Exhibit 12.1

EMC CORPORATION

STATEMENT REGARDING COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

	Year Ended December 31,
	2006		2005		2004		2003		2002
Computation of Earnings:
Pre-tax income (loss)	$	1,390,018	$	1,652,243	$	1,185,030	$	571,023	$	(296,487	)
Fixed charges		109,093		76,776		74,155		70,786		81,815
Total earnings	$	1,499,111	$	1,729,019	$	1,259,185	$	641,809	$	(214,672	)
Computation of Fixed Charges:
Interest expense	$	34,123	$	7,988	$	7,516	$	3,030	$	11,415
Estimate of interest within rental expense		74,970		68,788		66,639		67,756		70,400
Total fixed charges	$	109,093	$	76,776	$	74,155	$	70,786	$	81,815
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges		13.74x		22.52x		16.98x		9.07x		(1	)

(1) For the year ended December 31, 2002, we had an earnings-to-fixed charges coverage deficiency of approximately $296.5 million.