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Dell

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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.

Apple

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Gold Digger Apples provides fruits in an array of colors, including gold, but its produce isn't dug up from the ground. Rather, it's picked from trees and bushes. In addition to apples, the company packs and ships cherries, nectarines, peaches, pluots, and pears to US and foreign foodservice operators, retail food outlets, and food wholesalers. Gold Digger grows such apple varieties as Braeburn, Jonagold, Granny Smith, and Golden Delicious, which are custom packaged in tray packs, bags, loose bushels, and gift boxes. The company also owns Okanogan Estate & Vineyards.

Toshiba

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Toshiba products play an active role, be it in computing, controlling, powering, or communicating -- transporting, cooking, playing, or even elevating. The company's portfolio includes personal and professional computers (notebook PCs, servers), telecommunications and medical equipment (mobile phones, X-ray machines), industrial machinery (power plant reactors, elevators), consumer appliances (microwaves, DVD players), electronic components (electron tubes, batteries), and semiconductors. Its portfolio also includes air traffic control and railway transportation systems. Customers outside of Japan account for about half of Toshiba's revenues.