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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Fiscal Year Ended: December 31, 2004                         Commission File Number 1-9853

EMC CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

176 South Street

Hopkinton, Massachusetts 01748

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(508) 435-1000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

      Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.     Yes þ          No o

      Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.     o

      Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2).     Yes þ          No o

      The aggregate market value of voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was $27,328,224,381 based upon the closing price on the New York Stock Exchange on the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter (June 30, 2004).

      The number of shares of the registrant’s Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, outstanding as of January 31, 2005 was 2,404,007,873.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

      Information required in response to Part III of Form 10-K (Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14) is hereby incorporated by reference to the specified portions of the registrant’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 5, 2005.

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EMC CORPORATION

FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT FUTURE RESULTS

      This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the Federal securities laws, about our business and prospects, including without limitation statements regarding our expected revenues and revenue growth rate in 2005. The forward-looking statements do not include the potential impact of any mergers, acquisitions, divestitures or business combinations that may be completed after the date hereof. Any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Without limiting the foregoing, the words “believes,” “plans,” “intends,” “expects,” “goals” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Our future results may differ materially from our past results and from those projected in the forward-looking statements due to various uncertainties and risks, including those described in the section of this report titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations–Factors That May Affect Future Results.” We disclaim any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained herein after the date of this Annual Report.

PART I

General

      EMC Corporation and its subsidiaries offer a wide range of systems, software, services and solutions that help organizations get more value from their information and get the most out of their information technology (IT) assets. EMC helps individuals and organizations store, share, manage, protect and apply information to collaborate, solve problems, save money, exploit new opportunities and enhance operational results.

      EMC has led the market in developing solutions for customers to manage information intelligently based on its changing value to an organization over time. With a strategy known as information lifecycle management, we help organizations organize, protect, move and manage information on the lowest-cost storage system appropriate for the level of protection and the speed of access needed at each point in information’s life. Information lifecycle management simultaneously lowers the cost and reduces the risk of managing information, no matter what format it is in – documents, images or e-mail – as well as the data that resides in databases. Information lifecycle management provides for cost-effective business continuity and more efficient compliance with government and industry regulations. We also provide specialized virtual infrastructure software that can help organizations respond to changing IT requirements by dynamically altering their computing and storage environments without interruption to their businesses. Our unique capabilities deliver lower total operating costs, optimized service and performance and a more responsive IT infrastructure.

      The customers for our products are located worldwide and represent a cross-section of industries and government agencies. Our customers use our products and services in conjunction with a variety of computing platforms, storage systems and software applications that support key business processes including transaction processing, enterprise resource planning, customer relationship management, data warehousing, electronic commerce, content management, regulatory compliance, business intelligence, e-mail and web hosting.

      We were incorporated in Massachusetts in 1979. Our corporate headquarters are located at 176 South Street, Hopkinton, Massachusetts.

Products and Offerings

      Our principal segments comprise EMC information storage products, EMC Software Group products and services, EMC information storage and management services and VMware software products and services.

EMC Information Storage Products Segment

      EMC information storage products are composed of information storage systems and platform-based software.

      We offer a wide range of networked information storage systems to meet the specific needs of our customers in terms of performance, functionality, scalability, data availability and cost. Our information storage systems can be deployed in a storage area network (SAN), networked attached storage (NAS), content addressed storage (CAS) or direct attached storage environment. Our portfolio of systems ranges from the EMC CLARiiON AX100 on the low end to the EMC Symmetrix DMX-2 3000 systems on the high end. At their respective price points, we believe that our networked information storage systems offer the highest levels of functionality, performance and availability in the information storage market.

          EMC Symmetrix Systems

      Our EMC Symmetrix family of high-end networked storage systems delivers the highest levels of functionality, performance, data availability and information protection. These systems are based upon our Direct Matrix Architecture, which enables us to cost-effectively increase performance, availability, functionality and scalability. Our Symmetrix systems operate in conjunction with our platform and multi-platform storage management and infrastructure software products.

      In 2004, we introduced a new line of our Symmetrix DMX series, including the Symmetrix DMX-2 1000, DMX-2 2000 and DMX-2 3000 systems. These systems incorporate significant enhancements that deliver up to twice the performance of the original Symmetrix DMX systems introduced in 2003.

      We intend to continue to enhance our Symmetrix family of systems with additional features and capabilities.

          EMC CLARiiON Systems

      Our EMC CLARiiON family of mid-tier networked storage systems is based on a modular design, providing for flexible levels of functionality, performance, scalability and availability. These systems are offered with integrated ATA (advanced technology attachment) and Fibre Channel disk drives and are available in different configurations. As a result, our CLARiiON networked storage systems give customers more choices, enabling them to meet differing performance requirements at varying price points. These systems also enable them to bring their formerly offline, tape-based data online to improve accessibility and extend such data’s useful life. Our CLARiiON systems operate in conjunction with our platform and multi-platform storage management and infrastructure software products.

      In 2004, we introduced a new line of our CLARiiON CX series, including the CLARiiON CX300, CX500 and CX700 systems. These systems offer customers higher performance at the same price as previous CLARiiON models and new, cost-effective replication options. We also introduced the EMC CLARiiON Disk Library, which combines the power and reliability of CLARiiON technology with cost-efficient ATA disk drives and 100% compatible tape library emulation, offering the immediate benefits of backup-to-disk and serving as a new alternative to traditional tape-based solutions.

      In 2004, we also introduced the CLARiiON AX100 system, which set a new industry benchmark for affordable, easy-to-use networked storage. The CLARiiON AX100 is an easy-to-install networked storage

system capable of storing up to three terabytes of information with integrated functions for simple management and advanced protection.

      We intend to continue to enhance our CLARiiON family of systems with additional features and capabilities.

          EMC Celerra and EMC NetWin Systems–Network Attached Storage Products

      We offer a range of products designed specifically for NAS environments, including the EMC Celerra and EMC NetWin systems. Celerra is available both as a front-end NAS system or “gateway” for an externally attached or networked Symmetrix or CLARiiON storage system, and as a single, integrated enclosure with a CLARiiON or Symmetrix storage system. Our NetWin product combines the Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 with certain CLARiiON CX models. NetWin systems are used by customers operating predominantly in Microsoft Windows environments who require NAS functionality, enabling them to more cost-effectively manage, share and protect business-critical data.

      In 2004, we introduced new gateway-enabled NAS products, including the Celerra NS700G NAS Gateway, Celerra NS700 Integrated NAS and Celerra CNS 514 Data Mover systems. These products enable customers to rapidly capitalize on the industry trend towards gateway-based NAS deployments. These systems pool SAN and NAS-based storage for improved utilization, flexibility and scale while leveraging existing SAN investments.

      We intend to continue to enhance our Celerra and NetWin families of systems with additional features and capabilities.

          EMC Centera Systems–Content Addressed Storage Products

      We offer the EMC Centera CAS product to meet the requirements of “fixed content.” We define fixed content as information whose value lies in part in its unchanging nature, such as digital x-rays and other medical records, movies, check images and e-mail correspondence. Centera eliminates the need for applications to be aware of the physical location of information, regardless of scale, from terabytes to petabytes, thereby simplifying the task of having applications access and manage huge numbers of objects.

      In 2004, we introduced several enhancements to Centera, including mainframe connectivity, improved performance, active archiving and data replication capabilities. We also introduced new Centera features to address key information management and storage-related regulatory requirements.

      Centera is integrated by third parties with their software applications and is generally sold as part of a joint solution. We have more than 400 partners in the Centera developers program and more than 170 applications available to be used with Centera.

      We intend to continue to enhance and improve our Centera system with additional features and capabilities, as well as add new partners to expand the number of applications integrated with Centera.

          EMC Connectrix Systems–Storage Area Network Products

      Our EMC Connectrix family includes high-end directors and departmental switches. These Fibre Channel-based systems significantly increase the connectivity between servers and storage systems in a SAN and permit users to centralize monitoring and control of information in a SAN. Our Connectrix family of directors and switches is manufactured for us by third-party original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).

      We intend to continue to enhance our Connectrix family of switches and directors with additional features and capabilities.

      Our platform-based software generally controls and enables functions that take place within the EMC networked storage system, such as replication, optimization and data movement. We are the leading supplier of platform-based software for local and remote replication, which customers use to protect and share data.

      In 2004, we introduced EMC SRDF/Star for data replication over unlimited distances between multiple data centers. We also introduced EMC Open Replicator for Symmetrix, array-based software that provides platform-independent information replication, distribution and migration between EMC Symmetrix and non-EMC storage systems with full or incremental copy functionality. Additionally, we introduced EMC AutoSwap, which enables mainframe users to redirect storage workloads without disrupting application processing.

      We intend to continue to enhance our platform-based software with additional features and capabilities.

EMC Software Group Products and Services Segment

      We established the EMC Software Group in July 2004. This segment includes the products and services revenues formerly related to LEGATO Systems, Inc. and Documentum, Inc., which we acquired in October 2003 and December 2003, respectively, certain other software companies we acquired in 2004 and Systems Management Arts Incorporated (“Smarts”), which we acquired in February 2005. The segment also includes EMC multi-platform license revenues and related software maintenance revenues that have historically been included in our information storage products and information storage and management services segments.

      The EMC Software Group develops platform-independent storage management software and content management software. Our storage management software simplifies, automates, protects and manages multi-vendor storage infrastructures. Our content management software enables users to collaboratively create, manage, deliver and archive unstructured content, including documents, e-mail, Web pages, records and rich media.

      In 2004, we introduced new versions of EMC ControlCenter for monitoring the health and utilization of multi-vendor environments including EMC and non-EMC storage, and a new version of EMC Legato EmailXtender for policy-based e-mail archiving. We also introduced the EMC DatabaseXtender software suite for monitoring database growth and usage and relocating less frequently used data to various EMC or non-EMC storage systems, EMC Content Archiving and Retrieval Solution (CARS) with Documentum to help customers meet the evolving requirements of internally and externally mandated compliance initiatives, and EMC Documentum Content Storage Services software to automate the placement and movement of content across a tiered heterogeneous storage infrastructure.

      We intend to continue to enhance our products and services in this segment with additional features and capabilities and to introduce new software products and services.

EMC Information Storage and Management Services Segment

      Our information storage and management services segment includes Technology Solutions, Customer Service and Customer Education, to help our customers plan, build and manage integrated IT infrastructures to more cost-effectively manage and protect their information throughout its lifecycle. We provide consulting, assessments, implementations, integration, operations management, day-to-day support, maintenance, education and training to our customers.

      Our Technology Solutions Group provides a full range of storage services to help organizations simplify and manage their information assets. It includes the Information Solutions Consulting

(ISC) organization, which provides a full range of storage consulting services. Our Technology Solutions organization focuses on networked storage, storage management, strategy, data migration, business continuity and project management. Our consultants, technology experts and Authorized Services Network (ASN) partners deliver to customers operational, financial and business impact analyses and they design, integrate and implement information storage infrastructures.

      Our Customer Service organization supports our solutions at worldwide customer sites 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. This support is delivered through a combination of remote and onsite service, directly through us and our global ASN partners. Automated remote support features designed into our information storage systems enable Customer Service personnel to proactively monitor, diagnose and resolve issues wherever a product is located, often without the need for onsite service. Other remote support capabilities are also provided with certain software products.

      To ensure that customers with multi-vendor storage network environments receive the highest level of support and the fastest issue resolution possible, we have entered into cooperative support agreements with more than 350 vendors, including many leading systems, software and services companies.

