Total revenue in the quarter ended April 30 was $14.9 billion, a 21-percent increase from a year ago.

Large Enterprise revenue was $4.2 billion, up 25 percent, led by a 61-percent increase in server revenue and a 44-percent increase in services revenue. Operating income for the quarter was $283 million, a 47-percent improvement. As Dell commercial customers were increasing their spending, they had more enterprise choices with the introduction of PowerEdge blade, rack-mount and tower servers along with enhancements to Dell Lifecycle Controller and Dell Management Console (DMC). These solutions offer customers a robust platform and management capability for virtualization, server consolidation, mission-critical business and database applications. 

Small and Medium Business revenue was $3.5 billion, up 19 percent. Operating income was $313 million, a 36 percent increase. Dell serves more than 10 million SMB customers globally and has more than 50,000 registered and certified partners in Dell’s Channel Program PartnerDirect.

Consumer revenue was $3.2 billion, a 16-percent increase, with operating income of $17 million. Shipments increased 20 percent.

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