Dell pledges to beat revised sales forecasts

Dell expects to beat its fourth quarter earnings warning with total annual sales of $32bn for the financial year ending 2 February.

Earlier this month Dell, along with several other computer giants, issued an earnings warning, the fifth in the past year, after announcing that it did not expect to make its initial forecast of $32bn. The full results are due on 15 February, but speaking at an ebusiness seminar today in Copenhagen, Michael Dell, CEO and founder of Dell, said the company would meet its initial sales target, with 50 per cent of those sales coming online. The company has recently refocused its business slant, moving away from its traditional PC focus to concentrate on the opportunities in the server market.