Information technology (IT) and telecommunications equipment: mainframes, minicomputers, personal computers, laptops, notebooks, printers, telephones, and cell phones.
But the equipment was boxy mainframe technology, probably from the 1960's, he guessed, and he did not pursue computer training beyond high school.
Mainframes, peripheral equipment and personal computers all suffered, with the personal computer group's profits also being hurt by the costs of shutting down I.B.M.'s money-losing retail channels.
The Information and Telecommunication Systems segment offers systems integration, outsourcing services, software, disk array subsystems, servers, mainframes, telecommunications equipment, and an automated teller machine (ATM) services.
AFTER WORKING ALL DAY designing mainframe computer-networking equipment for Harris Corp. in Dallas, Tex., John McHale often headed for a local tanning salon.
Over a century, the company has nimbly transitioned from punch-card accounting equipment (its original business) to large mainframe computers, to personal computers, and finally to information-technology — each time facing skepticism from analysts who thought I.B.M. might be too big, too old or too entrenched to adapt.
In the past, tasks now handled by the company's equipment required much more costly minicomputers, mainframes or even supercomputers.
But Dell's risk is that the march grinds to a halt as it approaches the proprietary bastions of storage, mainframe computers, switches and networking equipment.
But Dell's risk is that the march will grind to a halt as it approaches the proprietary bastions of storage, mainframe computers, switches and networking equipment.
Blade servers, high-end servers, mainframes, data storage and communications equipment will require substantially more facility investment.
