Overview of Publicly Traded Hardware and Software Companies

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Overview of Publicly Traded Hardware and Software
Companies

• By Denise N. Petrunak
• CGS 2100
• Lab Section 0035
• Lab Instructor Katie Noland

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Dell, Inc.

• Founded by Michael Dell in 1984.
• 2002 Revenue was 35.40 Billion.
• This was Dells strongest fiscal year in its
  history.
• Dell attributes this success to the commitment of
  the corporation to provide its customers with the
  best technology and service.
• Outside of finances, Dell also made gains in four
  initiatives in 2003.
• These initiatives were product leadership, growth
  in markets outside of the U.S, creating
  exceptional customer experience, and advancing
  their winning culture.

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Dell, Inc. Initiatives

• Product Leadership
• For second year in a row, Dell is the leader in
  supplying computers to customers.
• Dell now leads major product categories, such as
  servers, desktop/notebook computers, and
  workstations.
• Growth in Markets Outside of the U.S
• Dell is growing across the globe, with a 25
  increase in shipments outside of the U.S in the
  past year.
• Dell is an important supplier to other markets,
  such as Japan, France, and Germany.

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Dell, Inc. Initiatives

• Creating Exceptional Customer Experience
• Dell regularly checks customer satisfaction.
• Dells high rates of customer satisfaction are
  reflected in Dells timeliness of delivery of
  built to order systems and in the reliability in
  which those systems perform.
• Advancing Their Winning Culture
• Dell challenges itself to accept individual
  responsibility.
• At all levels of the company, Dell increases the
  number of its leaders and the skills of those
  leaders.

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Dell, Inc. Products

• Dell produces servers, workstations, desktops,
  notebooks, PDAs, printers, projectors, storage
  systems, and switches.
• Poweredge servers
• Precision workstations
• OptiPlex and Dimension desktops
• Latitude and Inspiron notebooks
• Axim handhelds
• Workgroup laser printers

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NCR (National Cash Register Company)

• Founded by John H. Patterson in 1884.
• 2002 Revenue was 5.585 Billion.
• Produces technology that makes interactions
  easier.
• ATM, internet, telephone

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NCR Products and Services

• Hardware and Software
• Servers
• S1600 with Xeon Processor.
• S2600 workgroup server with Xeon processor.
• PCs
• 3219 Value PC workstation with Intel Celeron
  processor.
• 3237 Performance PC workstation with Intel
  Pentium 4 Processor.
• Kiosks
• NCR Easypoint systems are easy to use and
  maintain.

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NCR Products and Services

• Self Service Software
• APTRA ATM technology.
• Self Checkout
• NCR Fastlane the leader in self checkout.
• Shortens queue lines in grocery stores.

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NCR Supplies

• Supplies
• Paper rolls
• Used in transaction printers.
• NCR is the largest paper roll converter.
• Business Forms
• Form specialists at NCR are trained in
  analysis/design.
• Reduces the cost of the employer.

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NCR Supplies

• Labels
• For print technologies.
• NCR produces Lexmark Certified labels for retail,
  pharmacy, manufacturing, and hospitality
  industries.

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Philips Corporation

• Founded by Gerard Philips in 1891
• AKA Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands
• 2002 Revenue was 33.36 Billion
• Philips is high in economic leadership
• Fortunes List ranks Philips tenth in global
  electronics corporations
• World leader in digital technologies and products
• Five divisions make up Philips

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5 Divisions of Philips

• Consumer electronics
• Philips is in the worlds top three for consumer
  electronic companies.
• Philips is a leader in wide screen Flat TV,
  optical disc products (DVD/CD), DVD players,
  computer monitors, cellular phones, and cameras.
• Domestic Appliances/Personal Care
• Products that help groom and prepare food.
• Electric shavers, hair clippers, beard trimmers,
  tanning products, electric toothbrushes, kitchen
  appliances, vacuum cleaners, irons.

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Five Divisions of Philips

• Lighting
• Philips is number one in global market.
• Incandescent/halogen lamps, fluorescent lamps,
  gas discharge and special lamps, fixtures, and
  automotive lamps.
• Medical Systems
• Philips is worlds second largest manufacturer.
• X-Ray, ultrasound, MRI, computed tomography,
  PET/nuclear medicine, patient monitoring,
  resuscitation.

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Five Divisions of Philips

• Semiconductors
• Philips is one of the worlds top suppliers.
• Basic elements, logic devices, analog/mixed
  signal products, microcontrollers.
• Connects consumers globally.
• Helpful in communications applications.

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Company Stock History
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Company Stock History Comparison