Dell Awarded Perfect Score in 2010 Corporate Equality Index

• Dell earns sixth consecutive perfect 100 percent 
• Further supports Dell’s commitment to diversity and equal employment opportunity

ROUND ROCK, Texas, Sept. 14, 2009 – Dell earned a perfect score of 100 percent for the sixth consecutive year in the 2010 Corporate Equality Index, an annual survey administered by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation. The HRC reported that its efforts and companies like Dell are protecting more than 9 million workers from discrimination in the workplace.

Embracing inclusion and diversity is essential to Dell’s business at all levels of the organization and serves as a key advantage for the company. Last month Dell also joined the HRC and the Business Coalition for Workplace Fairness to support the passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). This law would provide basic protections against workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

Dell’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) employee group, Dell PRIDE, was founded in 2002 and is focused on effectively attracting and retaining valuable LGBT employees. Members of Dell PRIDE actively participate in a large number of outside initiatives including the AIDS Walks in our local US sites, the Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival and Out & Equal’s Workplace Summit.

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“We appreciate the recognition from the HRC with our sixth straight perfect score. We thank the HRC for being a tireless champion of diversity. Diversity and inclusion are critical components in Dell’s long-term success and the LGBT community is a valuable group to our employees, customers and partners,” said Gil Casellas, vice president of corporate responsibility for Dell.

“The Human Rights Campaign Foundation congratulates Dell on achieving 100 percent on the Corporate Equality Index 2010 for the sixth year. As one of the top-rated businesses this year, Dell has again demonstrated its commitment to fairness and equality for all employees,” said Daryl Herrschaft, Director of the Workplace Project at the HRC Foundation.

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