Competitive Analysis Industry competitors by product: Gateway, Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, and IBM are Dell’s top competitors. Dell sells directly to consumers via the Internet and telephone. Dell's product is build to order computers including desktops, workstations, network servers, and laptops. Dell offers a wide range of optional peripherals such as monitors, cable, video, modems, and data storage. Dell also includes several vendor options such as Kingston Technology, Microsoft, 3COM, Cisco Systems. Dell is the world …showed first 75 words of 2458 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2458 total…choice for a strategic partnership. Dell continues to use technology in an innovative manner pushing the envelope on how business is conducted. It appears that Michael Dell has found an excellent pace for Dell from the innovative uses of technology to the impeccable timing of transition from one product to the next, Dell Computer is driving forward at a neck breaking speed and shows no signs of slowing. Overall company strength and strategic partnership level: 4