      Our Customer Education organization delivers instruction on our technology, our products and storage management job functions as part of the EMC Proven Professional Certification program. Courses and the certification program are available to our employees, customers, prospects and partners. Training is worldwide in scope and employs e-learning and geographically dispersed classrooms, labs and testing centers.

      We intend to continue to enhance our service offerings in this segment with additional capabilities by adding new resources and expertise.

      In January 2004, we acquired VMware, Inc., a virtual infrastructure software company, which we operate as an independent subsidiary. VMware’s software provides a layer of abstraction between the computing, storage and networking hardware and the software that runs on it. VMware software enables customers to achieve much higher utilization of the server, storage and network resources deployed within their operations, while dramatically simplifying how the workloads that are run on those systems are operated and managed. The result for the customer is substantially lower operating costs and a more responsive IT infrastructure.

      In 2004, VMware introduced VMware ACE, an enterprise solution for IT desktop managers who want to rapidly provision standardized and secure PC environments throughout the extended enterprise.

      We intend to continue to enhance VMware’s products and services with additional features and capabilities and to introduce new products and services.

Other Businesses Segment

      Following our acquisition of Data General Corporation in 1999, we sold AViiON server products. In 2001, we stopped selling such products; however, we continue to support AViiON servers.

Revenue by Class of Product

      Revenue from our systems, software, services and other businesses represented the following percentage of total revenues in 2004, 2003 and 2002:

Markets and Distribution Channels

Markets

      We focus primarily on the information storage and management markets and the virtualization infrastructure software market. In these markets, EMC targets large and medium-sized organizations, and, for the first time in 2004, smaller organizations with annual revenues well below $25 million.

Distribution Channels

      We market our products through direct sales and through multiple distribution channels. We have a direct sales presence throughout North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, South Africa, and the Asia Pacific region. We also have agreements in place with many distributors, systems integrators, resellers and OEMs. These agreements, subject to certain terms and conditions, enable these companies to market and resell certain EMC systems and software. In 2004, we expanded our distribution capabilities through both new and enhanced partner and channel relationships. VMware generally distributes its products and services through its own distribution channels that include distributors, systems integrators, resellers and OEM hardware vendors.

Technology Alliances

      We have technology alliances with leading software, networking and services companies. We intend to continue to form additional alliances. Our strategy is to work closely with these and other companies to provide added value to our customers by integrating our solutions with software and networking applications that customers rely on to manage their day-to-day business operations.

Manufacturing and Quality

      Our information storage systems are assembled and tested primarily at our facilities in the United States and Ireland. See “Properties.” We work closely with our suppliers to design, assemble and test product components in accordance with production standards and quality controls established by us. Our software products are designed, developed and tested primarily at our facilities in the United States and abroad. The products are tested to meet quality standards established by us.

      We have implemented a formal, documented quality management system to ensure that our products and services satisfy customer needs and expectations, and to provide the framework for continual improvement of our processes and products. This system is certified to the ISO 9001 International Standard. Several additional 9001 certifications are maintained for sales and service operations worldwide. We have also implemented Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing and other quality methodologies to ensure that the quality of our designs, manufacturing, test processes and supplier relationships are continually improved. Our manufacturing and test facilities in Massachusetts, North Carolina and Ireland are certified to ISO 14001, the International Standard for environmental management systems. We also maintain Support Center Practices (SCP) certification for our customer support centers. These internationally recognized endorsements of ongoing quality and environmental management are among the highest levels of certifications available.

Raw Materials

      We purchase many sophisticated components and products from one or a limited number of qualified suppliers, including some of our competitors. Our products utilize industry-standard and semi-custom components and subsystems. Among the most important components that we use are disk drives, high density memory components and power supplies. While such components are generally available, we have experienced delivery delays from time to time because of high industry demand or the inability of some vendors to consistently meet our quality or delivery requirements. We currently expect that the availability of certain disk drives will be limited in the first half of 2005. We may experience shortages or delivery delays in such components. In addition, as a result of such limited availability of disk drives, we may experience an increase in our component costs.

Research and Development

      We continually enhance our existing products and develop new products to meet changing customer requirements. In 2004, 2003 and 2002, our research and development expenses totaled $847.9 million, $718.5 million and $781.5 million, respectively. We support our research and development efforts through state-of-the art development labs worldwide, including in Massachusetts, California, Maryland, North Carolina, Belgium, India and Ireland.

Backlog

      We manufacture our systems on the basis of our forecast of near-term demand and maintain inventory in advance of receipt of firm orders from customers. We configure to customer specifications and generally ship systems shortly after receipt of the order. Customers may reschedule or cancel orders with little or no penalty. For these reasons, we believe that our backlog at any particular time is not meaningful because it is not necessarily indicative of future sales levels.

Competition

      We compete with many companies in the markets we serve, including companies that offer a broad spectrum of IT products and services and others that offer specific information storage, management or server virtualization products or services. We believe that most of these companies compete based on their market presence, products, service or price. Some of these companies also compete by offering information storage, management or virtualization-related products or services, together with other IT products or services, at minimal or no additional cost in order to preserve or gain market share.

      We believe that we have a number of competitive advantages over these companies, including product, distribution and service. We believe the advantages in our products include quality, breadth of offerings, performance, functionality, scalability, availability, interoperability, connectivity, time to market enhancements and total value of ownership. We believe our advantages in distribution include the world’s largest information management and storage-focused direct sales force and a broad network of channel partners. We believe our advantages in service include our ability to provide our customers with a full range of expertise before, during and after their purchase of solutions from us or other vendors.

Seasonality

      Although we do not consider our business to be highly seasonal, we generally experience the greatest demand for our products and services in the last quarter of the year.

Intellectual Property

      We generally rely on patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret laws and contract rights to establish and maintain our proprietary rights in our technology and products. While our intellectual

property rights are important to our success, we believe that our business as a whole is not materially dependent on any particular patent, trademark, license or other intellectual property right.

      We have been granted or own by assignment approximately 980 patents issued by and have more than approximately 840 patent applications pending with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, as well as a corresponding number of international patents and patent applications. While the duration of our patents varies, we believe that the duration of our patents is adequate relative to the expected lives of our products.

      We have used, registered or applied to register certain trademarks and copyrights in the United States and in other countries. We also license certain technology from third parties for use in our products and processes and license some of our technologies to third parties.

Employees

      As of December 31, 2004, we had approximately 22,700 employees worldwide. None of our domestic employees is represented by a labor union, and we have never suffered an interruption of business as a result of a labor dispute. We consider our relations with our employees to be good.

Financial Information About Segments, Foreign and Domestic Operations and Export Sales

      We operate in five business segments: information storage products, EMC Software Group products and services, information storage and management services, VMware products and services and other businesses. Sales and marketing operations outside the United States are conducted through sales subsidiaries and branches located principally in Europe, Latin America and the Asia Pacific region. We have three manufacturing facilities: one in Massachusetts, which manufactures Symmetrix and Celerra systems for the North American markets; one in Ireland, which manufactures Symmetrix, CLARiiON and Celerra systems for markets outside of North America; and one in North Carolina, which manufactures CLARiiON systems for the North American markets and NetWin and Centera systems for worldwide markets. See Note Q to our Consolidated Financial Statements for information about revenues by segment and geographic area.

Available Information

      Our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and amendments to reports filed pursuant to Sections 13(a) and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), are made available free of charge on or through our website at www.emc.com as soon as reasonably practicable after such reports are filed with, or furnished to, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC). Copies of our (i) Corporate Governance Guidelines, (ii) charters for the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, Mergers & Acquisitions Committee and Stock Repurchase and Bond Redemption Oversight Committee and (iii) Business Conduct Guidelines (code of business conduct and ethics) are available at www.emc.com/about/governance. Copies also will be provided to any shareholder upon written request to EMC Corporation, Investor Relations, 176 South Street, Hopkinton, MA 01748 or by contacting EMC Investor Relations at 508-293-6313. None of the information posted on our website is incorporated by reference into this Annual Report.

CEO Certification

      An annual CEO Certification was submitted by our CEO to the New York Stock Exchange on June 1, 2004 in accordance with the NYSE’s listing standards.

      As of December 31, 2004, we owned or leased the facilities described below:

      We also own land in Massachusetts and Ireland for possible future expansion purposes. We believe our existing facilities are suitable and adequate for our present purposes. For further information regarding our lease obligations, see Note M to our Consolidated Financial Statements.

      On September 30, 2002, Hewlett-Packard Company (“HP”) filed a complaint against us in the United States Federal District Court for the Northern District of California alleging that certain of our products infringe seven HP patents (the “First HP Lawsuit”). HP seeks a permanent injunction as well as unspecified monetary damages for patent infringement. We believe that HP’s claims are without merit. On July 21, 2003, we answered the complaint and filed counterclaims alleging that certain HP products infringe six EMC patents. We seek a permanent injunction as well as unspecified monetary damages for patent infringement. On February 16, 2005, summary judgment motions were heard. The court’s ruling on such motions is currently pending.

      On October 27, 2004, a second complaint was filed by HP against us in the same court based on six of the seven patents asserted in the First HP Lawsuit (the “Second HP Lawsuit”). The Second HP Lawsuit was filed shortly after the court had denied HP’s motion for leave to amend its infringement contentions in the First HP Lawsuit to add certain EMC products. In the Second HP Lawsuit, HP alleges patent infringement by the same EMC products that they attempted to add to the First HP Lawsuit. On February 3, 2005, the court stayed the Second HP Lawsuit.

      We are a party (either as plaintiff or defendant) to various other patent litigation matters, including certain matters which we assumed in connection with our acquisitions of LEGATO and VMware.

      We are a party to other litigation which we consider routine and incidental to our business.

      Management does not expect the results of any of these actions to have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

      No matter was submitted to a vote of our shareholders during the fourth quarter of 2004.

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

      Our executive officers are as follows:

      Michael C. Ruettgers has been our Chairman of the Board of Directors since January 2004 and has been a Director since May 1992. From January 2001 to December 2003, Mr. Ruettgers served as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Ruettgers served as our Chief Executive Officer from January 1992 to January 2001, President from January 1990 to January 2000, Chief Operating Officer from October 1989 to January 1990, and as Executive Vice President, Operations, from July 1988 to October 1989. Mr. Ruettgers is also a director of Raytheon Company, a global technology and electronics company.

      Joseph M. Tucci has been our Chief Executive Officer and a Director since January 2001 and has served as our President since January 2000. He also served as Chief Operating Officer from January 2000 to January 2001. Prior to joining EMC, Mr. Tucci served as Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Getronics N.V., an information technology services company, from June 1999 through December 1999 and as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Wang Global, an information technology services company, from December 1993 to June 1999. Getronics acquired Wang Global in June 1999. Mr. Tucci joined Wang Global in 1990 as its Executive Vice President, Operations. Mr. Tucci is also a director of Paychex, Inc., a provider of payroll, human resources and benefits outsourcing solutions.

      David G. DeWalt has been our Executive Vice President, EMC Software Group and President of our Documentum and LEGATO Software divisions since July 2004. He served as Executive Vice President and President of our Documentum division from December 2003 to July 2004. Prior to joining EMC, Mr. DeWalt served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Documentum, Inc. from July 2001 to December 2003, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Documentum, from October 2000 to July 2001 and Executive Vice President and General Manager, eBusiness Unit of Documentum, from August 1999 to October 2000. Prior to joining Documentum in 1999, Mr. DeWalt was the Founding Principal and Vice President of Eventus Software, a web content software company, from August 1997 to December 1998. Following Eventus’ 1998 acquisition by Segue Software, an e-business software company, Mr. DeWalt served as Vice President, North American sales for Segue. Mr. DeWalt is a director of SERENA Software, Inc., a provider of enterprise change management software, and MatrixOne, a provider of product lifecycle management technology.

