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In nature
it�s called the tsunami, a fast-moving wall of water that can
reach heights of 80 feet and crush everything in its path. In
business and society it�s called the information economy, a tidal
wave of content in the form of e-mail, e-commerce, business applications,
stock quotes, news, massive databases, video, voice, music, and
more. Organizations can either ride the wave to
prosperity or drown in its turbulence. Now more than ever, the
determining factors are the strength, flexibility, and intelligence
of their information infrastructures.
EMC builds
the most robust, secure, and trusted information storage infrastructure
in the world. We call it the EMC E-Infostructure. Our customers,
as you�ll see in the profiles that follow this letter, call it
�The rock�the foundation of my business.� E-Infostructure ensures
uninterrupted, round-the-clock access to absolutely all the information
they need to prosper in the new economy. In fact, with E-Infostructure,
global enterprises and dot-com companies not only stay online
all the time, but make faster, smarter decisions. That, in turn,
helps them build new products, new services, and even new businesses
out of information.
Leading A Market With No Limits
The size
of the information universe today is almost inconceivable. Just
think of the one billion pages of information on the Web alone.
Imagine how much larger the information universe will become,
with corporate data doubling every year. Think of how essential
rapid, reliable access to information is to an organization�s
competitiveness.
Think of
the nearly boundless demand for an E-Infostructure that can manage
and harness the data tidal wave. Then think of EMC as the caretaker
of the world�s information that touches each of our lives every
day. Our customers do. They include 94 of the Fortune 100,
45 of the BusinessWeek 50, eight of the top 10 Internet
Service Providers, 25 of the DAX 30, 66 of the FTSE 100, and Japan�s
top three Internet Service Providers. Taken together, these developments
show EMC E-Infostructure emerging as the de facto standard for
information infrastructure. We see a market opportunity for EMC
with no apparent limits.
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