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Dell Computer, Corp.


Headquarters location: One Dell Way Round Rock, TX Round Rock, TX 78682United States of AmericaTel. 512-338-4400 Job offers, investor relations: www.dell.com Email: investor_relations_fulfillment@dell.com Stock: DELL


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« ETHICAL » RATING OF DELL_COMPUTER , group and subsidiaries [?]
4
Labor: 4 violation(s) of fundamental labor rights
27%
Job: 27% of company's jobs cut since 1998
2
Delinquency: 2 act(s) of financial or trade delinquency
8
Tax haven, secret bank account, shell companies: operates in 8 offshore financial center(s)
57
Sales: more than 57 billion(s) dollars/euros in annual sales
18
Net profit: more than 18 billion(s) dollars/euros in cumulated net profit since 1998
4777
Top management: earns 4777 times the median income in the United States (32000 US$/year)
3
Influence: 3 act(s) of direct corruption or lobbying
1
Advertising & marketing: 1 dubious practice(s)

Relevance: business & market share

year
business
source
2007During the third term, Dell sold 14,4% of the PCs bought in the world.Les Echos
2007During the second term, Dell sold 15% of the PCs bought in the world.Les Echos
2007From 2009, Dell will buy a majority of its equipment in China for an amount of 29 billion dollars per year.Reuters
2006Dell accounts for about 18 percent of the global PC market but less than 4 percent of the 4 million computers sold annually in India.AP
2004Dell sell 10,7% of the computers purchased in Japan.Reuters
2004Dell sells 9,3% of the computers bought in JapanReuters
2004Dell sells 16,8% of the Personal Computer bought in the worldLes Echos
2004Dell is the world's largest PC and laptop seller.Les Echos
2003Dell sells 4,9% of the PDAs bought in the worldLes Echos
2003Dell sells 14,9% of the Personal Computers bought in the world.AGEFI
2003Dell sells 9,5% of the laptop computers bought in FranceLes Echos
1997Dell sells 4,7% of the Personal Computers bought in the worldLes Echos

World locations & Manufacturing

country incentive : address & contact : production type
source
South Africa  Dell Computer (Proprietary) Ltd :
Barbados Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Dell Export Sales Corporation :
Brazil  Dell Comercial do Brasil Ltda : Production, assemblage d'ordinateurs Les Echos
Chile  Dell Computer de Chile Ltda :
China  Xiamen : Production, assemblage d'ordinateurs C.Net
China  Dell Computer (China) Co. Ltd : Achat,
United Arab Emirates Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Dell Computer FZ - LLC :
United Arab Emirates Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Dell Computer (FZE), Dubai :
United Arab Emirates Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Dubai Airport free zone : L'usine nouv.
United States of America  Dell University : université
France  Montpellier 34 :
Hong-Kong Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Dell Computer Asia Ltd :
Hungary  Dell Distribution (EMEA) :
India  : Production, Manufacturing plant in a special economic zone near Madras Reuters
India  Delhi's suburbs : Quatrième centre d'appels créé (1000 emplois), 15000 emplois en Inde. ZDNet
India  Dell Computer India Private Limited : R&D Les Echos
India  : Customer service
Ireland Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Dell - centre support : Les Echos
Ireland Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Dell Products II :
Ireland Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Dell Financial Services International Limited :
Ireland Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Dell Computer Ltd :
Ireland Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Dell Direct :
Ireland Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Dell Products :
Madere Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Dell Computer International Transactions Lda :
Madere Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Comerico de Computadores Sociedad Unipissal Lda :
Madere Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Dell Computer NV :
Malaysia  Dell Asia Pacific Sdn :
Malaysia  C.Net
Morocco  : Call-center, 1000 employees
Mexico  Dell Computer Services de Mexico :
Mexico  Dell Computer de Mexico :
Panama Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) : international support center Information .
Poland  Lodz : Production, assemblage d'ordinateurs Les Echos
Poland  Dell Computer Poland, Sp.z.o.o :
Czech Republic  Dell Computer spol. Sro :
Singapore Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) : Production, centre de gestion de la logistique et du manufacturing. Les Echos
Singapore Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Dell Computer Asia Pte Ltd :
Switzerland Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Dell Computer SA :

Dell Computer is managed by

year name
photo position; compensation
source
2006Dell, Michael S
See the photo of: Dell, Michael S Chief Executive Officer; stock-options: 153 million US$;
2005Dell, Michael S
See the photo of: Dell, Michael S Chief Executive Officer; stock-options: 49.5 million US$;
2004Dell, Michael S
See the photo of: Dell, Michael S Président du conseil d'administration;
2004Rollins, Kevin
See the photo of: Rollins, Kevin Chief Executive Officer;
2001Lewent, Judy C
See the photo of: Lewent, Judy C Director;
2000Gray III, William H
See the photo of: Gray III, William H Director;
1999Nunn Jr, Samuel A
See the photo of: Nunn Jr, Samuel A Director;
1999Topfer, Morton L
See the photo of: Topfer, Morton L Director;
1998Dell, Michael S
See the photo of: Dell, Michael S Chief Executive Officer; salary: 2.8 million US$;
1997Mandl, Alex J
See the photo of: Mandl, Alex J Director;
1995Luft, Klaus L
See the photo of: Luft, Klaus L Director;
1995Miles, Michael A
See the photo of: Miles, Michael A Director;
1992Carty, Donald J
See the photo of: Carty, Donald J Director;
1991Luce III, Thomas W
See the photo of: Luce III, Thomas W Director;