      David A. Donatelli has been our Executive Vice President, Storage Platforms Operations, since November 2001. Mr. Donatelli served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Marketing and New Business Development, from April 2001 to November 2001, Senior Vice President, New Business Development,

from February 2000 to April 2001 and as Vice President, New Business Development, from April 1999 to February 2000. He has also held a number of other executive positions since he joined EMC in 1987, including serving as Vice President, General Manager of our EDM business from September 1996 to April 1999 and as Vice President of Global Alliances from February 1996 to November 1998.

      Howard D. Elias has been our Executive Vice President, Corporate Marketing, Office of Technology and New Business Development since January 2004. He served as Executive Vice President, New Ventures and Office of Technology, from September 2003 to January 2004. Prior to joining EMC, Mr. Elias served as Senior Vice President of Business Management and Operations in the Enterprise Systems Group at Hewlett-Packard Company, a provider of information technology products, services and solutions for enterprise customers, from May 2003 to August 2003 and Senior Vice President and General Manager of Network Storage Solutions from May 2002 to April 2003. Prior to Hewlett-Packard’s acquisition of Compaq Computer Corporation, Mr. Elias served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Compaq’s Business Critical Server Group from January 2001 to April 2002. He served as Vice President and General Manager in the Storage Products Division of Compaq from 1998 to 2000.

      David I. Goulden has been our Executive Vice President, Customer Operations since April 2004. Mr. Goulden served as Executive Vice President, Customer Solutions and Marketing and New Business Development from November 2003 to April 2004 and as Executive Vice President, Global Marketing and New Business Development from July 2002 to November 2003. Prior to joining EMC, Mr. Goulden served as a member of the Board of Management, President and Chief Operating Officer for the Americas and Asia Pacific of Getronics N.V., an information technology services company, from April 2000 to July 2002, as President and Chief Operating Officer for the Americas of Getronics from June 1999 to April 2000, and in a number of executive positions at Wang Global, an information technology services company, from September 1990 to June 1999. Getronics acquired Wang Global in June 1999.

      Diane Greene has been our Executive Vice President and President of our VMware subsidiary since January 2005. She served as President of our VMware subsidiary from January 2004 to January 2005. Ms. Greene was a founder of VMware and served as its President and CEO from its inception in 1998 to January 2004. Ms. Greene is a director of West Marine, Inc., a provider of boating gear and services.

      Frank M. Hauck has been our Executive Vice President, Customer Operations, since November 2001. Mr. Hauck served as Executive Vice President, Global Sales and Services, from April 2001 to November 2001 and as Executive Vice President, Products and Offerings, from June 2000 to April 2001. He served as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer from January 2000 to June 2000, as Senior Vice President, Business Integration, from July 1999 to January 2000, and as Senior Vice President, Customer Service, from November 1997 to July 1999. Mr. Hauck has also held a number of other executive positions since he joined EMC in 1990.

      Mark S. Lewis has been our Executive Vice President, EMC Software Group since July 2004. Mr. Lewis served as Executive Vice President, Open Software Operations, from July 2003 to July 2004 and as Executive Vice President, New Ventures and Chief Technology Officer from July 2002 to July 2003. Prior to joining EMC, Mr. Lewis served as Vice President of Worldwide Marketing and Solutions in the Network Storage Solutions Group at Hewlett-Packard Company. Prior to Hewlett-Packard’s acquisition of Compaq Computer Corporation, Mr. Lewis served as Vice President and General Manager of Compaq’s Enterprise Storage Group from January 2001 to April 2002. Prior to joining Compaq, Mr. Lewis spent fourteen years at Digital Equipment Corporation, where he helped develop the StorageWorks product line.

      William J. Teuber, Jr. has been our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since November 2001. Mr. Teuber served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from February 2000 to November 2001, as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from February 1997 to February 2000, and as Vice President and Controller from August 1995 to February 1997. Mr. Teuber is a director of Popular, Inc., a financial holding company.

      David B. Wright has been our Executive Vice President, Strategic Alliances and Global Accounts since July 2004. Mr. Wright served as Executive Vice President and President of our LEGATO Software division from October 2003 to July 2004. Prior to joining EMC, Mr. Wright served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of LEGATO Systems, Inc. from March 2001 to October 2003 and as President and Chief Executive Officer from October 2000 to October 2003. Prior to joining LEGATO in 2000, Mr. Wright spent thirteen years at Amdahl Corporation, where he held a variety of positions, including President and Chief Executive Officer from 1997 to 2000. Mr. Wright is a director of Applied Micro Circuits Corporation, a provider of information storage services, Aspect Communications Corporation, a provider of contact center solutions and services, and VA Software Corporation, a provider of collaborative application development and project management platforms.

      Paul T. Dacier has been our Senior Vice President and General Counsel since February 2000. Mr. Dacier served as Vice President and General Counsel from February 1993 to February 2000 and as General Counsel of EMC from March 1990 to February 1993.

      AutoSwap, EMC, CLARiiON, Celerra, Centera, Connectrix, DatabaseXtender, Direct Matrix Architecture, DMX, Documentum, EMC ControlCenter, EMC Proven, EDM, EmailXtender, LEGATO, NetWin, Open Replicator, SRDF, Symmetrix, VMware are either registered trademarks or trademarks of EMC Corporation. Other trademarks are either registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners.

PART II

      Our common stock, par value $.01 per share, trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol EMC.

      The following table sets forth the range of high and low sales prices of our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange for the past two years during the fiscal periods shown.

      We had 20,851 holders of record of our common stock as of March 1, 2005.

      We have never paid cash dividends on our common stock. While subject to periodic review, the current policy of our Board of Directors is to retain cash and investments primarily to provide funds for our future growth. Additionally, we use cash to repurchase our common stock.

ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2004

FIVE YEAR SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

All dollar amounts in this MD&A are in millions, except per share amounts

INTRODUCTION

      Our financial objective is to achieve profitable growth. Management believes that by providing a combination of systems, software, services and solutions to meet customers’ needs, we will be able to further increase revenues. Our operating income as a percentage of revenues increased from 6.4% for 2003 to 12.7% for 2004. Our efforts in 2003 and 2004 have been primarily focused on improving operating margins by increasing gross margins and reducing operating expenses. Additionally, we have been expanding our portfolio of offerings to satisfy our customers’ requirements. Our gross margins have increased from 39.0% in 2002 to 51.2% in 2004. We have increased our overall investment in R&D from $781.5 in 2002 to $847.9 in 2004. These R&D expenditures have enabled us to introduce new and enhanced product and service offerings. Our selling, general and administrative expenses, as a percentage of revenue, have decreased from 30.9% in 2002 to 27.5% in 2004. Our R&D expenses, as a percentage of revenue, have decreased from 14.4% in 2002 to 10.3% in 2004. We plan to continue to focus our efforts in 2005 on improving our operating and gross margins and expanding our product offerings.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

      The following table presents certain consolidated statement of operations information stated as a percentage of total revenues. Certain columns may not add due to rounding.

Revenues

      The following table presents revenue by our segments:

* Not Measurable

      Information storage products revenues include information storage systems and information storage software revenues. Information storage systems revenues were $3,871.0, $3,314.7 and $2,985.3 in 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively, representing increases of 17% in 2004 and 11% in 2003. The increases in 2004 and 2003 were due to greater demand for these products attributable to wider acceptance of information lifecycle management-based solutions, a broadened product portfolio, increased demand for IT infrastructure and new and enhanced distribution channels. Information storage software revenues were $1,108.9, $891.7 and $776.7 in 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively, representing increases of 24% in 2004 and 15% in 2003. Information storage software revenues consist of revenues from platform-based software whose operation generally controls and enables functions that take place within an EMC storage system. The increases in 2004 and 2003 in information storage software revenues were attributable to an expanded product offering, a greater demand for software to manage increasingly complex high-end and midrange networked storage environments and new and enhanced distribution channels.

      Information storage and management services revenues include software and hardware maintenance and professional services revenues. Software and hardware maintenance accounted for 51.1%, 50.5% and 46.2% of total information storage and management services revenues in 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively. Professional services accounted for 48.9%, 49.5% and 53.8% of total information storage and management services revenues in 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively. Information storage and management services revenues increased in 2004 and 2003 due to greater demand for both software and hardware maintenance contracts associated with increases in sales of information storage products. Additionally, increased demand for professional services, largely to support and implement information lifecycle management-based solutions, contributed to the increases in 2004 and 2003.

      The EMC Software Group products and services segment was established in July 2004. The EMC Software Group products and services revenues include LEGATO products and services revenues and Documentum products and services revenues that were historically presented in separate segments. The EMC Software Group products and services revenues also include EMC multi-platform software licenses and related software maintenance revenues that were historically included in our information storage products and information storage and management services segments. The 2004 and 2003 increases in the EMC Software Group products and services revenues were primarily attributable to the incremental revenue related to the acquisitions of Documentum and LEGATO as well as greater demand for EMC multi-platform software products.

      The VMware products and services segment was established as a result of the acquisition of VMware in January 2004. VMware’s technology enables multiple operating systems to run simultaneously and independently on the same Intel-based server or workstation and move live applications across systems without any business disruption. From the date of acquisition (January 9, 2004) through December 31, 2004, VMware products and services revenues were $218.2.

      Other businesses revenues consist of revenues from AViiON maintenance services. These revenues are expected to continue to decline in future years as we have discontinued selling AViiON servers.

      Revenues by geography were as follows:

      Revenue increased in 2004 and 2003 in these markets due to greater demand for our products and services. Also contributing to the increases were revenues generated from the acquisitions of Documentum, LEGATO and VMware, new and enhanced distribution channels, broadened product offerings and favorable foreign currency exchange rates. The decrease in revenue in 2003 compared to 2002 in the Asia Pacific markets was due to several large non-recurring customer orders received in 2002. Changes in exchange rates favorably impacted revenue growth by 3.7% in each of 2004 and 2003. The impact of the change in rates in 2004 and 2003 was most significant in the European market, primarily Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy and France.

      At the time of sale, we provide for the potential returns of products as a reduction of revenue. We estimate the amount of returns based upon our historical experience, specific identification of probable returns and current market and economic conditions. In 2004 and 2003, we decreased our provision for potential sales returns by $5.7 and $19.4, respectively. The reductions in the provisions were attributable to improved economic conditions and a favorable experience in the level of actual returns compared to our expectations.

      We expect our revenues for 2005 to grow at approximately twice the rate of the storage and information management IT markets, which we estimate will grow around 7% to 8%. Additionally, we expect that our revenues will be positively impacted by the acquisition of Systems Management Arts Incorporated (“Smarts”), which was completed in February 2005. However, our revenues could be negatively impacted by a variety of factors, including the economy, demand for IT infrastructure, product availability, competitive factors and changes in exchange rates.

Costs and expenses

      The following table presents our costs and expenses and net income. Certain columns may not add due to rounding.

* Not Measurable

Gross Margins

      Our overall gross margin percentages were 51.2% in 2004, 45.6% in 2003 and 39.0% in 2002.

      Information storage products gross margin percentages were 42.2%, 38.3% and 32.5% in 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The increase in the gross margin percentage for both 2004 and 2003 was attributable to achieving higher sales volumes while at the same time improving our operating cost structure. Partially offsetting the improvements in the gross margin percentages in 2004 and 2003 were increased provisions for product warranties which were $146.5 in 2004 and $90.4 in 2003. The increases in the provisions for both 2004 and 2003 were attributable to a greater number of systems sold and a longer average warranty period provided to customers compared to prior years. The gross margin percentage for 2002 was favorably impacted by $61.6, or 1.6%, resulting primarily from the sale of previously identified obsolete inventory for which a reserve was established in 2001.

