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EMC Reports 37% Storage Revenue Growth, Expansion of Market Lead in First Quarter; Networked Information Storage Revenue up 158%; Software Revenue up 73%.


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HOPKINTON Hopkinton is the name of several towns in the United States:
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, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 2001

EMC Corporation EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) is an American Fortune 500 and S&P 500 manufacturer of software and systems for information management and storage. It is headquartered in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, USA.  (NYSE NYSE

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:EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. ) today reported strong financial results for the first quarter of 2001, reflecting its expanding lead in the worldwide market for information storage solutions, one of the fastest-growing business segments in today's economy.

Information storage revenue for the first quarter grew 37% compared with the first quarter of 2000 to $2.26 billion. This strong quarterly growth was highlighted by 158% year-to-year revenue growth in networked information storage, which totaled $833 million during the quarter; and 73% year-to-year growth in information storage software revenue, which reached $468 million. Information storage-related revenue represented 97% of EMC's total consolidated revenue during the quarter.

Total consolidated revenue for the first quarter was $2.34 billion, 29% higher than the first quarter of 2000. Net income for the quarter was $399 million, up 20% compared with the first quarter of 2000. On a diluted di·lute  
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 basis, earnings per share were $0.18 in the quarter, 20% higher than the $0.15 earned in the first quarter of 2000 (adjusted for a 2-for-1 stock split effective June June: see month.  2, 2000).

Mike Ruettgers, EMC Executive Chairman, said, "In times like these companies are investing in EMC products and services in order to save money and deliver business impact. Information storage continues to be the fastest-growing major segment of IT, as the efficiency-boosting benefits of information consolidation, networked information storage deployment and storage management software tools become more widely appreciated. We believe that most IT budgets in the U.S. and many in international markets are now in their final firming stages for the year, reflecting both the current economic outlook and the realization (specification) realization - A UML semantic relationship between a classifier that specifies a contract and another classifier that guarantees to carry it out.

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 that information is at the center of business."

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, EMC President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , said, "With 37% growth in information storage revenue, it's it's  

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 clear we gained substantial market share in Q1. Our highest growth is coming from the areas that deliver the greatest impact to customers: networked information storage and information storage software. We extended our already substantial lead in networked information storage, which encompasses both SANs (storage area networks) and NAS (1) See network access server.

(2) (Network Attached Storage) A specialized file server that connects to the network. A NAS device contains a slimmed-down operating system and a file system and processes only I/O requests by supporting the popular
 (network-attached storage See NAS. ) implementations. Gartner (Gartner, Inc., Stamford, CT, www.gartner.com) The largest information technology consulting firm that specializes in research and analysis. Founded in 1979 by Gideon Gartner, it has grown through acquisitions, including Dataquest in 1995 and Techrepublic in 2000.  Dataquest (Dataquest Inc., San Jose, CA, www.dataquest.com) A major market research and analysis firm in the information field. Dataquest offers market intelligence on more than 25 topics and provides conferences, annual subscriptions and custom research.  reported this week that our #1 market share position in storage management software grew by almost six points to 25.5% in 2000, and our industry-leading 73% software growth in Q1 will only add to that lead."

Tucci continued, "EMC is delivering what customers want. EMC has the products and services that help customers conform to Verb 1. conform to - satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?"
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 tight budgets and labor resources while easing information management challenges. At a time when the economic climate has brought increased expense controls at most companies, nearly 4,900 customers and prospects from 970 different companies traveled to visit EMC's Executive Briefing Centers in Massachusetts Massachusetts (măsəch`sĭts), most populous of the New England states of the NE United States. , Ireland Ireland, Irish Eire (âr`ə) [to it are related the poetic Erin and perhaps the Latin Hibernia], island, 32,598 sq mi (84,429 sq km), second largest of the British Isles.  and Japan during the first quarter. That was 54% more than in the first quarter of 2000, a leading indicator Leading Indicator

A measurable economic factor that changes before the economy starts to follow a particular pattern or trend. Leading indicators are used to predict changes in the economy, but are not always accurate.
 of storage spending as well as the rising interest in the EMC Offering. From the best hardware platforms Each hardware platform, or CPU family, has a unique machine language. All software presented to the computer for execution must be in the binary coded machine language of that CPU. Following is a list of the major hardware platforms in existence today. See platform.  and the most functional set of software products, to the most advanced and open networked information storage solutions and unmatched customer and professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. , the EMC Offering has never been more compelling."

