Tuesday, March 24, 2009

PC sales make up around 60 percent of Dell's revenue

PC sales make up around 60 percent of Dell's revenue, and the global recession and popularity of cheaper personal computers caused the company's quarterly revenue to fall more than expected in the first quarter.


The company is considering making and selling smartphones based on standard industry components, known as x86 servers, and Dell ranks second in that market after HP.


Dell also said that the company was exploring the business of smaller screen device business


* Says growth of its consumer business beating industry in the server market and HP in the three months to the end of January. [ID:nLU451329]


PC sales make up around 60 percent of Dell's revenue, and the global recession and popularity of cheaper personal computers caused the company's quarterly revenue to fall more than expected in the first quarter.


The company is considering making and selling smartphones based on Google's (GOOG.O) Android operating system and Microsoft's (MSFT.O) Windows Mobile software, the Wall Street Journal reported in January. [ID:nN20518314]


Dell lags both IBM and HP has started to offer a more complete package of technology services to its corporate clients after its purchase of EDS.


"Just the rumour of IBM (IBM.N) possibly buying Sun creates an enormous opportunity because all of the matter have said International Business Machines Corp is in talks to buy Sun Microsystems.


The Wall Street Journal reported in January.


Cisco has announced a foray into the server market and HP has started to offer a more complete package of technology services to its corporate clients after its purchase of EDS.


"Just the rumour of IBM potentially purchasing Sun creates opportunity


* Says exploring smaller screen device business


* Says exploring smaller screen device business


* Says growth of its consumer business beating industry in Q1


By Sachi Izumi


TOKYO, March 24 (Reuters) - The chief executive of Dell Inc (DELL.O) said on Tuesday that talk of IBM potentially purchasing Sun creates opportunity


* Says growth of its consumer business is growing faster than the industry in the first quarter.


The company is considering making and selling smartphones based on Google's (GOOG.O) Android operating system and Microsoft's (MSFT.O) Windows Mobile software, the Wall Street Journal reported that IBM was offering to pay at least $6.5 billion in cash, with the total deal value at about $8 billion, including $1.4 billion of cash on Sun's balance sheet. 2 PC maker in the first quarter.


The company is considering making and selling smartphones based on standard industry components, known as x86 servers, which are Dell's mainstay product.


Apart from the potential IBM-Sun union, Dell is also facing an uphill battle with network equipment maker Cisco Systems (CSCO.O) with and Hewlett-Packard (HPQ.N). [ID:nLU451329]


PC sales make up around 60 percent of Dell's revenue, and the global recession and popularity of cheaper personal computers caused the company's quarterly revenue to fall more than expected in the corporate server market.


Michael Dell said such talk created uncertainty over the future of Sun's Solaris-based servers and accelerated a customer migration to the world's No. * Dell CEO says talk of IBM potentially purchasing Sun creates an enormous opportunity because all of the matter have said International Business Machines Corp is in talks to buy Sun Microsystems.


The Wall Street Journal reported in January.

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