      The gross margin percentages for information storage and management services were 51.1%, 49.4% and 39.9% in 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The improvements in both 2004 and 2003 were driven by a shift in the mix of our services offerings with a greater proportion of revenues being derived from software and hardware maintenance contracts compared to professional services revenues. Maintenance revenues provide a higher gross margin than professional services revenues. Additionally, the increases in the gross margin percentages in both 2004 and 2003 were attributable to improvements in the gross margins earned from professional services.

      The gross margin percentages for the EMC Software Group products and services segment were 78.0%, 82.7% and 81.1% in 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The decrease in the gross margin percentage in 2004 compared to 2003 was primarily attributable to intangible amortization expense associated with the acquisitions of LEGATO and Documentum. The decrease in the gross margin percentage was also attributable to a change in the revenue mix. In 2004, software maintenance and professional services accounted for a greater proportion of total revenue as compared to 2003. Software license revenues have a higher gross margin than software maintenance and professional services revenues. The increase in the gross margin percentage in 2003 compared to 2002 was primarily attributable to the acquisitions of LEGATO and Documentum, both of which were consummated in the fourth quarter of 2003.

      The gross margin percentage for the VMware products and services segment was 79.5% in 2004.

      The gross margin percentages for other businesses were 53.4%, 53.7% and 46.1% in 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The decrease in the gross margin percentage in 2004 compared to 2003 resulted from declining revenues in this segment as the volume of maintenance contracts decreased. The increase in the gross margin percentage in 2003 compared to 2002 resulted from reducing costs in this segment as we discontinued selling servers.

Research and Development

      As a percentage of revenues, research and development (“R&D”) expenses were 10.3%, 11.5% and 14.4% in 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively. In addition, we spent $166.3, $113.4 and $126.7 in 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively, on software development, which costs were capitalized. R&D spending includes enhancements to our software and information storage systems. The increase in R&D expenses in 2004 compared to 2003 was primarily attributable to the increased salaries and related costs from the LEGATO, Documentum and VMware acquisitions. The decrease in R&D expenses in 2003 compared to 2002 was attributable to our cost cutting initiatives.

Selling, General and Administrative

      As a percentage of revenues, selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses were 27.5%, 26.6% and 30.9% in 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The increase in absolute dollars spent in 2004 compared to 2003 was primarily attributable to the increased salaries and related costs from the LEGATO, Documentum and VMware acquisitions. The increase in SG&A expenses as a percentage of revenue in 2004 compared to 2003 was due to the acquisitions of LEGATO, Documentum and VMware. These operations have a higher selling cost as a percentage of revenue than EMC has historically incurred. The decrease in absolute dollars spent in 2003 compared to 2002 was primarily attributable to savings associated with our cost cutting initiatives and a reduction in bad debt expense. The decrease in SG&A expenses as a percentage of revenue in 2003 compared to 2002 was due to an increase in revenues while decreasing our operating costs.

      We maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts to provide for the estimated amount of accounts and notes receivable that will not be collected. The allowance is based upon the credit-worthiness of our customers, our historical experience, the age of our receivables and current market and economic conditions. The provision for bad debts was $10.1 in 2004, $1.8 in 2003 and $35.2 in 2002. The increase in the provision in 2004 compared to 2003 was due to our increased sales. The decrease in the provision in 2003 compared to 2002 was due to the improvement in our collection experience and expected collection

rate of our outstanding accounts and notes receivable balance. Our quarterly average day’s sales outstanding were 45 days in 2004, 47 days in 2003 and 63 days in 2002.

Restructuring and Other Special Charges

      In 2004, 2003 and 2002, we incurred restructuring and other special charges of $56.1, $66.3 and $150.4.

      The 2004 charge consisted of $17.4 of in-process R&D (“IPR&D”) charges associated with acquisitions ($15.2 related to VMware) and $38.7 of restructuring charges. The 2004 restructuring programs consisted of $24.5 of employee termination benefits associated with reductions in force and $2.1 of costs associated with vacating excess facilities. The remaining $12.1 of charges was associated with prior restructuring programs, primarily relating to additional rent expense for vacated facilities. The additional rent expense was attributable to a revised estimate of the time needed to sublet the facilities.

      The 2003 charge consisted of $29.1 of IPR&D charges associated with the LEGATO and Documentum acquisitions, $18.6 of employee termination benefits associated with reductions in force, $2.8 associated with vacating excess facilities, $10.5 pertaining to an asset impairment and $5.3 associated with prior restructuring programs.

      The 2002 charge consisted of $44.5 of employee termination benefits associated with reductions in force, $58.0 associated with vacating excess facilities, $21.5 pertaining to asset impairments, $16.9 associated with contractual and other obligations for which we no longer derive an economic benefit and $11.8 associated with a prior restructuring program. For purposes of presentation, $2.3 of the charge was classified within selling, general and administrative expenses within the statement of operations.

      The activity for each charge is explained in the following sections.

          2004 Restructuring Programs

      The activity for the 2004 restructuring programs for the year ended December 31, 2004 is presented below:

      The 2004 restructuring programs included two separate reductions in force, one which commenced in the first quarter of 2004 and the second which commenced in the fourth quarter of 2004, aggregating approximately 400 employees across our major business functions and all major geographic regions. Approximately 72% of the affected employees are or were based in North America, excluding Mexico, and 28% are or were based in Europe, Latin America, Mexico and the Asia Pacific region. As of December 31, 2004, approximately 180 employees have been terminated.

      The 2004 restructuring programs are expected to be completed by the end of 2005, with the remaining cash expenditures relating to workforce reduction expected to be substantially paid by the end of 2006. Amounts relating to the elimination of excess facilities will be paid over the respective lease terms through 2005. The expected cash impact of the 2004 restructuring charge is $26.6, of which $8.6 was paid in 2004.

      The $2.4 reversal to the provision for workforce reduction was attributable to a decrease in the number of individuals included in the reduction in force which commenced in the first quarter of 2004.

      The 2004 restructuring programs impacted our information storage products, information storage and management services and EMC Software Group products and services segments.

          2003 Restructuring Program

      The activity for the 2003 restructuring program for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 is presented below:

      The $4.8 reversal of the provision for workforce reduction in 2004 was attributable to a decrease in the original number of individuals identified for reduction. The $7.9 addition to the provision for elimination of excess facilities in 2004 related to additional charges for facilities being vacated.

      In 2003, as a result of the LEGATO acquisition, we recognized an impairment charge of $10.5 for a duplicative EMC software project. The impairment charge was equal to the amount by which the asset’s carrying amount exceeded its fair value, measured as the present value of its estimated discounted cash flows. The impaired asset is classified within our EMC Software Group products and services segment.

      The workforce reduction impacted approximately 200 employees across our major business functions and all our major geographic regions.

      The 2003 restructuring program impacted our information storage products, information storage and management services and EMC Software Group products and services segments.

          2002 Restructuring Program

      The activity for the 2002 restructuring program for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002 is presented below:

      The $24.1 addition to the provision for workforce reduction in 2003 was primarily attributable to finalizing severance packages for employees in foreign jurisdictions. The $6.1 addition to the provision for the consolidation of excess facilities in 2003 represents the charges for facilities being vacated, offset by the reversal of reserves related to the reactivation of facilities that had previously been vacated.

      The asset impairment charges in 2002 resulted from consolidating the locations of and modifications made to our Internet hosting business and the write-down of assets within one of our Data General’s services business which we put up for sale. The impairment charge relating to the Internet hosting business was equal to the amount by which the assets’ carrying amount exceeded their fair value, measured as the present value of their estimated discounted cash flows. The impairment charge relating to the assets used within our Data General’s services business were determined by comparing the expected sales proceeds to the assets’ carrying value. The impaired assets were classified within the information storage and management services and other businesses segments.

      The 2002 restructuring program impacted our information storage products, information storage and management services, EMC Software Group products and services and other businesses segments.

      In addition to these restructuring programs, we have remaining liabilities aggregating $62.8 associated with prior years’ restructuring programs. All restructuring programs, with the exception of the 2004 restructuring programs, are complete although our ability to sublet facilities is subject to appropriate market conditions. The total liability for all of our restructuring programs was $115.3 as of December 31, 2004. The remaining balance relates primarily to consolidation of facilities and employee termination benefits. These amounts are expected to be paid out through 2015.

      The 2004, 2003 and 2002 restructuring programs have reduced costs in all areas of our operations, favorably impacting cost of sales, SG&A expenses and R&D expenses. As of December 31, 2004, the annualized cost savings expected from these programs was approximately $180.0.

      As of December 31, 2004, we had a goodwill balance of $3,284.4. At least annually, we evaluate goodwill for impairment at the reporting unit level. As of December 31, 2004, none of the reporting units had any indications that goodwill was likely to be impaired.

      As we continue to refine our business model, we will reassess our cost structure and asset deployment to assess whether additional reductions are necessary. Should we determine that additional reductions will benefit our business, we may incur additional restructuring and other special charges. If customer demand for products change or we acquire complimentary products, we may be required to write down the value of assets. Additionally, changes in our business model could cause goodwill or other assets to be impaired.

Investment Income

      Investment income was $156.7, $187.8 and $256.2 in 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively. Investment income was earned primarily from investments in cash and cash equivalents, short and long-term investments and sales-type leases. Investment income decreased in both 2004 and 2003 from the previous years due to lower yields on outstanding investment balances and reduced realized gains from the sale of investments. The weighted average return on investments, excluding realized gains, was 2.6%, 2.7% and 3.5% in 2004, 2003, and 2002, respectively. Realized gains (losses) were $(11.7), $30.5 and $63.0 in 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

      We lend certain fixed income securities to generate investment income. We have entered into various agreements to loan fixed income securities generally on an overnight basis. Under these securities lending agreements, the value of the collateral is equal to 102% of the fair market value of the loaned securities. The collateral is generally cash, U.S. government-backed securities or letters of credit. At December 31, 2004, there were no outstanding securities lending transactions.

Other Expenses, Net

      Other expenses, net were $8.2, $14.9 and $47.4 in 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The decrease in 2004 compared to 2003 was primarily due to gains from selling strategic investments, partially offset by increased foreign currency exchange losses. The decrease in 2003 compared to 2002 was due to a reduction in losses on disposal of assets.

Provision for Income Taxes

      Our effective income tax rate was 26.5%, 13.1% and 60.0% in 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively. In 2004 and 2003, we reported pre-tax income, whereas in 2002, we reported a pre-tax loss. The effective income tax rate is based upon the income (loss) for the year, the composition of the income (loss) in different countries, and adjustments, if any, for the potential tax consequences, benefits or resolutions of tax audits. For 2004 and 2003, the effective tax rate varied from the statutory rate primarily as a result of the mix of income attributable to foreign versus domestic jurisdictions. Our aggregate income tax rate in foreign jurisdictions is lower than our income tax rate in the United States. For 2004, the effective income tax rate also varied from the statutory tax rate as a result of a $20.0 reduction in our estimated income tax exposure pertaining to certain of our international tax liabilities. Partially offsetting these benefits were non-deductible IPR&D charges of $17.4 incurred in connection with acquisitions. We did not derive a tax benefit from these charges. For 2003, the effective tax rate also varied from the statutory tax rate as a result of the favorable resolution of a series of tax matters which aggregated $80.9. The tax matters included the resolution of certain merger-related contingencies. Partially offsetting these benefits were non-deductible IPR&D charges of $29.1 in 2003 incurred in connection with acquisitions. We did not derive a tax benefit from these charges. For 2002, the effective income tax rate varied from the statutory rate primarily as a result of the overall favorable resolution of international tax matters, which aggregated $67.7. Additionally, a reduction in the valuation allowance resulting from the realization of capital loss carryforwards contributed to the favorable rate.