Highlights of the first quarter included EMC being named Wal-Mart Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism.  Supplier of the Year for 2000, the first time a technology vendor has ever been chosen for this prestigious honor As a verb, to accept a bill of exchange, or to pay a note, check, or accepted bill, at maturity. To pay or to accept and pay, or, where a credit so engages, to purchase or discount a draft complying with the terms of the draft. , which is based on collaboration Working together on a project. See collaborative software.  and ongoing support; the introduction of the EMC CLARiiON This article or section is written like an .
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(R) FC4700 networked storage system (code-named Chameleon chameleon (kəmē`lēən, –mēl`yən), small- to medium-sized lizard of the family Chamaeleonidae. About eighty species are found in sub-Saharan Africa, with a few in S Asia. ), completing the rollout of the world's first system able to be implemented in NAS, SAN, direct-attached or clustered environments; new ESN (Electronic Serial Number) A unique identification number built into a cellphone for security purposes.  Manager software for mixed-vendor SAN environments and new SnapView and MirrorView software for CLARiiON; and the EMC Proven Professional Certification Professional certification, trade certification, or professional designation, often called simply certification or qualification, is a designation earned by a person to assure that he/she is qualified to perform a job or task.  Program, which will train and qualify thousands of information storage professionals and certify cer·ti·fy  
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 candidates for commonly accepted information storage management roles. EMC also launched its largest worldwide branding initiative ever, reinforcing EMC as "where information lives"; and EMC's CLARiiON IP4700 won the eWEEK
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 infrastructure product.

Also during the quarter, International Data Corp. (IDC) reported that EMC extended its market share lead in storage systems during 2000, gaining more share than any other supplier in every major segment of the worldwide information storage market; EMC rose to #216 on the FORTUNE 500 list of America's largest companies, and was named #1 in both 5- and 10-year shareholder return among all FORTUNE 500 companies; and in placing #12 on the BusinessWeek BusinessWeek is a business magazine published by McGraw-Hill. It was first published in 1929 (as The Business Week) under the direction of Malcolm Muir, who was serving as president of the McGraw-Hill Publishing company at the time.  50 ranking of the best-performing companies of the S&P500, EMC became the only company ranked among the top 20 in all five years since the list began.

EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC) is the world leader in information storage systems, software, networks and services, providing the information infrastructure for a connected world. Information about EMC's products and services can be found at http://www.EMC.com.

This release contains "forward-looking statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
" as defined under the Federal Securities Laws. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk factors, including but not limited to: (i) adverse changes in economic conditions in various geographic markets and fluctuating fluc·tu·ate  
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 currency exchange rates; (ii) an unexpected decline in the revenue growth rate without a corresponding decline in costs; (iii) competitive factors, including but not limited to pricing pressures, in the computer storage and server markets; (iv) component quality and availability; (v) rapid technological and market change and the transition to new products; (vi) the relative and varying rates of product price and component cost declines; (vii) the ability to attract and retain highly qualified employees; (viii) the uneven pattern of quarterly sales; (ix) risks associated with strategic investments and acquisitions; (x) the Company's ability to execute on its plans; and (xi) other one-time one-time
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 events and other important factors disclosed previously and from time to time in EMC's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

                            EMC CORPORATION
                   Consolidated Statements of Income
                 (in thousands, except per share data)
                              (unaudited)

                                             Three Months Ended
                                           March 31,       March 31,
                                             2001            2000
Revenues:
 Net sales                               $ 2,056,926     $ 1,625,447
 Service and rental                          287,869         197,151
                                           2,344,795       1,822,598

Cost and expenses:
 Cost of products                            876,611         650,880
 Cost of service                             175,673         140,179
 Research and development                    224,040         161,780
 Selling, general, and administrative        593,036         448,119

Operating income                             475,435         421,640

Investment income                             71,609          40,643
Interest expense                              (3,258)         (6,871)
Other income/(expense), net                    2,506            (636)

Income before taxes                          546,292         454,776
Provision for income taxes                   147,497         122,789

Net income                               $   398,795     $   331,987

Net income per weighted
 average share, basic                    $      0.18     $      0.16

Net income per weighted
 average share, diluted                  $      0.18     $      0.15

 Weighted average
  shares, basic                            2,203,865       2,105,673

 Weighted average
  shares, diluted                          2,248,773       2,236,181

As a % of total revenue:
 Gross margin                                   55.1%           56.6%
 Selling, general and administrative            25.3%           24.6%
 Research and development                        9.6%            8.9%
 Operating income                               20.3%           23.1%
 Net income                                     17.0%           18.2%


                            EMC CORPORATION
                 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
                            (in thousands)
                              (unaudited)

                                           March 31,    December 31,
                                             2001            2000
Assets:
Cash and short-term investments          $ 2,408,820     $ 2,656,952
Accounts receivable                        1,915,406       2,114,368
Inventories                                1,067,336       1,024,964
Other current assets                         394,088         303,767
Total current assets                       5,785,650       6,100,051
Long-term investments                      2,240,827       2,088,379
Property, plant and equipment              1,640,606       1,510,088
Other assets                                 788,446         839,281
 Total assets                            $10,455,529     $10,537,799

