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Dell wavered after the IT giant reported fiscal first-quarter net income leaped on 12% higher revenue, with particular strength in desktops and laptops.
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Investors seem to be responding to the company completing its first human spaceflight from Spaceport America, New Mexico. VSS Unity achieved a speed of Mach 3 after being released from the mothership VMS Eve and had reached space at an altitude of 55.45 miles before gliding smoothly back to a runway landing at Spaceport America.
Operator
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by, and welcome to the Arrow Electronics First Quarter 2021 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] I would now like to turn the call over to Steve O Brien, Vice President of Investor Relations. Please go ahead.
Steven O Brien
Vice President of Investor Relations
Thanks, Denise. Good day, and welcome to Arrow Electronics First Quarter 2021 Earnings Conference Call. On the call today are Mike Long, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer; Sean Kerins, Chief Operating Officer; and Chris Stansbury, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. During this call, we will make forward-looking statements, including statements about our business outlook, strategies and future financial results, which are based on our predictions and expectations as of today. Our actual results could differ materially due to a number of risks and uncertainties, including the risk factors in our most recent 10-K and 10-Q filing