By John Mark V. Tuazon
Computerworld Philippines
May 31, 2010

IT solutions and equipment vendor Dell posted modest growths for the first quarter of 2010, garnering 25% gains in its large enterprise business to reach US$4.2 billion in revenues, a ranking official said recently.

Asia continues to stand out in Dell’s overall performance, delivering stellar growth of over 33% to deliver $2.7 billion in revenue year-on-year to the tech firm, announced Steve Felice, president, global CSMB (Consumer and SMB) business, Dell.

“Asia gave a well-balanced performance for Dell, posting healthy revenue growth in every country except Japan, where revenues were a plateau,” he explained.

Much of the growth came from the company’s server line, where Dell had a 39% increase in revenue, as well as in storage products, which grew more than 75%. The addition of Perot Systems to the company’s portfolio boosted their services revenue to deliver 53% gains globally.

While Felice had no specific numbers for the Philippines, the Dell executive remarked that the country posted a “very healthy growth” in the first quarter, with a high future growth potential in the succeeding quarters.

Felice likewise said that they have established a larger branch office in the country, with a possible move for a full subsidiary soon. “We see enough growth to warrant a structure,” he explained, “but I have no update on the legal entity status just yet, so I can’t comment on the timeframe.”

Dell currently has a stable base of operations for contact centers in the Philippines. Dell’s Asia Pacific office is headquartered in Singapore, while it maintains a manufacturing plant in Penang, Malaysia.

Just recently, its former country manager, Barry Bunyi, resigned from his post for undisclosed reasons. Dell has yet to officially announce Bunyi’s replacement as of writing.

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