Dell Canada 25 years of celebrates it’s 20’s Dell in Canada 25 anniversary 2013 on May 26. Since its founding 25 years ago Dell Canada has listened to its customers and delivered innovative • Dell among the first to introduce touch enabled technology and services that give Windows 8 devices. them the power to do more. • Dell named among Greater Toronto Area’s top 95 employers by Canada’s top employers. • Dell named Polycultural Immigration and dell.ca Community Services (PICS) employer of the year. • Dell announces its first Canadian Powering the Possible partnership – recipient is Boys and 2012 Girls Club Canada. 10’s • Acquisitions include AppAssure, SonicWALL, Clerity, Make Technologies, Wyse, Quest, Gale Technologies and Credant. • Named on the Maclean's/Jantzi-Sustainalytics list 2011 of the Top 50 socially responsible corporations in Canada for 2011, 2012 and 2013. • Dell Canada recognized by the Progressive Employers of Canada for its contribution to leading change in the workplace for working parents and their families. • Dell makes several key acquisitions including Boomi®, 2010 • Dell acquires Perot Systems and launches Dell™ Exanet, InSite One®, KACE™, Ocarina™ Networks, Services, giving customers end-to-end IT services Scalent™ and Dell Compellent®. to help lower total cost of IT ownership. 2009 • First retail engagement in Canada. 2008 • Channel partner program introduced in Canada. • Dell ramps up its social media • Dell acquires storage leader EqualLogic™. 2007 eorts – joins Twitter and creates IdeaStorm.com • Dell Canada ranked No. five on the list of • Dell tops the list of "America’s most admired “Most admired corporate cultures” in Canada. 2006 2005 companies" in Fortune Magazine. • Dell acquires computer gaming • Dell Canada launches its recycling program. company Alienware. 00’s • Dell becomes China’s third largest provider of computer 2004 • Dell introduces printers, rounding systems and services. out its product portfolio. 2003 • Dell launches the PowerEdge™ 2002 1655MC — their first blade server. 2001 • Dell becomes the No. one computer systems provider worldwide. • Sales on dell.com reach $40 million a day, making it one of the highest- 2000 volume e-commerce sites in the world. • Dell is ranked No. one in PCs in the U.S., No. one worldwide in PCs for large and medium businesses and No. one in worldwide workstation shipments. 1999 • Celebrated 10 year anniversary in Canada with gala event at the ROM. 1998 • Dell rounds out data centre oerings • Head oce moves to 155 Gordon Baker Rd, with the PowerVault™ series — 1997 North York, ON – current HO site. a robust line of storage products. • Dell ships its 10-millionth PC. • Dell.com launches, generating $one million in • Dell expands worldwide operations in sales per day after six months of operation. 1996 1995 Europe, Asia, Japan and the Americas. • Head oce relocated to 230 Consumers Road, Toronto, ON. 90’s • Dell introduces the PowerEdge™ server 1994 line, challenging the proprietary network • First $one million quarter in Canada. server market. • Dell debuts on the Fortune 500 list. Michael Dell becomes the youngest 1992 CEO to receive this honour. • Dell joins the ranks of the top five 1993 computer system makers worldwide. • Moved oces to 121 Granton, Richmond Hill, ON. • Entered the personal computer • Dell Servers introduced to Canada (433TE). 1990 notebook business. 1991 • Michael Dell appears on the cover of Fortune Magazine. • May 26, 1988, established in Canada as PCs Limited with oces and manufacturing at 2 East Beaver Creek, Richmond Hill, ON – when Dell went public on June 22, 1988 the name changed to Dell 1989 1988 Computer Corporation. • Michael Dell visits to celebrate • First Canadian order received for a 20MHz Dell Canada’s first anniversary 386 system for approximately $10,000. 80’s with 51 employees..