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Technology Stocks : Dell Technologies Inc. -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: D.J.Smyth who wrote (159877)	8/21/2000 10:22:18 AM
From: GS_Wall Street	Respond to of 176387

Intel was also upgrade today, that should also be a positive for thier largest customers Dell, CPQ, Etc.

To: D.J.Smyth who wrote (159877)	8/21/2000 11:37:51 AM
From: calgal	Respond to of 176387

Dell Takes No. 1 Spot in Worldwide Workstation Shipments; Latest Market Data Shows Dell as the Clear Leader Business Editors & High-Tech Writers ROUND ROCK, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 21, 2000--Dell (Nasdaq:DELL) today announced that for the first time it has become the worldwide leader for total workstation unit shipments, moving ahead of competitors in both the personal and traditional market segments, according to estimates by research firm IDC.(a) IDC's second-quarter 2000 analysis placed Dell in the No. 1 position with a 23 percent share for unit shipments in the worldwide total branded workstation market. This market includes both personal workstations equipped with Intel(R) Pentium(R) processors and traditional workstations with RISC processors using the UNIX operating system. "In less than four years Dell has become a leader in the total workstation market," said Kara Yokley, research analyst, IDC. "A well-defined workstation strategy and consistent execution has enabled Dell to increase its market share across all segments." "The market's direction is clear. Customers are moving away from proprietary, channel-based UNIX solutions and are embracing both the value of Dell's direct model and the performance and dedicated focus of Dell's workstation offerings," said Jeff Clarke, vice president and general manager, Dell Precision(tm) Workstations. "We plan to continue this momentum as workstation demand increases in emerging global markets." Dell Precision Workstations are intended for professional users who demand exceptional performance in the financial analysis, digital content creation (DCC), computer-aided design (CAD), geographic information systems (GIS), computer animation, software development, and Internet content creation (ICC) markets. Businesses interested in learning more about Dell Precision Workstations can visit Dell's Web site at dell.com. About Dell Dell Computer Corporation (Nasdaq:DELL) is the world's leading direct computer systems company, based on revenues of $28.5 billion for the past four quarters, and is a premier provider of products and services required for customers to build their Internet infrastructures. The company ranks No. 56 on the Fortune 500, No. 154 on the Fortune Global 500 and No. 3 on the Fortune "most admired" lists of companies. 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 on the World Wide Web at www.dell.com. (a) IDC, The Workstation Market, 2000, Q2 Quarterly Update Dell and Dell Precision are trademarks of Dell Computer Corporation. Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Fortune 500 is a registered trademark of The Time Inc. Magazine Company. Dell disclaims any proprietary interest in the marks and names of others. Access More Information and Services Above quote.bloomberg.com

To: D.J.Smyth who wrote (159877)	8/21/2000 12:17:09 PM
From: calgal	Respond to of 176387

Dell hears the music Dell, meanwhile, is putting together a plan to deliver a set of offerings, ranging from Net access to networking hardware, that will allow PCs and appliances to interact and share content over a network. "There are going to be a bunch of appliance (categories) that we are going to play in," said Stephan Godevais, vice president of Dell's Home and Small Business Group. The first category is music. Dell's Digital Audio Receiver, priced at $199, will ship later this month. The device attaches to a network and uses it to download and play audio files, such as MP3. Dell is also investigating similar appliances in such categories as video, photography and gaming, Godevais said. According to sources, Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HWP) is also eyeing the consumer appliance market -- drawing up a business plan that includes creating a new business unit that reports directly to CEO Carly Fiorina. Why are so many tech heavyweights mobilizing to enter a hitherto lightweight market? Clearly, as Microsoft's Visse pointed out, PC makers foresee that the PC market will not sustain its current levels of growth forever. Moreover, PC penetration hovers at about 50 percent of U.S. households and even less in European and Asian countries. As a result, PC manufacturers have begun changing their product mixes to deliver more appliancelike offerings. None of the PC makers interviewed by ZDNet News believes the appliance will displace the PC. However, they do believe the appliance market will augment the PC while simultaneously augmenting their revenues. Gateway saw 40 percent of its second-quarter earnings come from non-PC-related products, namely training; its Internet service provider service, Gateway.net; and financing through YourWare. However, Net appliance revenues could boost this percentage as Gateway offers AOL's some 22 million members alternate devices with which to access their e-mail and other services. Still, is the market for Internet appliances large enough to support the many major players that are about to enter into it and inundate it with devices? The entire appliance market -- including handheld devices, set-top boxes, game consoles and Web terminals -- has the potential to grow into a $17.8 billion, or 89 million unit, market by 2004, predicts Bryan Ma, an analyst with International Data Corp. zdnet.com zdnet.com