Financial Condition

      Cash and cash equivalents and short and long-term investments were $7,440.8, $6,907.6 and $5,685.6 at December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively. We invest our excess cash in U.S. government and agency obligations, U.S. corporate debt securities, asset and mortgage-backed securities, bank loans, auction rate securities and foreign debt securities. At December 31, 2004, the fair value of our short and long-term investments was $5,964.0 compared to an amortized cost basis of $5,992.7. Included in our portfolio are securities where the amortized cost basis exceeded the fair value by $38.5. Management regularly reviews the portfolio to evaluate whether any impairments are other-than-temporary. Management considers the type of securities held, market conditions, the length of the impairment, magnitude of the impairment and ability to hold the

investment to maturity to make its evaluation. As of December 31, 2004, management did not consider any impairments to be other-than-temporary.

      Cash provided by operating activities was $2,102.3 in 2004, $1,521.2 in 2003 and $1,445.7 in 2002. Cash received from customers was $8,329.4, $6,693.8 and $6,145.9 in 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The annual increases were attributable to higher sales volume, improved accounts receivable turnover and greater cash proceeds from the sale of maintenance contracts. Cash paid to suppliers and employees was $6,299.1, $5,507.7 and $5,060.2 in 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The annual increases were partially attributable to higher headcount. Total headcount was approximately 22,700, 20,000 and 17,400 at December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The acquisitions of LEGATO and Documentum in 2003, VMware in 2004 and general growth of the business accounted for the headcount increases. Additionally, greater levels of component purchases to meet customer demand for information storage systems in 2004 and 2003 contributed to the increased amounts of payments to suppliers. Cash received from dividends and interest was $162.4, $185.9 and $252.0 in 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The annual declines were due to lower rates of return received on our cash, cash equivalents and short and long-term investments. In 2004, we paid $84.0 in income taxes. In 2003 and 2002, we received $152.3 and $119.7, respectively, in net tax refunds. In 2001 and 2002, we filed carryback claims associated with prior years’ federal income tax payments. We received those payments in 2003 and 2002. The payments in 2004 represent our net payouts of international, federal and state income tax liabilities.

      Cash used for investing activities was $2,064.7, $1,059.4, and $1,380.3 in 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively. In 2004, we acquired all the outstanding shares of VMware for $539.4. Capital additions were $371.4, $368.5 and $391.1 in 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively. Depreciation and amortization expense was $616.4, $520.7 and $653.7 in 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The increase in depreciation and amortization expense in 2004 compared to 2003 was primarily attributable to intangible amortization expense associated with the acquisitions of Documentum, LEGATO and VMware. The decrease in the expense in 2003 compared to 2002 was attributable to the reduction in capital additions. Capitalized software development costs were $166.3, $113.4 and $126.7 in 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The increase in the amount capitalized in 2004 was attributable to the Documentum, LEGATO and VMware acquisitions. Net purchases and maturities of investments, were $858.1, $839.6 and $815.5 in 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

      Cash used for financing activities was $323.8, $40.1 and $311.2 in 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively. Our principal financing activity has been the repurchase of our common stock in the open market. Our Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of 300.0 million shares of our common stock. Through December 31, 2004, we have repurchased 108.6 million shares, spending $545.7, $127.0 and $363.9 in 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively. We anticipate we will purchase additional shares of our common stock during 2005, however the number of shares purchased and timing of our purchases will be dependent upon a number of factors, including the price of our stock, market conditions, our cash position and alternative demands for our cash resources. We generated $230.0, $112.6 and $80.9 in 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively, from the exercise of stock options.

      In December 2003, we assumed, through our acquisition of Documentum, $125.0 in senior convertible notes that mature on April 1, 2007 (the “Notes”). The Notes bear interest at a rate of 4.5% per annum. Holders of the Notes are entitled to convert the Notes, at any time before the close of business on April 1, 2007, subject to prior redemption or repurchase of the Notes, into shares of our common stock at a conversion price of $13.80 per share. The Notes may be redeemed by us on or after April 5, 2005 at a price of 101.8% of the face value through April 1, 2006 and at a price of 100.9% of the face value from April 2, 2006 through March 31, 2007. The Notes will effectively rank behind all other secured debt to the extent of the value of the assets securing those debts. The Notes do not contain any restrictive financial covenants. The Notes have been recorded at the fair market value as of the date of the acquisition of Documentum, with a portion allocated to the conversion component. The fair market value of the debt component as of the acquisition date of $130.0 is being adjusted to the debt’s face value of $125.0 using the effective interest method through April 1, 2007. The fair market value of the conversion component of $26.3 has been allocated to additional paid-in capital.

      We have a credit line of $50.0 in the United States. At December 31, 2004, we had no borrowings outstanding on the line of credit. The credit line bears interest at the bank’s base rate and requires us, upon utilization of the credit line, to meet certain financial covenants with respect to limitations on losses. In the event the covenants are not met, the lender may require us to provide collateral to secure the outstanding balance. At December 31, 2004, we were in compliance with the covenants.

      We derive revenues from both selling and leasing activity. We customarily sell the notes receivable resulting from our leasing activity. Generally, we do not retain any recourse on the sale of these notes. If recourse is retained, we assess and provide for any estimated exposure.

      Based on our current operating and capital expenditure forecasts, we believe that the combination of funds currently available, funds to be generated from operations and our available lines of credit will be adequate to finance our ongoing operations for at least the next twelve months.

      In February 2005, we acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of Smarts for approximately $260.0 in cash, subject to certain post-closing adjustments. Smarts’ software products automatically locate root cause problems, calculate their impacts across technology domains, and present the logical action plan required to keep business services up and running. While we expect our revenues to be positively impacted by the acquisition, we do not expect it to have a material impact on our revenues or expenses in 2005.

      To date, inflation has not had a material impact on our financial results.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements, Contractual Obligations, Contingent Liabilities and Commitments

      We have various contractual obligations impacting our liquidity. The following represents our contractual obligations as of December 31, 2004:

      Our operating leases are primarily for office space around the world. We believe leasing such space is more cost-effective than purchasing real estate. The long-term convertible debt pertains to debt assumed in our acquisition of Documentum. The other long-term obligations, including notes payable and the current portion of long-term obligations, consist primarily of $70.8 of post-retirement benefit obligations and $30.9 of long term lease obligations for excess facilities. The purchase orders are for manufacturing and non-manufacturing related goods and services. While the purchase orders are generally cancelable without penalty, certain vendor agreements provide for percentage-based cancellation fees or minimum restocking charges based on the nature of the product or service.

      EMC’s subsidiaries have entered into arrangements with financial institutions for such institutions to provide guarantees for rent, taxes, insurance, leases, performance bonds, bid bonds and customs duties aggregating $64.3 as of December 31, 2004. The guarantees vary in length of time. In connection with these arrangements, we have agreed to guarantee substantially all of the guarantees provided by these financial institutions.

      We enter into agreements in the ordinary course of business with, among others, customers, resellers, OEMs, systems integrators and distributors. Most of these agreements require us to indemnify the other party against third party claims alleging that an EMC product infringes a patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret and/or other intellectual property rights. Certain of these agreements require us to indemnify the other party against certain claims relating to property damage, personal injury or the acts or omissions of EMC, its employees, agents or representatives. In addition, from time to time we have made certain guarantees regarding the performance of our systems to our customers.

      We have agreements with certain vendors, financial institutions, lessors and service providers pursuant to which we have agreed to indemnify the other party for specified matters, such as acts and omissions of EMC, its employees, agents or representatives.

      We have procurement or license agreements with respect to technology that is used in our products and agreements in which we obtain rights to a product from an OEM. Under some of these agreements, we have agreed to indemnify the supplier for certain claims that may be brought against such party with respect to our acts or omissions relating to the supplied products or technologies.

      We have agreed to indemnify the directors and executive officers of EMC and our subsidiaries to the extent legally permissible, against all liabilities reasonably incurred in connection with any action in which such individual may be involved by reason of such individual being or having been a director or executive officer.

      In connection with certain acquisitions, we have agreed to indemnify the current and former directors, officers and employees of the acquired company in accordance with the acquired company’s by-laws and charter in effect immediately prior to the acquisition or in accordance with indemnification or similar agreements entered into by the acquired company and such persons. In a substantial majority of instances, we have maintained the acquired company’s directors’ and officers’ insurance, which should enable us to recover a portion of any future amounts paid. In connection with certain dispositions, we have agreed to indemnify the buyer for certain matters, such as breaches of representations and warranties. These indemnities vary in length of time.

      Based upon our historical experience and information known as of December 31, 2004, we believe our liability on the above guarantees and indemnities at December 31, 2004 are not material.

      We derive revenues from both selling and leasing information storage systems. We customarily sell the notes receivable resulting from our leasing activity to provide for current liquidity. Generally, we do not retain any recourse on the sale of these notes. From time to time, we may also sell accounts receivable when it is economically beneficial.

      On September 30, 2002, Hewlett-Packard Company (“HP”) filed a complaint against us in the United States Federal District Court for the Northern District of California alleging that certain of our products infringe seven HP patents (the “First HP Lawsuit”). HP seeks a permanent injunction as well as unspecified monetary damages for patent infringement. We believe that HP’s claims are without merit. On July 21, 2003, we answered the complaint and filed counterclaims alleging that certain HP products

infringe six EMC patents. We seek a permanent injunction as well as unspecified monetary damages for patent infringement. On February 16, 2005, summary judgment motions were heard. The court’s ruling on such motions is currently pending.

      On October 27, 2004, a second complaint was filed by HP against us in the same court based on six of the seven patents asserted in the First HP Lawsuit (the “Second HP Lawsuit”). The Second HP Lawsuit was filed shortly after the court had denied HP’s motion for leave to amend its infringement contentions in the First HP Lawsuit to add certain EMC products. In the Second HP Lawsuit, HP alleges patent infringement by the same EMC products that they attempted to add to the First HP Lawsuit. On February 3, 2005, the court stayed the Second HP Lawsuit.

      We are a party (either as plaintiff or defendant) to various other patent litigation matters, including certain matters which we assumed in connection with our acquisitions of LEGATO and VMware.

      We are a party to other litigation which we consider routine and incidental to our business.

      Management does not expect the results of any of these actions to have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

Pension and Post-Retirement Medical and Life Insurance Plans

      We have a noncontributory defined benefit pension plan that was assumed as part of the Data General acquisition, which covers substantially all former Data General employees located in the United States. Certain of the former Data General foreign subsidiaries also have foreign retirement plans covering substantially all of their employees. All of these plans have been frozen resulting in employees no longer accruing pension benefits for future services. The assets for these defined benefit plans are invested in common stocks and bonds. The market related value of the plans’ assets is based upon the assets’ fair value. The expected long-term rate of return on assets for the year ended December 31, 2004 was 8.2%. This rate represents the average of the long-term rates of return for all defined benefit plans (international and U.S.) weighted by the plans’ assets as of December 31, 2004. The actual long-term rate of return for the ten years ended December 31, 2004 was 9.5%. Based upon current market conditions, the expected long-term rate of return for 2005 will be 8.3%. A 25 basis point change in the expected long-term rate of return on the plans’ assets would have approximately a $0.9 impact on the 2005 pension expense. As of December 31, 2004, the pension plans had a $117.6 unrecognized actuarial loss that will be expensed over the average future working lifetime of active participants. For the year ended December 31, 2004, the discount rate to determine the benefit obligation was 5.7%. This rate represents the average of the discount rates for all defined benefit plans (international and U.S.) weighted by plan liabilities as of December 31, 2004. The discount rate reflects the rate at which the pension benefits could be effectively settled. For the U.S. plan, this rate is based on Moody’s AA Corporate Bond Index. For international plans, the rate is based upon comparable high quality corporate bond yields. A 25 basis point change in the discount rate would have approximately a $0.7 impact on the 2005 pension expense for all plans (international and U.S.).

