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Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL SEHK: 4331), an American computer-hardware company based in Round Rock, Texas, develops, manufactures, sells and supports personal computers, servers, data storage devices, network switches, personal digital assistants (PDAs), software, televisions, computer peripherals and other technology-related products. As of 2006, Dell employed more than 78,700 people worldwide. Formerly holding a substantial lead in sales of PCs and of servers[citation needed], the company recently slipped behind Hewlett-Packard (HP) in these markets[citation needed].

In 2006, Fortune magazine ranked Dell as the 25th-largest company in the Fortune 500 list, 8th on its annual Top 20 list of the most-admired companies in the United States. A 2006 publication identified Dell as one of 38 high-performance companies in the S&P 500, which consistently out-performed the market over the previous 15 years.

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Dell expands linux offerings

According to Mark Shuttleworth, founder of the Linux distribution Ubuntu, Dell is pleased with the demand for Ubuntu computers. The company has been distributing computers with Ubuntu since May this year and is planning to expand the Linux offerings.