4 posts and columns on David Frink

Dell Mobile Boss Bails

in News on November 18, 2010 at 6:15 am PT

Ron Garriques, president of Dell’s communication solutions group and the guy who led the company’s recent forays into the smartphone and tablet spaces, is leaving the company.
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Dell Polishes Off Polish Ops

in News on December 3, 2009 at 7:07 am PT

Dell is unloading another PC factory. The company is selling off its two-year-old computer manufacturing plant in Lodz, Poland, to Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer, for an undisclosed sum.
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Dell Adds 905 Employees to North Carolina Labor Pool

in News on October 8, 2009 at 7:15 am PT

So much for Dell’s personal computer manufacturing operations in the United States. On Wednesday, the PC maker said it would close its plant in Winston-Salem, N.C., as part of a long-term restructuring that will see it cut costs by $4 billion by the end of fiscal 2011. Over 900 employees will lose their jobs as a result.
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Well, This Should Do Wonders for Dell Customer Service …

in News on November 4, 2008 at 2:52 pm PT

Weakening economic conditions have forced Dell to add a new benefit to its already tenuous employee salary packages: a week of unpaid leave. In an effort to “better position the company for long-term competitiveness,” the company is asking workers to consider taking five days off without pay–the theory being that five days off without pay is better than six months off on unemployment in a lousy economy.