Exhibit 99.1

               Dell Completes Acquisition of Alienware;
    Alienware Will Operate Separately as a Wholly Owned Subsidiary

    ROUND ROCK, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 2006--Dell completed
its acquisition of Alienware Corporation on May 8. The terms of the
purchase will not be disclosed.
    Alienware will maintain its own product development, marketing,
sales, technical support and other operations as well as brand. The
current management and founders of Alienware will continue to operate
the company as a wholly owned subsidiary of Dell. Additional
information on Alienware is available at www.alienware.com.

    About Dell

    Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) listens to customers and delivers
innovative technology and services they trust and value. Uniquely
enabled by its direct business model, Dell sells more systems globally
than any computer company, placing it No. 25 on the Fortune 500.
Company revenue for the last four quarters was $56 billion. For more
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    CONTACT: Dell, Round Rock
             Jess Blackburn, 512-725-0187
             jess_blackburn@dell.com
             or
             Bob Pearson, 512-728-3256
             bob_pearson@dell.com
              or
             Alienware
             Winnie Wong, 305-251-9797, Ext. 4532
             winnie_wong@Alienware.com
             or
             Mark Vena, 305-251-9797, Ext. 4610
             mark_vena@Alienware.com