      We also assumed a post-retirement benefit plan as part of the Data General acquisition that provides certain medical and life insurance benefits for retired former Data General employees. The plan’s assets are invested in common stocks and bonds. The market related value of the plan’s assets is equal to the assets’ fair value. The expected long-term rate of return on the plan’s assets for the year ended December 31, 2004 was 8.3%. The actual long-term rate of return for the ten years ended December 31, 2004 was 9.5%. Based on current capital market conditions, the expected long-term rate of return for 2005 will remain at 8.3%. A 25 basis point change in the expected long-term rate of return on the plan’s assets has minimal impact on our benefit expense. As of December 31, 2004, the plan had a $1.1 unrecognized actuarial gain that will be recognized over the anticipated remaining years of service for participants. For the year ended December 31, 2004, the discount rate to determine the benefit obligation was 5.7%. The discount rate is based on Moody’s AA Corporate Bond Index. A 25 basis point change in the discount rate has a minimal impact on the expense.

Critical Accounting Policies

      Our consolidated financial statements are based on the selection and application of generally accepted accounting principles which require us to make estimates and assumptions about future events that affect the amounts reported in our financial statements and the accompanying notes. Future events and their effects cannot be determined with certainty. Therefore, the determination of estimates requires the exercise of judgment. Actual results could differ from those estimates, and any such differences may be material to our financial statements. We believe that the policies set forth below may involve a higher degree of judgment and complexity in their application than our other accounting policies and represent the critical accounting policies used in the preparation of our financial statements. If different assumptions or conditions were to prevail, the results could be materially different from our reported results. Our significant accounting policies are presented within Note A to our Consolidated Financial Statements.

      Revenue recognition is governed by various accounting principles, including Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”), No. 104, “Revenue Recognition”; Emerging Issues Task Force, No. 00-21, “Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables”; Statement of Position (“SOP”) No. 97-2, “Software Revenue Recognition”; FAS No. 48, “Revenue Recognition When Right of Return Exists”; FAS No. 13, “Accounting for Leases”; and SOP No. 81-1, “Accounting for Performance of Construction-Type and Certain Production-Type Contracts,” among others. The application of the appropriate accounting principle to our revenue is dependent upon the specific transaction and whether the sale or lease includes systems, software and services or a combination of these items. As our business evolves, the mix of products and services sold will impact the timing of when revenue and related costs are recognized. Additionally, revenue recognition involves judgments, including assessments of expected returns and the likelihood of nonpayment. We analyze various factors, including a review of specific transactions, the credit-worthiness of our customers, our historical experience and market and economic conditions. Changes in judgments on these factors could materially impact the timing and amount of revenue and costs recognized. Should market or economic conditions deteriorate, our actual return experience could exceed our estimate.

      We accrue for systems warranty costs at the time of shipment. While we engage in extensive product quality programs and processes, our warranty obligation is affected by product failure rates, material usage and service delivery costs. Should actual product failure rates, material usage or service delivery costs differ from our estimates, the amount of actual warranty costs could materially differ from our estimates.

      Asset valuation includes assessing the recorded value of certain assets, including accounts and notes receivable, investments, inventories, goodwill and other intangible assets. We use a variety of factors to assess valuation, depending upon the asset. Accounts and notes receivable are evaluated based upon the credit-worthiness of our customers, our historical experience, the age of the receivable and current market and economic conditions. Should current market and economic conditions deteriorate, our actual bad debt experience could exceed our estimate. The determination of whether unrealized losses on investments are other-than-temporary is based upon the type of investments held, market conditions, length of the impairment, magnitude of the impairment and ability to hold the investment to maturity. Should current market and economic conditions deteriorate, our ability to recover the cost of our investments may be impaired. The recoverability of inventories is based upon the types and levels of inventory held, forecasted demand, pricing, competition and changes in technology. Should current market and economic conditions deteriorate, our actual recovery could be less than our estimate. Other intangible assets are evaluated based upon the expected period the asset will be utilized, forecasted cash flows, changes in technology and customer demand. Changes in judgments on any of these factors could materially impact the value of the asset. Our goodwill valuation is based upon a discounted cash flow analysis performed at the reporting unit level. The analysis factors in estimated revenue and expense growth rates. The estimates are based upon

our historical experience and projections of future activity, factoring in customer demand, changes in technology and a cost structure necessary to achieve the related revenues. Changes in judgments on any of these factors could materially impact the value of the asset.

      We recognized restructuring charges in 2004, 2003, 2002 and prior years. The restructuring charges include, among other items, estimated losses on the sale of real estate, employee termination benefit costs, subletting of facilities and termination of various contracts. The amount of the actual obligations may be different than our estimates due to various factors, including market conditions and negotiations with third parties. Should the actual amounts differ from our estimates, the amount of the restructuring charges could be materially impacted.

      As part of the process of preparing our financial statements, we are required to estimate our provision for income taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate. This process involves estimating our actual current tax exposure, including assessing the risks associated with tax audits, together with assessing temporary differences resulting from the different treatment of items for tax and accounting purposes. These differences result in deferred tax assets and liabilities, which are included within our balance sheet. We assess the likelihood that our deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income and to the extent we believe that recovery is more likely than not, do not establish a valuation allowance. In the event that actual results differ from these estimates, our provision for income taxes could be materially impacted.

      We recognize stock option costs pursuant to APB Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” and have elected to disclose the impact of expensing stock options pursuant to FAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” in the notes to our financial statements. Effective for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, we will adopt the provisions of FAS No. 123R, “Share-Based Payment.” Both FAS No. 123 and 123R require management to make assumptions to determine the underlying value of stock options, including the expected life of the stock options and the volatility of the stock options. Changes to the underlying assumptions may have a significant impact on the underlying value of the stock options, which could have a material impact on our financial statements.

New Accounting Pronouncements

      In March 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) approved the consensus reached on the Emerging Issues Task Force Issue (“EITF”) No. 03-01, “The Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and Its Application to Certain Investments.” EITF 03-01 provides guidance on determining when an investment is considered impaired, whether that impairment is other than temporary and the measurement of an impairment loss. EITF 03-01 also provides new disclosure requirements for other-than-temporary impairments on debt and equity investments. In September 2004, the FASB delayed until further notice the effective date of the measurement and recognition guidance contained in EITF 03-01, however the disclosure requirements of EITF 03-01 are currently effective. The adoption of EITF 03-01 is not expected to have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.

      In November 2004, the FASB issued FAS No. 151, “Inventory Costs, an Amendment of ARB No. 43, Chapter 4.” This statement amends Accounting Research Bulletin No. 43, Chapter 4, to clarify that abnormal amounts of idle facility, freight, handling costs and wasted materials (spoilage) should be recognized as current period charges. In addition, this statement requires that allocation of fixed production overheads to the costs of conversion be based on the normal capacity of the production facilities. This statement is effective for inventory costs incurred during fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005. Earlier application is permitted for inventory costs incurred during fiscal years beginning after November 23, 2004.

The provisions of Statement No. 151 should be applied prospectively. The adoption of FAS No. 151 is not expected to have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.

      In December 2004, the FASB issued FAS No. 123R, “Share-Based Payment.” The statement replaces FAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” and supersedes APB Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees.”

      This statement focuses primarily on accounting for transactions in which an entity obtains employee services in share-based payment transactions. The adoption of the statement will result in the expensing of the fair value of stock options granted to employees in the basic financial statements. Previously, we elected to only disclose the impact of expensing the fair value of stock options in the notes to the financial statements. See “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” in Note A to the financial statements. The statement is effective for the quarters commencing after June 15, 2005.

      The statement applies to new equity awards and to equity awards modified, repurchased, or canceled after the effective date. Additionally, compensation cost for the portion of awards for which the requisite service has not been rendered that are outstanding as of the effective date shall be recognized as the requisite service is rendered on or after the effective date. The compensation cost for that portion of awards shall be based on the grant-date fair value of those awards as calculated from the pro forma disclosures under Statement No. 123. Changes to the grant-date fair value of equity awards granted before the effective date of this statement are precluded. The compensation cost for those earlier awards shall be attributed to periods beginning on or after the effective date of this statement using the attribution method that was used under Statement No. 123, except that the method of recognizing forfeitures only as they occur shall not be continued. Any unearned or deferred compensation (contra-equity accounts) related to those earlier awards shall be eliminated against the appropriate equity accounts. Additionally, common stock purchased pursuant to stock options granted under our employee stock purchase plan will be expensed based upon the fair market value of the stock option.

      The statement also allows for a modified version of retrospective application to periods before the effective date. Modified retrospective application may be applied either (a) to all prior years for which Statement No. 123 was effective or (b) only to prior interim periods in the year of initial adoption. An entity that chooses to apply the modified retrospective method to all prior years for which Statement No. 123 was effective shall adjust financial statements for prior periods to give effect to the fair-value-based method of accounting for awards granted, modified, or settled in cash in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 1994, on a basis consistent with the pro forma disclosures required for those periods by Statement No. 123. Accordingly, compensation cost and the related tax effects will be recognized in those financial statements as though they had been accounted for under Statement No. 123. Changes to amounts as originally measured on a pro forma basis are precluded.

      The adoption of FAS No. 123R will have a material impact on our results of operations, increasing cost of sales, SG&A expenses and R&D expenses. The future results will be impacted by the number and value of additional stock option grants as well as the value of existing unvested stock options. We have utilized the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the value of our stock options. We estimated volatility to be 46.4%, 55.0% and 55.0% in 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The decline in volatility in 2004 compared to the prior two years was due to our recent volatility experience. We estimated the expected life of stock options that were issued to be 4.2 years, 5.0 years and 5.0 years in 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The decline in the expected life in 2004 compared to the prior two years was due to a change in current exercise patterns. For more information on the impact of expensing stock options on the three years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002, see “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” in Note A to the financial statements.

      In December 2004, the FASB issued FAS No. 153, “Exchange of Nonmonetary Assets”, which is an amendment to APB Opinion No. 29. The guidance in APB Opinion No. 29, “Accounting for Nonmonetary Transactions”, is based on the principle that exchanges of nonmonetary assets should be measured based on the fair value of the assets exchanged. The guidance in that opinion, however, included certain exceptions to that principle. This statement amends APB Opinion No. 29 to eliminate the

exception for nonmonetary exchanges of similar productive assets and replaces it with a general exception for exchanges of nonmonetary assets that do not have commercial substance. A nonmonetary exchange has commercial substance if the future cash flows of the entity are expected to change significantly as a result of the exchange. The adoption of FAS No. 153 is not expected to have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.

