Dell is one of the Top IT/ITES Brands in the world and also sells some of the best hardware products among the names in its field. So it is one of the popular Computer and Laptop Brands.
Dell or Dell Inc, as it is better known, was founded by Michael Dell in the year 1984. Established with a fund of just a thousand Dollars while Dell was still studying at the University of Texas at Austin, the company of Dell today has gone a long way. Today it ranks as one of the best hardware names globally. Initially established as the PC's Limited, Dell today, in addition to selling and developing, also supports and manufactures personal digital assistants, personal computers, data storage devices, computer peripherals, servers, network switches, and certain other products. Of late, Dell has even diversified into the development of software too.
Initially a company that provided compiles personal computers to its customers, Dell eventually launched its first self-creation – the Turbo PC – in the year 1985. Within that year's time, Dell (then PC's Limited) raked in a whooping 73 million Dollars. Finally, growing popularity and expansion resulted in the change of name from PC's Limited to Dell in 1988. The Dell Company continued direct selling of computers to clients until 1996; though, it did try its hand unsuccessfully at selling through computer-superstores. In 1996, Dell began selling via the internet.
In the year 1992, Dell, a Texas based company, crossed another milestone by featuring as one of the top 500 largest companies in the Fortune magazine. By the year 2006, Dell had made it to the 25th rank in the same list.
