Dell boosts plant capacity

Dell boosts plant capacity

KUALA LUMPUR (AFX-ASIA): Dell Computer Corp said it will
triple its production capacity in Malaysia by opening a second
plant in Penang next month.

Dell Asia-Pacific customer centre vice-president Simon Wong
declined to reveal the additional investment planned but said the
move will give the company "significant space to plan for
further expansion over the next three years."

Wong said the U.S. slowdown is not expected to affect Dell's
operations in the Asia-Pacific region.

Dell's existing plant in Penang, which opened in 1995, employs
1,600 workers and produces a wide range of products including
notebook and desktop computers.

Wong also said Dell is considering supplying the U.S. market
with notebook computers from its Malaysian plant.