      In October 2004, the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (the “AJCA”) was passed. The AJCA provides a deduction for income from qualified domestic production activities which will be phased in from 2005 through 2010. In return, the AJCA also provides for a two-year phase-out of the existing extra-territorial income exclusion for foreign sales that was viewed to be inconsistent with international trade protocols by the European Union. In December 2004, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) No. 109-1, “Application of FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, to the Tax Deduction on Qualified Production Activities by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004.” FSP 109-1 treats the deduction as a “special deduction” as described in FAS No. 109. As such, the special deduction has no effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities existing at the enactment date. Rather, the impact of this deduction will be reported in the same period in which the deduction is claimed in our tax return. We are currently evaluating the impact the AJCA will have on our results of operations and financial position.

      The AJCA also creates a temporary incentive for U.S. corporations to repatriate accumulated income earned abroad by providing an 85% dividends received deduction for certain dividends from controlled foreign corporations. The deduction is subject to a number of limitations. We are currently evaluating the AJCA and are not yet in a position to decide whether, or to what extent, we might repatriate foreign earnings that have not yet been remitted to the U.S.; however, upon finalization of our assessment, it is reasonably possible that we will repatriate some amount given that our total unremitted earnings as of December 31, 2004 was approximately $3,200. The amount of income tax we would incur should we repatriate some level of earnings cannot be reasonably estimated at this time. We expect to finalize our assessment sometime in 2005.

FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT FUTURE RESULTS

      This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the Federal securities laws, about our business and prospects. The forward-looking statements do not include the potential impact of any mergers, acquisitions, divestitures or business combinations that may be completed after the date hereof. Our future results may differ materially from our past results and from those projected in the forward-looking statements due to various uncertainties and risks, including but not limited to those set forth below, one-time events and other important factors disclosed previously and from time to time in our other filings with the SEC. We disclaim any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained herein after the date of this Annual Report.

Our business could be materially adversely affected as a result of general economic and market conditions.

      We are subject to the effects of general global economic and market conditions. If these conditions deteriorate, our business, results of operations or financial condition could be materially adversely affected.

Our business could be materially adversely affected as a result of a lessening demand in the information technology market.

      Our revenue and profitability depend on the overall demand for our products and services. Delays or reductions in IT spending, domestically or internationally, could materially adversely affect demand for our products and services which could result in decreased revenues or earnings.

Component costs, competitive pricing, and sales volume and mix could materially adversely affect our revenues, gross margins and earnings.

      Our gross margins are impacted by a variety of factors, including competitive pricing, component and product design costs as well as the volume and relative mixture of product and services revenues. Increased component costs, increased pricing pressures, the relative and varying rates of increases or decreases in component costs and product price, changes in product and services revenue mixture or decreased volume could have a material adverse effect on our revenues, gross margins or earnings.

      The costs of third party components comprise a significant portion of our product costs. While we generally have been able to manage our component and product design costs, we may have difficulty managing such costs if supplies of certain components become limited or component prices increase. We currently expect that the availability of certain disk drives will be limited in the first half of 2005 so we may experience an increase in our component costs. An increase in component or design costs relative to our product prices could have a material adverse effect on our gross margins and earnings. Moreover, certain competitors may have advantages due to vertical integration of their supply chain, which may include disk drives, microprocessors, memory components and servers.

      The markets in which we do business are highly competitive and we encounter aggressive price competition for all of our products and services from numerous companies globally. There also has been and may continue to be a willingness on the part of certain competitors to reduce prices or provide storage-related products or services, together with other IT products or services, at minimal or no additional cost in order to preserve or gain market share. Such price competition may result in pressure on our product prices and reductions in product prices may have a material adverse effect on our revenues, gross margins and earnings. We currently believe that pricing pressures are likely to continue.

If our suppliers are not able to meet our requirements, we could have decreased revenues and earnings.

      We purchase or license many sophisticated components and products from one or a limited number of qualified suppliers, including some of our competitors. These components and products include disk drives, high density memory components, power supplies and software developed and maintained by third parties. We have experienced delivery delays from time to time because of high industry demand or the inability of some vendors to consistently meet our quality or delivery requirements. If any of our suppliers were to cancel or materially change contracts or commitments with us or fail to meet the quality or delivery requirements needed to satisfy customer orders for our products, we could lose time-sensitive customer orders, be unable to develop or sell certain products cost-effectively or on a timely basis, if at all, and have significantly decreased quarterly revenues and earnings, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Additionally, we periodically transition our product line to incorporate new technologies. The importance of transitioning our customers smoothly to new technologies, along with our historically uneven pattern of quarterly sales, intensifies the risk that the failure of a supplier to meet our quality or delivery requirements will have a material adverse impact on our revenues and earnings.

Our business could be materially adversely affected as a result of the risks associated with acquisitions and investments.

      As part of our business strategy, we seek to acquire businesses that offer complementary products, services or technologies. These acquisitions are accompanied by the risks commonly encountered in an acquisition of a business, which may include, among other things:

      These factors could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition. To the extent that we issue shares of our common stock or other rights to purchase our common stock in connection with any future acquisition, existing stockholders may experience dilution and our earnings per share may decrease.

      In addition to the risks commonly encountered in the acquisition of a business as described above, we may also experience risks relating to the challenges and costs of closing a transaction. Further, the risks described above may be exacerbated as a result of managing multiple acquisitions at the same time.

      We also seek to invest in businesses that offer complementary products, services or technologies. These investments are accompanied by risks similar to those encountered in an acquisition of a business.

We may be unable to keep pace with rapid industry, technological and market changes.

      The markets in which we compete are characterized by rapid technological change, frequent new product introductions, evolving industry standards and changing needs of customers. There can be no assurance that our existing products will be properly positioned in the market or that we will be able to introduce new or enhanced products into the market on a timely basis, or at all. We spend a considerable amount of money on research and development and introduce new products from time to time. There can be no assurance that enhancements to existing products and solutions or new products and solutions will receive customer acceptance. As competition in the IT industry increases, it may become increasingly difficult for us to maintain a technological advantage and to leverage that advantage toward increased revenues and profits.

      Risks associated with the development and introduction of new products include delays in development and changes in data storage, networking and operating system technologies which could require us to modify existing products. Risks inherent in the transition to new products include:

      Further risks inherent in new product introductions include the uncertainty of price-performance relative to products of competitors, competitors’ responses to the introductions and the desire by customers to evaluate new products for extended periods of time. Our failure to introduce new or enhanced products on a timely basis, keep pace with rapid industry, technological or market changes or effectively manage the transitions to new products or new technologies could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

The markets we serve are highly competitive and we may be unable to compete effectively.

      We compete with many companies in the markets we serve, certain of which offer a broad spectrum of IT products and services and others which offer specific information storage, management or virtualization products or services. Some of these companies (whether independently or by establishing alliances) may have substantially greater financial, marketing and technological resources, larger distribution capabilities, earlier access to customers and greater opportunity to address customers’ various IT requirements than us. In addition, as the IT industry consolidates, companies may improve their competitive position and ability to compete against us. We compete on the basis of our products’ features, performance and price as well as our services. Our failure to compete on any of these bases could affect demand for our products or services, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

      Companies may develop new technologies or products in advance of us or establish business models or technologies disruptive to us. Our business may be materially adversely affected by the announcement or introduction of new products, including hardware and software products and services by our competitors, and the implementation of effective marketing or sales strategies by our competitors. The material adverse effect to our business could include a decrease in demand for our products and services and an increase in the length of our sales cycle due to customers taking longer to compare products and services and to complete their purchases.

We may have difficulty managing operations.

      Our future operating results will depend on our overall ability to manage operations, which includes, among other things:

      An unexpected decline in revenues without a corresponding and timely reduction in expenses or a failure to manage other aspects of our operations could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

Our business could be materially adversely affected as a result of war or acts of terrorism.

      Terrorist acts or acts of war may cause damage or disruption to our employees, facilities, customers, partners, suppliers, distributors and resellers, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition. Such conflicts may also cause damage or disruption to transportation and communication systems and to our ability to manage logistics in such an environment, including receipt of components and distribution of products.

Our business may suffer if we are unable to retain or attract key personnel.

      Our business depends to a significant extent on the continued service of senior management and other key employees, the development of additional management personnel and the hiring of new qualified employees. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in retaining existing personnel or recruiting new personnel. The loss of one or more key or other employees, our inability to attract additional qualified employees or the delay in hiring key personnel could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

Our quarterly revenues and earnings could be materially adversely affected by uneven sales patterns and changing purchasing behaviors.

      Our quarterly sales have historically reflected an uneven pattern in which a disproportionate percentage of a quarter’s total sales occur in the last month and weeks and days of each quarter. This pattern makes prediction of revenues, earnings and working capital for each financial period especially difficult and uncertain and increases the risk of unanticipated variations in quarterly results and financial condition. We believe this uneven sales pattern is a result of many factors including:

      Our uneven sales pattern also makes it extremely difficult to predict near-term demand and adjust manufacturing capacity accordingly. If predicted demand is substantially greater than orders, there will be excess inventory. Alternatively, if orders substantially exceed predicted demand, the ability to assemble, test and ship orders received in the last weeks and days of each quarter may be limited, which could materially adversely affect quarterly revenues and earnings.

      In addition, our revenues in any quarter are substantially dependent on orders booked and shipped in that quarter and our backlog at any particular time is not necessarily indicative of future sales levels. This is because:

      Loss of infrastructure, due to factors such as an information systems failure, loss of public utilities or extreme weather conditions, could impact our ability to ship products in a timely manner. Delays in product shipping or an unexpected decline in revenues without a corresponding and timely slowdown in expenses, could intensify the impact of these factors on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

      In addition, unanticipated changes in our customers’ purchasing behaviors such as customers taking longer to negotiate and complete their purchases or making smaller, incremental purchases based on their current needs, also make the prediction of revenues, earnings and working capital for each financial period difficult and uncertain and increase the risk of unanticipated variations in our quarterly results and financial condition.

Risks associated with our distribution channels may materially adversely affect our financial results.

      In addition to our direct sales force, we have agreements in place with many distributors, systems integrators, resellers and original equipment manufacturers to market and sell our products and services. We may, from time to time, derive a significant percentage of our revenues from such distribution channels. Our financial results could be materially adversely affected if our contracts with channel partners were terminated, if our relationship with channel partners were to deteriorate or if the financial condition of our channel partners were to weaken. In addition, as our market opportunities change, we may have an increased reliance on channel partners, which may negatively impact our gross margins. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in maintaining or expanding these channels. If we are not successful, we may lose sales opportunities, customers and market share. Furthermore, the partial reliance on channel partners may materially reduce the visibility to our management of potential customers and demand for products and services, thereby making it more difficult to accurately forecast such demand. In addition, there can be no assurance that our channel partners will not develop, market or sell products or services in competition with us in the future.

      In addition, as we focus on new market opportunities and additional customers through our various distribution channels, including small-to-medium sized businesses, we may be required to provide different levels of service and support than we typically provided in the past. We may have difficulty managing directly or indirectly through our channels these different service and support requirements and may be required to incur substantial costs to provide such services which may adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.

Changes in foreign conditions could impair our international operations.

      A substantial portion of our revenues is derived from sales outside the United States. In addition, a substantial portion of our products is manufactured outside of the United States. Accordingly, our future results could be materially adversely affected by a variety of factors, including changes in foreign currency exchange rates, changes in a specific country’s or region’s political or economic conditions, trade restrictions, import or export licensing requirements, the overlap of different tax structures or changes in international tax laws, changes in regulatory requirements, compliance with a variety of foreign laws and regulations and longer payment cycles in certain countries.

Undetected problems in our products could directly impair our financial results.

