol	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 97611

JDN, here's a reason why CPQ is down but DELL is up today: Dell Takes No. 1 Position in Worldwide Portable and Desktop PC Shipments to Medium and Large Businesses; U.S. Portable Lead Almost Doubled Business Editors & High-Tech Writers ROUND ROCK, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 8, 2000--Dell Computer Corporation (Nasdaq:DELL) became the worldwide market share leader in both portable and desktop personal computer shipments to medium and large businesses(1) in the fourth quarter of 1999, according to well-known market research firm IDC(2). Portable PCs Dell sharply accelerated its portable PC shipments worldwide to medium and large businesses, growing 57 percent year-over-year. Dell also extended its lead in the U.S. market for portable PC sales to medium and large businesses, growing its market share to 30.3 percent, nearly double that of its closest competitor, according to IDC. Desktop PCs Dell also took the lead in worldwide shipments of desktops to medium and large businesses with 20 percent market share for the full year of 1999. For this segment, Dell's desktop shipments increased 40 percent year-over-year, more than three times the market rate. Dell also increased market share of desktops among U.S. medium and large businesses to 31.3 percent, with shipments growing 48 percent for the full year of 1999. "Delivering high quality products and providing a superior customer experience have propelled Dell to the leading position in notebooks and desktops," said Joe Marengi, senior vice president and general manager, Dell Relationship Group. "We're applying that same focus to the server market, in which we increased our market share from 10 percent to 14.5 percent last year and currently hold the No. 2 position worldwide." To further extend its leadership position, Dell is focused on providing server and storage products to its customers to build their Internet infrastructure. Dell designs its Latitude(R) notebook line for customers who value a low total cost of ownership (TCO), a consistent and reliable product, managed technology transitions and optimum performance in a connected environment. Dell Inspiron(R) notebooks also offer a range of choices designed for consumer and small businesses that are looking for the latest technology at aggressive prices. Dell's OptiPlex(R) desktops deliver a dependable network-ready design to business and institutional customers who want maximum productivity, serviceability and lasting value on their desktops. OptiPlex systems come with a standard three-year limited warranty(3) with next-business-day on-site service(4), and are optimized to run Microsoft(R) Windows NT(R) Workstation and Windows(R) 2000 operating systems.