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CNET News.com: Dell increases sales, beats analysts’ estimates

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 18, 1999

“Net earnings totaled $507 million, an increase of 46 percent
over year-ago results.”

“Revenue grew to $6.14 billion for the quarter, an increase of
42 percent compared to year-ago results…”

“The company continues to increase the amount of business it
conducts over the Internet, selling $30 million a day worth of
products–about 40 percent of its overall sales–through its Web
site.”

“…sales to consumers increased 100 percent from the
previous quarter, with more than half of those sales conducted
online.
In fact, Dell appears to… have taken the lead over
direct rival Gateway in the combined consumer and small-business
market.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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