To: Sig who wrote (156714 ) 5/3/2000 2:27:00 PM From: kemble s. matter Read Replies (4) | Respond to of 176387
Sig, Hi!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY DELL > -----Original Message----- > From: Office of the CEO > Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2000 9:12 AM > Subject: Happy 16th Birthday, Dell! > > TO: Dell employees worldwide > FROM: Michael, Kevin and Jim > Milestone's are always worth noting. But when the occasion is Dell's 16th > birthday today, we think it's particularly appropriate to pause, recognize > and celebrate all that we've accomplished in a relatively short period of > time. > It seems as if someone has always been telling us what we couldn't do-sell > leading computer systems to the largest global corporate customers, apply > the innovative direct model in markets around the global, achieve market > leadership in one portion of the market or another. Time and again we've > proved them wrong, with the industry's best people, best spirit and best > way of doing business. In the process, we've delivered tremendous value to > our customers, to our shareholders and to each other. > Sometimes it's difficult to realize you're making history when you're in > the middle of it, but that's exactly what we've done, and will continue to > do, together. We enter our 17th year as the most successful company in our > industry. We are the No. 2 computer-systems company in the world, No. 1 in > the U.S. We continue to grow at a multiple of the industry rate, and have > a business model that is easily the most flexible and profitable in the > industry. > For all of our accomplishments over the past 16 years, we believe Dell is > in the early days of our most exciting period yet. The build-out of the > worldwide Internet infrastructure is well under way and significant, and > presents a tremendous opportunity for all of us. We trust you share our > confidence that no company in our industry is as well positioned as Dell > to shape and succeed in the Internet age. > Please accept our sincere thanks for your contributions, yesterday and > tomorrow, to Dell's phenomenal success. Happy birthday!