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To: Greg H who wrote (93002)	1/30/1999 12:55:00 PM
From: Mohan Marette	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

DELL what a company- still continues to amaze! Welcome Greg,we can certainly use more knowledgeable people like yourself around here I am telling-ya. Your points are well taken and I would like to tell you that is why even Computer Reseller Magazine chose Michael Dell as The Most Influential Executive' in the industry and they wrote:- "...For these reasons, Michael Dell tops the list in this, CRN's 16th year of compiling the Top 25 Most Influential Executives in the industry. We are sure to take some heat as a result of this selection. It won't be the first time. Those who are angered by the selection have to ask themselves why. One thing to remember is no executive has ever topped this list two years running. Not even Bill Gates.... Here is the URL to the article in case you want to read it,I think you should. crn.com ...and then there is this guy Kevin Prigel who was compelled to write an article in The Street Advisor about DELL which went something like..well you read it,pay particular attention to the last paragraph. and finally to quote Drew:-" we are gonna be rrrrrrrrrrrrrich baby".Yahoooooooooooooooooo. ============================= Dell Continues To Amaze November 14, 1998 by Kevin Prigel -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- They may not meet the definition of a technology guerilla that Moore outlined in his book, "The Gorilla Game," but when it comes to execution, no one beats Dell. If you missed the quarterly conference call I suggest that you look at the notes from the call to see how superbly Dell accomplishes goals. Just looking at Dell's growth rate compared to the industry shows what a standout this company is. While the rest of the industry saw 10% revenue growth, Dell's revenues shot up over 50%. Dell alone accounted for 1/3 of the industry's growth! The rest of the world blamed Asia for growth shortfalls, Dell pointed towards 40% Asian sales growth as a strongpoint. Internet sales now come in at over $10 million a day, beating everyone's favorite e-retailer Amazon.com handily. Days in inventory is down to 7 days, the cash flow cycle moved to -9 days (yes, that's negative!). While Compaq, HP, and others blame falling PC prices for earnings slowdowns Dell has maintained its Dell is now the #1 seller of PCs to corporate America, without opening a single storefront or selling through any retailers. With 65% revenue growth in the consumer market Dell could soon be #1 in that market too. In less than two-years they have gone from offering no servers to #2 in market share. They sell 9% of the world's laptops, with 11 times the industry growth rate. The amazing thing is that Dell says that it can all improve from here. While they continue to caution that unit volume gains become more difficult as they continue to grow, they have demonstrated that they can continue to grow incessantly. They only hold inventory for 7 days before it is shipped, but they say that this can be improved. They receive cash 9 days before it is needed and say it's headed lower with more Internet sales. Their cost of support are falling with the move to the Internet sales channel. Operating wise, infrastructure investments will benefit them exceptionally as they scale larger in the coming years. Dell continues to amaze me. There is no other manufacturing company in the world managed as exceptionally well. Even with the massive gains over the past decade, it looks as if Dell will continue to perform.

To: Greg H who wrote (93002)	1/30/1999 3:34:00 PM
From: arthur pritchard	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

greg<your intc information> is extremely valuable and timely, to us here. If I can ever do anything to help you, just ask. Look at my old posts, if you are interested.

To: Greg H who wrote (93002)	1/30/1999 5:14:00 PM
From: Indelible	Respond to of 176387

Welcome!thanks for your insight and <tia> for more!