Alienware is an American computer hardware company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Dell, Inc.[2] It mainly assembles third party components into desktops and laptops with custom enclosures for high-performance gaming. These products also support graphically intense applications such as video editing, simulation, and audio editing. Alienware also offers for sale rebadged computer peripherals, such as headsets, computer mouses, monitors and keyboards. Their hardware has distinctive "sci-fi" styling, typically including decorative lighting. Alienware was founded in 1996 by Nelson Gonzalez and Alex Aguila. Alienware's corporate headquarters is located in The Hammocks, unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, near Miami.
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Established in 1996 by Nelson Gonzalez and Alex Aguila, Alienware assembles high end performance desktops, notebooks, and workstations. According to employees, the Alienware name was chosen because of the founders' fondness for the hit television series The X-Files, hence the theme to their products, with names such as Area-51, Hangar18, m15x, and Aurora.[5]
Alienware was originally established to tap a niche in the high performance gaming market, which back then was not on the radar of the major PC manufacturers such as Dell. Since high-end hardware was not widely distributed, the company's founders formed an OEM which sold personal computers with the highest performing hardware and settings according to benchmarks[citation needed]. The company products are also differentiated by their science-fiction based designs.
[edit]Acquisition and current status
Dell considered buying Alienware since 2002, but did not take any action until March 22, 2006, when it agreed to purchase the company.[6] The new subsidiary maintained its autonomy in terms of design and marketing. However, Alienware's access to Dell's supply chain, purchasing power, and economies of scale would lower its operating costs.[7]
Initially, Dell maintained its competing XPS line of gaming PCs, often selling computers with the same specifications. The XPS line may have hurt Alienware's market share within its high-end market segment. Due to corporate restructuring in the spring of 2008, the XPS brand was scaled down.[citation needed] Product development of gaming PCs was consolidated with Dell's gaming division, with Alienware becoming Dell's premier gaming brand.[8] On June 2, 2009, The M17x was introduced as the First Alienware/Dell branded system. Alienware now represents the premium performance space in Dell’s consumer family of products.[9] This launch also expands Alienware’s global reach from six to 45 countries.
Benefits/Rewards
One of the many advantages of working for Dell is the opportunity to more effectively manage the health and financial needs of you and your family. We offer a comprehensive employee benefits package that allows you to choose and build your own health plan, participate in health improvement programs to maintain, improve and manage your health, and improve your personal financial bottom line via our 401(k), and incentive cash and/or bonus plans.
Of course, at Dell, our rewards package is only one part of the Total Value of your career. Working for a winning company, enjoying a challenging work environment, and collaborating with talented team members are all inherent benefits in every one of our careers. And of course, so is learning, growing and continually developing.
Any or all of our benefits may be changed, eliminated, or replaced at any time in accordance with the terms of the particular benefit plans. Ultimately, we think you'll find that we make every effort to cover all the possibilities of what goes into a great career.
Extending Our Global Success
Leadership. Performance. A commitment to expansion. These are the principles that have secured our success in the marketplace and enhanced our ability to anticipate and address the industry’s needs. Our unique position as a technology leader ensures that you’ll always be challenged in your work and supported in reaching your most ambitious goals.
To hear more, take a look at our open positions, or hear direct from our employees about Careers at Dell
Established in 1996 by Nelson Gonzalez and Alex Aguila, Alienware assembles high end performance desktops, notebooks, and workstations. According to employees, the Alienware name was chosen because of the founders' fondness for the hit television series The X-Files, hence the theme to their products, with names such as Area-51, Hangar18, m15x, and Aurora.[5]
Alienware was originally established to tap a niche in the high performance gaming market, which back then was not on the radar of the major PC manufacturers such as Dell. Since high-end hardware was not widely distributed, the company's founders formed an OEM which sold personal computers with the highest performing hardware and settings according to benchmarks[citation needed]. The company products are also differentiated by their science-fiction based designs.
[edit]Acquisition and current status
Dell considered buying Alienware since 2002, but did not take any action until March 22, 2006, when it agreed to purchase the company.[6] The new subsidiary maintained its autonomy in terms of design and marketing. However, Alienware's access to Dell's supply chain, purchasing power, and economies of scale would lower its operating costs.[7]
Initially, Dell maintained its competing XPS line of gaming PCs, often selling computers with the same specifications. The XPS line may have hurt Alienware's market share within its high-end market segment. Due to corporate restructuring in the spring of 2008, the XPS brand was scaled down.[citation needed] Product development of gaming PCs was consolidated with Dell's gaming division, with Alienware becoming Dell's premier gaming brand.[8] On June 2, 2009, The M17x was introduced as the First Alienware/Dell branded system. Alienware now represents the premium performance space in Dell’s consumer family of products.[9] This launch also expands Alienware’s global reach from six to 45 countries.
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