Dell Keeps on Innovating

Way back when the Web was new, and companies were just starting to use it, Michael Dell started up a new venture to sell computers to people on demand. What set his new business apart from others that preceded it was that it didn't carry inventory, it didn't build the computers until they had been sold. This simple (conceptually anyway) innovation revolutionized the field of supply chain management, and set the stage for countless new companies in the information age.

Now, Dell is still innovating, this time in tune with the major trends of the time - SaaS, the Cloud and virtualization. The company is moving beyond hardware into service, something that all big companies (e.g. IBM) must eventually do. For an interesting article on Dell's current initiatives, check out this link.