      If flaws in design, production, assembly or testing of our products (by us or our suppliers) were to occur, we could experience a rate of failure in our products that would result in substantial repair, replacement or service costs and potential damage to our reputation. Continued improvement in manufacturing capabilities, control of material and manufacturing quality and costs and product testing are critical factors in our future growth. There can be no assurance that our efforts to monitor, develop, modify and implement appropriate test and manufacturing processes for our products will be sufficient to permit us to avoid a rate of failure in our products that results in substantial delays in shipment, significant repair or replacement costs or potential damage to our reputation, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

Our business could be materially adversely affected as a result of the risks associated with alliances.

      We have alliances with leading information technology companies and we plan to continue our strategy of developing key alliances in order to expand our reach into markets. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in our ongoing strategic alliances or that we will be able to find further suitable business relationships as we develop new products and strategies. Any failure to continue or expand such relationships could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

      There can be no assurance that companies with which we have strategic alliances, certain of which have substantially greater financial, marketing or technological resources than us, will not develop or market products in competition with us in the future, discontinue their alliances with us or form alliances with our competitors.

Our business may suffer if we cannot protect our intellectual property.

      We generally rely upon patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret laws and contract rights in the United States and in other countries to establish and maintain our proprietary rights in our technology and products. However, there can be no assurance that any of our proprietary rights will not be challenged, invalidated or circumvented. In addition, the laws of certain countries do not protect our proprietary rights to the same extent as do the laws of the United States. Therefore, there can be no assurance that we will be able to adequately protect our proprietary technology against unauthorized third-party copying or use, which could adversely affect our competitive position. Further, there can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain licenses to any technology that we may require to conduct our business or that, if obtainable, such technology can be licensed at a reasonable cost.

      From time to time, we receive notices from third parties claiming infringement by our products of third-party patent or other intellectual property rights. Responding to any such claim, regardless of its merit, could be time-consuming, result in costly litigation, divert management’s attention and resources and cause us to incur significant expenses. In the event there is a temporary or permanent injunction entered prohibiting us from marketing or selling certain of our products or a successful claim of infringement against us requiring us to pay royalties to a third party, and we fail to develop or license a substitute technology, our business, results of operations or financial condition could be materially adversely affected.

We may become involved in litigation that may materially adversely affect us.

      From time to time in the ordinary course of our business, we may become involved in various legal proceedings, including patent, commercial, product liability, employment, class action, whistleblower and other litigation and claims, and governmental and other regulatory investigations and proceedings. Such matters can be time-consuming, divert management’s attention and resources and cause us to incur significant expenses. Furthermore, because litigation is inherently unpredictable, there can be no assurance that the results of any of these actions will not have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

We may have exposure to additional income tax liabilities.

      As a multinational corporation, we are subject to income taxes in both the United States and various foreign jurisdictions. Our domestic and international tax liabilities are subject to the allocation of revenues and expenses in different jurisdictions and the timing of recognizing revenues and expenses. Additionally, the amount of income taxes paid is subject to our interpretation of applicable tax laws in the jurisdictions in which we file. From time to time, we are subject to income tax audits. While we believe we have complied with all applicable income tax laws, there can be no assurance that a governing tax authority will not have a different interpretation of the law and assess us with additional taxes. Should we be assessed with additional taxes, there could be a material adverse affect on our results of operations or financial condition.

Changes in regulations could materially adversely affect us.

      Our business, results of operations or financial conditions could be materially adversely affected if laws, regulations or standards relating to us or our products are newly implemented or changed. In addition, our compliance with existing regulations, such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, may have a material adverse impact on us. Under Sarbanes-Oxley, we are required to evaluate and determine the effectiveness of our internal control structure and procedures for financial reporting. Compliance with this legislation may divert management’s attention and resources and cause us to incur significant expense. Should we or our independent auditors determine that we have material weaknesses in our internal controls, our results of operations or financial condition may be materially adversely affected or our stock price may decline.

Our stock price is volatile.

      Our stock price, like that of other technology companies, is subject to significant volatility because of factors such as:

      In addition, our stock price is affected by general economic and market conditions and has been negatively affected by unfavorable global economic and market conditions. If such conditions deteriorate, our stock price could decline.

Market Risk

      We are exposed to market risk, primarily from changes in foreign exchange rates, interest rates and credit risk. To manage the volatility relating to these exposures, we enter into various derivative transactions pursuant to our policies to hedge against known or forecasted market exposures.

Foreign Exchange Risk Management

      As a multinational corporation, we are exposed to changes in foreign exchange rates. Any foreign currency transaction, defined as a transaction denominated in a currency other than the U.S. dollar, will be reported in U.S. dollars at the applicable exchange rate. Assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date and income and expense items are translated at average rates for the period. The primary foreign currency denominated transactions include revenue and expenses and the resultant accounts receivable and accounts payable balances reflected on our balance sheet. Therefore, the change in the value of the U.S. dollar as compared to foreign currencies will have either a positive or negative effect on our financial position and results of operations. We enter into derivative contracts with the sole objective of decreasing the volatility of the impact of currency fluctuations. These exposures may change over time and could have a material adverse impact on our financial results. Historically, our primary exposure has related to sales denominated in the Euro, the Japanese yen, the British pound and the Brazil real. Additionally, we have exposure to emerging market economies, particularly in Latin America and South East Asia.

      We use foreign currency forward and option contracts to manage the risk of exchange rate fluctuations. In all cases, we use these derivative instruments to reduce our foreign exchange risk by essentially creating offsetting market exposures. The success of the hedging program depends on our forecasts of transaction activity in the various currencies. To the extent that these forecasts are overstated or understated during periods of currency volatility, we could experience unanticipated currency gains or losses. The instruments we hold are not leveraged and are not held for trading or speculative purposes.

      We employ a Monte Carlo simulation model to calculate value-at-risk for our combined foreign exchange position. This model assumes that the relationships among market rates and prices that have been observed daily over the last two years are valid for estimating risk over the next trading day. Estimates of volatility and correlations of market factors are calculated by BearMeasurisk as of December 31, 2004. This model measures the potential loss in fair value that could arise from changes in market conditions, using a 95% confidence level and assuming a one-day holding period. The value-at-risk on the combined foreign exchange position was $0.7 million as of December 31, 2004 and $0.5 million as of December 31, 2003. The average, high and low value-at-risk amounts for 2004 and 2003 were as follows (in millions):

      The average value represents an average of the quarter-end values. The high and low valuations represent the highest and lowest values of the quarterly amounts.

Interest Rate Risk

      We maintain an investment portfolio consisting of debt securities of various types and maturities. The investments are classified as available for sale and are all denominated in U.S. dollars. These securities are recorded on the balance sheet at market value, with any unrealized gain or loss recorded in other comprehensive income (loss). These instruments are not leveraged and are not held for trading purposes.

A portion of our investment portfolio is comprised of mortgage-backed securities that are subject to prepayment risk.

      We employ a Monte Carlo simulation model to calculate value-at-risk for changes in interest rates for our combined investment portfolios. This model assumes that the relationships among market rates and prices that have been observed daily over the last two years are valid for estimating risk over the next trading day. Estimates of volatility and correlations of market factors are drawn from the BearMeasurisk dataset as of December 31, 2004. This model measures the potential loss in fair value that could arise from changes in interest rates, using a 95% confidence level and assuming a one-day holding period. The value-at-risk on the investment portfolios was $6.5 million as of December 31, 2004 and $6.0 million as of December 31, 2003. The average, high and low value-at-risk amounts for 2004 and 2003 were as follows (in millions):

      The average value represents an average of the quarter-end values. The high and low valuations represent the highest and lowest values of the quarterly amounts.

Credit Risk

      Financial instruments which potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of temporary cash investments, short and long-term investments, accounts and notes receivable and foreign currency exchange contracts. Deposits held with banks may exceed the amount of insurance provided on such deposits. Generally, these deposits may be redeemed upon demand and are maintained with financial institutions of reputable credit and therefore bear minimal credit risk. We place our temporary cash investments and short and long-term investments primarily in investment grade instruments and limit the amount of investment with any one issuer. We purchased bank loans with credit ratings below investment grade. The bank loans have a senior position to other debt and have floating-rate coupons, which significantly reduces interest rate risk. As of December 31, 2004, bank loans represent 7% of our cash and cash equivalents and short and long-term investments. We believe this investment strategy more effectively manages our exposure to interest rate risk and diversifies our investment portfolio. We have entered into various agreements to loan fixed income securities generally on an overnight basis. Under these securities lending agreements, the value of the collateral is equal to 102% of the fair market value of the loaned securities. The collateral is generally cash, U.S. government-backed securities or letters of credit. At December 31, 2004, there were no outstanding securities lending transactions. The counterparties to our foreign currency exchange contracts consist of a number of major financial institutions. In addition to limiting the amount of the contracts we enter into with any one party, we monitor the credit quality of the counterparties.

      We employ a Monte Carlo simulation model to calculate value-at-risk for changes in credit conditions for our bank loan portfolios. This model assumes that the relationships among credit spreads, market rates and prices that have been observed daily over the last two years are valid for estimating risk over the next trading day. Estimates of volatility and correlations of market factors are drawn from the BearMeasurisk dataset as of December 31, 2004. This model measures the potential loss in fair value that could arise from changes in market conditions, using a 95% confidence level and assuming a one-day holding period. The value-at-risk on the bank-loan portfolios was $1.0 million as of December 31, 2004 and $0.4 million as of December 31, 2003. The average, high and low value-at-risk amount for 2004 and 2003 were as follows (in millions):

      The credit risk associated with accounts and notes receivables is low due to the large number of customers and their broad dispersion over many different industries and geographic areas. We establish an allowance for the estimated uncollectible portion of our accounts and notes receivable. The allowance was $41.7 million and $42.0 million at December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively. We customarily sell the notes receivable we derive from our leasing activity. Generally, we do not retain any recourse on the sale of these notes.

EMC CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULE

MANAGEMENT’S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

      The management of EMC is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the company’s principal executive and principal financial officers and effected by the company’s board of directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and includes those policies and procedures that:

      Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

      EMC’s management assessed the effectiveness of the company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004. In making this assessment, EMC’s management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control– Integrated Framework.

      Based on our assessment, EMC’s management determined that, as of December 31, 2004, EMC’s internal control over financial reporting is effective based on those criteria.

      EMC’s management’s assessment of the effectiveness of EMC’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004 has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which appears on pages 45 and 46.

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Shareholders and the

Board of Directors of EMC Corporation:

      We have completed an integrated audit of EMC Corporation’s 2004 consolidated financial statements and of its internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004 and audits of its 2003 and 2002 consolidated financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Our opinions, based on our audits, are presented below.

Consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule

      In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements listed in the accompanying index present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of EMC Corporation and its subsidiaries at December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2004 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In addition, in our opinion, the financial statement schedule listed in the accompanying index presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein when read in conjunction with the related consolidated financial statements. These financial statements and financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial statement schedule based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit of financial statements includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Internal control over financial reporting

      Also, in our opinion, management’s assessment, included in Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting appearing on page 44 of this Form  10-K, that the Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004 based on criteria established in Internal Control–Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), is fairly stated, in all material respects, based on those criteria. Furthermore, in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004, based on criteria established in Internal Control–Integrated Framework issued by the COSO. The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Our responsibility is to express opinions on management’s assessment and on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We conducted our audit of internal control over financial reporting in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. An audit of internal control over financial reporting includes obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, evaluating management’s assessment, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control, and performing such other procedures as we consider necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinions.

      A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance

of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

      Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, MA

March 2, 2005

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

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