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Dell

Dell together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, sale, and support of computer systems and services worldwide. It offers desktop PCs and workstations; notebook computers; servers and networking products; and storage solutions, including storage area networks, network-attached storage, direct-attached storage, disk and tape backup systems, and removable disk backup. The company also offers third party software products, which comprise operating systems, business and office applications, anti-virus and related security software, and entertainment software; peripheral products, including software titles, printers, televisions, notebook accessories, networking and wireless products, digital cameras, power adapters, scanners, and other products; and displays, including flat panel monitors and projectors. In addition, it provides infrastructure consulting services, deployment services, asset recovery and recycling services, training services, support services, and managed services. Further, the company provides a range of financial services, including originating, collecting, and servicing customer receivables related to the purchase of Dell products; and financing alternatives, asset management services, and other customer financial services for business and consumer customers. Its customers comprise large corporate, government, healthcare, and education accounts, as well as small and medium businesses, and individual consumers. The company sells its products and services directly to customers through sales representatives, telephone-based sales, and online at www.dell.com, as well as through various indirect sales channels. It has a strategic alliance agreement with Perot Systems Corp., which provides integrated IT solutions.

LG Diplay Co, Ltd

manufactures and supplies thin film transistor liquid crystal displays (TFT-LCD) to original equipment manufacturers and multinational corporations. The company offers TFT-LCD panels in a range of sizes and specifications primarily for use in televisions, notebook computers, and desktop monitors, as well as for handheld application products, such as mobile phones; and medium- and large-size panels for industrial and other applications, including entertainment systems, portable navigation devices, e-paper, digital photo displays, and medical diagnostic equipment. It has a strategic alliance with Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. to develop organic light-emitting diode displays. The company was formerly known as LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd. and changed its name to LG Diplay Co, Ltd