Dell Inc.

History

Year	Detail
1984	Michael Dell founded PC's Limited with $1,000 and a game-changing vision for how technology should be designed, manufactured and sold.
1987	After the company's launch and the building of its first computer system, Dell opens its first international subsidiary in the U.K.
1988	The company, officially renamed Dell Computer Corporation, opened a manufacturing center in Ireland just two years later, established in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
1995	Dell expands worldwide operations in Europe, Asia, Japan, and the Americas, driving big ideas across the globe.
1996	The company took sales online in 1996, setting the bar for e-commerce worldwide. Dell rapidly expands its global operations by opening the first Asia-Pacific Customer Centre in Penang, Malaysia.
1998	Dell opened a new integrated sales, manufacturing and support center in Xiamen, China and announced manufacturing sites in Ireland, Brazil and the U.S.
1999	Eldorado do Sul, Brazil, has gained a new manufacturing operations center to serve customers better in Latin America.
2001	Dell inks an agreement with storage leader EMC to enable more affordable enterprise-class storage area network solutions for customers of all sizes.
2006	EMC opens a new software development center in Shanghai, the company's first China-based research and development facility.
2013	Michael Dell and private equity firm Silver Lake Partners buy back Dell from public shareholders to accelerate its solutions strategy and to focus on the innovations and long-term investments with the most customer value.
2016	The Dell journey and the EMC journey join to reach customers and their great ideas globally and to drive human progress. The newly combined Dell Technologies marks the completion of the biggest tech deal in history.
2021	GE, Dell Technologies Introduce 'Apex' as a Service Offering, Aiming to Simplify Global IT Operations and Reduce Costs. Dell Technologies Launches Telecom Software and Solutions to Accelerate 5G Deployments and Open RAN Innovation.
2022	Dell Technologies, MegaZone Cloud, and Apex Business Expansion MOU Signed Opens Briefing Center 'DMZ EBC' for Solution and Service Demonstration. Dell Technologies and Fujitsu Collaborate to Accelerate Global Adoption of Open RAN.
2023	CrowdStrike and Dell Technologies Join Forces to Transform Commercial PC Cybersecurity. Dell brings together the world's broadest GenAI infrastructure portfolio with the world's most comprehensive multi-cloud portfolio to help lead the AI revolution.
2024	Dell Technologies and Ericsson Announce Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Cloud Transformation of Communications Networks. Dell Technologies Enters Strategic Partnership with Nokia to Accelerate Cloud Transformation in Telecom Networking.