Dell Inc.

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Dell wants its name to ring from the desktop to the data center. One of the world's top suppliers of PCs, the company offers a broad range of technology products for the consumer, education, enterprise, and government sectors. In addition to a full line of desktop and notebook PCs, Dell offers network servers, data storage systems, printers, Ethernet switches, and peripherals, such as displays and projectors. It also markets third-party software and hardware. The company's growing services unit provides infrastructure consulting, systems integration, asset recovery, financing, support, and training.

Hewlett Packard Inc.

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(HP) is a US-based company engaged in providing products, technologies, software, solutions and services. The company's offerings include personal computers (PCs) and related devices; and imaging and printing devices, and related services; enterprise IT infrastructure solutions; and host of services including technology support and maintenance, outsourcing services, and integration and consulting services, among others. The company primarily targets customers ranging from individuals to enterprises including small, medium, and large enterprises. The company offers its services and products to all major industry segments including public and education sectors. It operates through seven reportable business segments, namely, Enterprise Storage and Servers (ESS), HP Services (HPS), HP Software, the Personal Systems Group (PSG), the Imaging and Printing Group (IPG), HP Financial Services (HPFS), and Corporate Investments. It conducts its business operations across 170 countries around the world. HP is headquartered at Palo Alto in California, the US.The company reported revenues of (U.S. Dollars) USD 118,364.00 million during the fiscal year ended October 2008, an increase of 13.50% over 2007. The operating profit of the company was USD 10,473.00 million during the fiscal year 2008, an increase of 20.12% over 2007. The net profit of the company was USD 8,329.00 million during the fiscal year 2008, an increase of 14.66% over 2007.