Liabilities and equity:
Current liabilities                      $ 1,919,297     $ 2,113,647
Deferred income taxes                        101,278         100,913
Long-term obligations                         56,651         146,030
Stockholders' equity                       8,378,303       8,177,209
 Total liabilities and equity            $10,455,529     $10,537,799


                            EMC CORPORATION
                 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
                            (in thousands)
                              (unaudited)

  Proforma- December 31, 2000 reflects Spinoff of McData Corporation

                                           March 31,    December 31,
                                             2001           2000
Assets:
Cash and short-term investments          $ 2,408,820     $ 2,291,262
Accounts receivable                        1,915,406       2,099,660
Inventories                                1,067,336       1,001,859
Other current assets                         394,088         291,068
Total current assets                       5,785,650       5,683,849
Long-term investments                      2,240,827       2,066,001
Property, plant and equipment              1,640,606       1,483,194
Other assets                                 788,446         837,475
 Total assets                            $10,455,529     $10,070,519

Liabilities and equity:
Current liabilities                      $ 1,919,297     $ 2,101,804
Deferred income taxes                        101,278         100,913
Long-term obligations                         56,651          33,371
Stockholders' equity                       8,378,303       7,834,431
 Total liabilities and equity            $10,455,529     $10,070,519


                            EMC Corporation
                      Supplemental Financial Data
                           Revenue Analysis
                             (in millions)
                              (unaudited)

Revenue analysis -
new format

                              Q1 1999 Q2 1999 Q3 1999 Q4 1999 YTD 1999

Storage Revenue
 Information Storage Systems   $1,003  $1,137  $1,152  $1,273   $4,565

 Information Storage Software     155     179     207     281      822

 Information Storage Services      75      84      93     110      362

Total Information
 Storage Revenues               1,233   1,400   1,451   1,664    5,748

  Other Businesses                250     248     257     212      967

Total Consolidated Revenues    $1,483  $1,648  $1,709  $1,876   $6,716


Revenue analysis -
historic format

                              Q1 1999 Q2 1999 Q3 1999 Q4 1999 YTD 1999

Storage Revenue
 Enterprise Systems            $  861  $  986  $1,014  $1,146   $4,006

 Software                         155     179     207     281      822

 ESCON, misc. (by McData)          39      46      24      34      143

  Subtotal                      1,056   1,210   1,244   1,461    4,971

 Service/Rental                    72      82      89     107      350

 Base EMC                       1,128   1,292   1,334   1,568    5,322

 Midrange (CLARiiON)
  Product and Service             106     108     118      96      427

Total Storage Revenue           1,233   1,400   1,451   1,664    5,748

Data General
 Data General Systems             155     154     167     121      596

 Data General Service              95      94      91      91      371

Total Data General                250     248     257     212      967

Total Consolidated EMC         $1,483  $1,648  $1,709  $1,876   $6,716


Note:  Amounts may not foot due to rounding.


                            EMC Corporation
                      Supplemental Financial Data
                           Revenue Analysis
                             (in millions)
                              (unaudited)

Revenue analysis -
new format

                      Q1 2000 Q2 2000 Q3 2000 Q4 2000 YTD 2000 Q1 2001

Storage Revenue
 Information Storage
  Systems              $1,267  $1,516  $1,647  $1,816   $6,246  $1,564

 Information Storage
  Software                270     350     332     483    1,435     468

 Information Storage
  Services                116     134     161     200      612     232

Total Information
 Storage Revenues       1,654   2,001   2,141   2,498    8,293   2,264

 Other Businesses         169     145     142     123      580      81

Total Consolidated
 Revenues              $1,823  $2,146  $2,283  $2,621   $8,873  $2,345


Revenue analysis -
historic format

                      Q1 2000 Q2 2000 Q3 2000 Q4 2000 YTD 2000 Q1 2001

Storage Revenue
 Enterprise Systems    $1,132  $1,340  $1,451  $1,596   $5,519  $1,378

 Software                 270     350     332     483    1,435     468

 ESCON, misc
  (by McData)              39      37      34      43      153      26

  Subtotal              1,440   1,728   1,817   2,122    7,107   1,872

 Service/Rental           115     132     159     197      604     228

 Base EMC               1,556   1,860   1,976   2,319    7,711   2,100

 Midrange (CLARiiON)
  Product and Service      98     141     165     179      582     164

Total Storage
 Revenue                1,654   2,001   2,141   2,498    8,293   2,264

Data General
 Data General
  Systems                  88      69      71      57      286      25

 Data General
  Service                  81      76      71      66      294      56

Total Data
 General                  169     145     142     123      580      81

Total Consolidated EMC $1,823  $2,146  $2,283  $2,621   $8,873  $2,345


Note:  Amounts may not foot due to rounding.
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