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1984 Michael Dell founds Dell Computer Corporation
1985 Company introduces the first computer system of its own design; the Turbo, featuring Intel 8088 processor running at eight megahertz
1987 Dell is first computer systems company to offer next-day, on-site product service
International expansion begins with opening of subsidiary in United Kingdom
1988 Dell conducts initial public offering of company stock, 3.5 million shares at $8.50 each
1990 Manufacturing center in Limerick, Ireland, opened to serve European, Middle Eastern and African markets
1991 Introduces its first Latitude notebook computer
1992 Dell included for first time among Fortune 500 roster of world's largest companies
1993 Dell joins ranks of the top-five computer system makers worldwide
Subsidiaries in Australia and Japan are company's first entries into Asia-Pacific region
1995 $8.50 shares of Dell stock worth $100 on presplit basis
1996 Dell opens original Asia Pacific manufacturing center in Penang, Malaysia
Customers begin buying Dell computers via Internet at www.dell.com
Dell begins major push into network-server market
Company added to Standard & Poor's 500 stock index
1997 Dell ships its 10-millionth computer system
Per-share value of common stock reaches $1,000 on presplit basis
Dell introduces its first workstation systems
Dell launches its U.S. Consumer business
1998 Company expands manufacturing facilities in the Americas and Europe, and opens a production and customer center in Xiamen, China
Dell introduces its PowerVault storage products
1999 Dell opens second major U.S. location in Nashville, Tenn.
Dell opens manufacturing facility in Eldorado do Sul, Brazil, to serve Latin America
Dell introduces "E-Support Direct from Dell" online technical support
2000 Company sales via Internet reach $50 million per day
For the first time, Dell is No. 1 in worldwide workstation shipments
Dell introduces PowerApp appliance servers
Dell ships its one millionth PowerEdge server
2001 For the first time, Dell ranks No. 1 in global market share
Dell is No. 1 in the United States for standard Intel architecture server shipments
Dell introduces PowerConnect network switches
2002 Dell names its Austin Manufacturing Campus the Topfer Manufacturing Center
Dell ships its 2 millionth port in the PowerConnect line of network switches
U.S. consumers choose Dell as their No. 1 computer systems provider
Dell ships its first "blade" server, enters the handheld market with the Axim X5, introduces a standards-based point-of-sale offering for retail customers and enters the projector market with the introduction of the 3100MP projector
2003 Dell introduces printers for businesses and consumers
Dell launches Dell Recycling to enable customers to recycle or donate to charity computer equipment from any manufacturer
The name change to Dell Inc. is official, reflecting the evolution of the company to a diverse supplier of technology products and services
Dell enters consumer electronics, a natural extension of the company's existing product portfolio that provides customers with a single resource for consumer technology needs
2004 Kevin Rollins becomes Dell's next chief executive officer
Dell announces third U.S. manufacturing facility in North Carolina
2005 Dell tops list of "America's Most Admired Companies" in Fortune Magazine
Opens third major U.S. manufacturing location in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
2006 Dell ships more than 10 million systems in a single quarter (Q4, FY06) for the first time in its history
1985 Company introduces the first computer system of its own design; the Turbo, featuring Intel 8088 processor running at eight megahertz
1987 Dell is first computer systems company to offer next-day, on-site product service
International expansion begins with opening of subsidiary in United Kingdom
1988 Dell conducts initial public offering of company stock, 3.5 million shares at $8.50 each
1990 Manufacturing center in Limerick, Ireland, opened to serve European, Middle Eastern and African markets
1991 Introduces its first Latitude notebook computer
1992 Dell included for first time among Fortune 500 roster of world's largest companies
1993 Dell joins ranks of the top-five computer system makers worldwide
Subsidiaries in Australia and Japan are company's first entries into Asia-Pacific region
1995 $8.50 shares of Dell stock worth $100 on presplit basis
1996 Dell opens original Asia Pacific manufacturing center in Penang, Malaysia
Customers begin buying Dell computers via Internet at www.dell.com
Dell begins major push into network-server market
Company added to Standard & Poor's 500 stock index
1997 Dell ships its 10-millionth computer system
Per-share value of common stock reaches $1,000 on presplit basis
Dell introduces its first workstation systems
Dell launches its U.S. Consumer business
1998 Company expands manufacturing facilities in the Americas and Europe, and opens a production and customer center in Xiamen, China
Dell introduces its PowerVault storage products
1999 Dell opens second major U.S. location in Nashville, Tenn.
Dell opens manufacturing facility in Eldorado do Sul, Brazil, to serve Latin America
Dell introduces "E-Support Direct from Dell" online technical support
2000 Company sales via Internet reach $50 million per day
For the first time, Dell is No. 1 in worldwide workstation shipments
Dell introduces PowerApp appliance servers
Dell ships its one millionth PowerEdge server
2001 For the first time, Dell ranks No. 1 in global market share
Dell is No. 1 in the United States for standard Intel architecture server shipments
Dell introduces PowerConnect network switches
2002 Dell names its Austin Manufacturing Campus the Topfer Manufacturing Center
Dell ships its 2 millionth port in the PowerConnect line of network switches
U.S. consumers choose Dell as their No. 1 computer systems provider
Dell ships its first "blade" server, enters the handheld market with the Axim X5, introduces a standards-based point-of-sale offering for retail customers and enters the projector market with the introduction of the 3100MP projector
2003 Dell introduces printers for businesses and consumers
Dell launches Dell Recycling to enable customers to recycle or donate to charity computer equipment from any manufacturer
The name change to Dell Inc. is official, reflecting the evolution of the company to a diverse supplier of technology products and services
Dell enters consumer electronics, a natural extension of the company's existing product portfolio that provides customers with a single resource for consumer technology needs
2004 Kevin Rollins becomes Dell's next chief executive officer
Dell announces third U.S. manufacturing facility in North Carolina
2005 Dell tops list of "America's Most Admired Companies" in Fortune Magazine
Opens third major U.S. manufacturing location in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
2006 Dell ships more than 10 million systems in a single quarter (Q4, FY06) for the first time in its history