Dell Inc, the world's second-largest maker of personal
computers, will hire sales and customer-service workers in China
and India amid an expansion in Asia as expanding economies spur
consumer spending.
"We want to grow our presence in the retail stores and on our
own," Steve Felice, president of Dell's Asia operations, said in an
interview in Singapore on Friday.
Dell seeks to expand Asia's 14 percent contribution to its
revenue to cope with falling demand in the United States and to
catch up with larger rival Hewlett-Packard Co.
Texas-based Dell's sales in Asia rose 18 percent in the fiscal
third quarter ended on November 2, while Hewlett-Packard's gained
20 percent in the most recent three-month period. The region
accounts for 17 percent of Hewlett-Packard's sales.
Dell was Asia's third-largest computer seller, with an 8.8
percent share, in the third quarter, behind Hewlett-Packard and
Lenovo Group Ltd, according to researcher IDC.
"We've gained share in every emerging market," Felice said,
without specifying figures.
(Shanghai Daily December 3, 2007)
