According to CEO Michael Dell, the company will also make significant investment in the area, particularly in China, and has reportedly said that the company would buy $70 billion in hardware components from China between 2007 and 2009.

The PC maker has had a presence in China since 1998, and already employs about 6,000 there, but the company also has announced plans to try to sell more products in Asian countries.

"This year, we plan to introduce 50% more notebook platforms than we introduced last year, including…new products aimed exactly at Chinese customer needs," Dell reportedly said at a news conference.