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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001209191-11-011902
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20110222
FILED AS OF DATE:		20110223
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20110223

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			COMPELLENT TECHNOLOGIES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001253955
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372]
		IRS NUMBER:				371434895
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7625 SMETANA LANE
		CITY:			EDEN PRAIRIE
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55344
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9522943300

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7625 SMETANA LANE
		CITY:			EDEN PRAIRIE
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55344

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			DELL INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000826083
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRONIC COMPUTERS [3571]
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0129

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-33685
		FILM NUMBER:		11631665

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE DELL WAY
		STREET 2:		STED
		CITY:			ROUND ROCK
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			78682-2244
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5127284737

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE DELL WAY
		CITY:			ROUND ROCK
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			78682

	FORMER NAME:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	DELL COMPUTER CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Dell International L.L.C.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001476297

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-33685
		FILM NUMBER:		11631664

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE DELL WAY
		CITY:			ROUND ROCK
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			78682
		BUSINESS PHONE:		800-823-9955

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE DELL WAY
		CITY:			ROUND ROCK
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			78682
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        <footnote id="F1">As of December 12, 2010, Dell International L.L.C., a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Dell Inc. (&quot;Dell International&quot;), and Dell Trinity Holdings Corp., a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Dell International (&quot;Merger Sub&quot;), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended, the &quot;Merger Agreement&quot;) with Compellent Technologies, Inc. (&quot;Compellent&quot;), pursuant to which, effective February 22, 2011, Merger Sub was merged with and into Compellent with Compellent surviving the merger as a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Dell International and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Dell Inc. (the &quot;Merger&quot;). (continued on footnote 2.)</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Concurrently with the Merger, all of Compellent's shares of outstanding common stock (other than any such shares held by Compellent, Dell, Merger Sub or any of their respective wholly-owned subsidiaries or by stockholders of Compellent who validly exercised their appraisal rights under Delaware law) were cancelled and converted into the right to receive $27.75 in cash.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Based on 32,010,342 shares of Compellent common stock, as reported by Compellent on Form 8-K to be outstanding as of February 22, 2011, minus 342,884 such shares already owned by the reporting persons, as described in note 4 below.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">As previously reported, prior to entering into the Merger Agreement, Dell Inc. purchased 342,884 shares of Compellent common stock in the open market pursuant to a 10b5-1 Plan.  In the Merger, said 342,884 shares remained issued and outstanding and no consideration was paid (or will be payable) in respect thereof.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>DELL INC., By: /s/ Janet B. Wright, Vice President and Assistant Secretary</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2011-02-23</signatureDate>
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        <signatureName>DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C., By: /s/ Janet B. Wright, Manager</signatureName>
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