17% DROP IN PROFIT SPELLS A POSSIBLE SHUTDOWN IN 18MONTHS

Dell, in a management filing this week, powerfully recommended that it intended to minimize its network of factories as part of the computer company�s force to condense costs. At the conclusion of previous month, Dell dissatisfied investors by reporting a surprising 17 percent plunge in quarterly revenue, even though its sales augmented 11 percent. Dell held responsible the profit drop chiefly on