Dell Comes of Age with Major European Expansion Plans a Leaner Workforce and Caution Over Innovation Is Helping the It Group Grow, Writes Julia Fields

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THE world of Dell is a wonderful place to be these days. While rivals HewlettPackard and IBM are shedding thousands of jobs following disappointing sales figures, Dell's chief executive Kevin Rollins can take pleasure in doubledigit growth in shipments of its desktops, laptops, printers, services, enterprise hardware and associated products.

The good news pipeline is never-ending: from new factories planned for China and central Europe to the recent establishment of a sales and service call centre in Glasgow, which will employ 300 people by the year end.

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Dell Comes of Age with Major European Expansion Plans a Leaner Workforce and Caution Over Innovation Is Helping the It Group Grow, Writes Julia Fields

Its second-quarter results announcement last week boasted earnings of dollars1.02 billion, up 32per cent from the year before, with revenues hitting dollars13.4...

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