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To: kemble s. matter who wrote (168913)	2/27/2002 11:25:15 PM
From: puborectalis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

Dell Sets Up R&D Centers in Taiwan February 26, 2002 (TAIPEI) -- Dell Computer Corp. of the United States recently launched a big reorganization of its global operating structure. The company has selected Taiwan and China to set up two major overseas centers to deal with the high-value research and development of desktop and notebook computers. Featuring sophisticated talents, the research and development center in Taiwan has announced the success of completing a product development case by itself with local resources, which will be produced by Quanta Computer Inc. and Compal Electronics Inc. in March. The achievement has given higher position to the research and development center in Taiwan, which will undertake more product development cases that way so as to gradually replace Dell's headquarters as the group's product developer. In order to cope with the drastic change in the industrial environment, Dell introduced a reshuffle on its global organization, which was bigger than ever before. The PC company set up two independent research and development centers in Taiwan and China, the Taiwan Design Center (TDC), and China Design Center (CDC). During the past half year, an increasing number of foreign companies relocated their international purchase offices (IPOs) from Taiwan to Hong Kong or China, citing the failure of the Taiwan government to introduce commercial, communications and transportation links between Taiwan and China. The mounting fear over the industrial exodus has forced the government to do something to soothe the widespread anxiety. The government tried to reassure the information technology (IT) heavyweights' IPO executives, and presented a package of incentives to attract them to set up research and development centers here. Hewlett-Packard (Manufacturing) Ltd. and Dell have since settled their R&D center establishment in Taiwan. Foreign companies set up R&D centers here mainly because of the convenience in helping and watching the product development in the contract-manufacturing companies. As supervisors, these foreign companies have to stand higher than their contract partners or at equal position against the manufacturers at least. That will entail sophisticated professionals. HP and Dell had their own R&D teams here before setting up formal organizations to host them in Taiwan. The members in the R&D teams were already the best choices despite its small size. At present, with the rise in the status of the R&D centers, now placed directly under the headquarters, they need more top-flight engineers. The two IT leaders want their engineers highly skilled in the field, and are not interested in callow young graduates. A battle to seek out the best will now get underway. (Commercial Times, Taiwan)

To: kemble s. matter who wrote (168913)	2/27/2002 11:27:06 PM
From: puborectalis	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 176387

Dell (DELL) has the largest share of the PC market and price squeezing appears to be their current primary competitive strategy. And given that the PC, at least as we have known it for the last ten years or so, is rapidly becoming a commodity, Dell appears to be in the best position to survive the extended period of industry consolidation that is currently underway. It’s too early to declare victory yet, particularly with the merger between Hewlett Packard (HWP) and Compaq (CPQ) still undecided and Gateway (GTW), although under pressure, continuing to fight. But of all the firms in the PC industry, Dell appears the most certain to not only survive, but to grow significantly over the coming years.