Dell on course for €60bn sales target

DELL INC, the world’s second-largest personal computer maker, has said second-quarter profit rose to 24 cents a share as sales increased, while net income was $621 million in the period ended August 1.

Sales rose to $9.78 billion, making it the sixth straight quarter that Dell has exceeded revenue from the year-earlier period.

Dell founder Michael Dell said services and new products will continue to attract customers and help meet the goal of raising annual sales to $60bn from $35.4bn last year.