Dell's performance tops HP's for second straight quarter

Dell's focus on business and enterprise customers helps it outshine Hewlett-Packard.

Dell is weathering a downturn in consumer demand by emphasizing its business and enterprise customers, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report. 

The pick up in its enterprise business has helped Dell outshine rival Hewlett-Packard Co. for the second straight quarter.

The trend is a reversal for Dell, which has lost its consumer edge to HP, but consumer sales now only represent 20 percent of Dell’s revenue, Businessweek reported.