Advertising & marketing

year
dubious practice : image
source
2002Disinformation: GCI Moreau & Associés: public relations: GCB-News
2001ad budget: 313 million US$; Advertisin.
2000ad budget: 261 million US$; Advertisin.
1999slogan: Dell, soyez directs.;

Made by

year
employees
<>
social impact : country
source
2008
Closure/Bankruptcy: Dell closes its Austin, Texas desktop computer plant with 900 workers, as part of a plan to cut expenses by $3 billion annually in 3 years' time.: United States of America
Reuters
2007
-800
Internal restructuring: Dell expands its layoff plan.:
Capital
2007
-8000
Internal restructuring: Dell cuts 10% of its workforce in spite of a 759 million $ net profit during the first quarter of 2007: United States of America
Le Monde
2007
ILO violation 1, 87, 98, 138 : 200 employees work up to 84 hours per week to manufacture computer equipment for Dell and Acer in Shenzhen.: China
UFC Que Ch.
2006
ILO violation 87,111 : The Workers’ Study and Action Centre CEREAL had received 578 complaints from workers by September concerning violations of workers’ rights in companies including HP, Dell, IBM, Intel, Nokia, Philips, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, IBM and Sony. The most common breaches included cutting back collective agreements and obstructing collective bargaining together with cases of discrimination, exposure to toxic substances, sexual harassment and other forms of ill-treatment.: Mexico
ITUC-CSI
2006
ILO violation 1,26 : At subcontractor plants, workers work 12 hours a day, six days a week. Wages are insufficient to cover food expenses, let alone rent, clothing and education.: Philippines
SOMO Cente.
2006
ILO violation 87,98;26,1 : At subcontractor plants, workers work 12 hours a day, six days a week. Wages are below legal minimum and insufficient to cover food expenses. Workers can't join independant union, only the party's union.: Philippines
SOMO Cente.
2005Les Echos
2003
39100
2002
34600
2001
40200
-1700
AP
2001
-4000
Les Echos
2000
36500
1998
16000

Influence

year
purpose : intermediary/lobby : institution
source
2006Suppression de la télévision analogique pour développer le marché des tuners de réception numériques. Subventionner de $1 à 1,5 milliards l'achat de tuners numériques par les particuliers. : translateLes Echos
2004Prevent binding environmental regulations (environmental protection through economic growth, self-regulation and free trade) : WBCSD (World Business Council for Sustainable Development) : : United Nations translateWBCSD
2000Prevent binding regulation, co- or self-regulation instead. : American Chamber of Commerce's EU Committee : : European Commission translateCorporate .
1999Deregulation and "maximum liberalization" through WTO, GATS : TABD (Transatlantic Business Dialogue) : : US Government / European Commission translateCorporate .

Subsidy

yeardonatorcountryamountsource
2004EtatUnited States of America46 million US$News and R.
1999RégionFrance20 million FFMidi Libre

Financials

yearfinancial misdemeanorsalesincome buybacksource
2008   10billion US$Les Echos
2007   57.42.6   billion US$
2007   10billion US$
2007 Dell's top managers have falsified the company's financial accounts in order to achieve profit goals. Dell will probably have to restate financial results of the last 4 years and reduce profit by 50 million dollars to 150 million dollars.     Roularta
2006   55.83.6   billion US$
2005   55.93.5   billion US$
2005   10billion US$
2005   1.3billion US$Cercle Fin.
2004   1.1billion US$C.Net
2003   35.42.12   billion Eu€
2002 Off-balance-sheet joint venture not consolidated into financial statements     C.Net
2002   31.171.25   billion US$
2002   300million sharesAFX
2001   31.892.18   billion US$
2001   825million sharesAFX
2000   25.271.67   billion US$
1998   18.241.46   billion US$
1997   125million sharesDow Jones .

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Further investigation
Dell confirms plan to cut 250 Irish jobs   from Ireland.com 29/04/2008 - Friday 2 May 2008 at 08h50
Computer giant Dell is to cut up to 250 jobs in Dublin and Limerick, the company said today.

Staff were briefed earlier on the job cuts which are to be in sales, marketing, finance, technical support and other administrative functions. The bulk of the losses are expected to affect the Dublin operation.

A spokeswoman for the company said that although Dell was still experiencing double digit growth globally, it recognised that more needed to be done. She refused to speculate on furt [+]
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