Today Dell Shares, our Investor Relations blog, went live.

Since we launched Direct2Dell in July last year I've gotten requests from individual investors to talk about financial topics more often on Direct2Dell, and apart from blogging about our preliminary Q2 earnings release, I steered clear of financial discussion because I'm a product guy.

That's where Dell Shares comes in. It will feature content beyond earnings and regulatory filings. The goal is to open conversation between Dell's Investor Relations team and the shareholder community. In my book, the more areas of the company we can do that, the better.

That said, there are additional guidelines that dictate the kinds of things we can talk about and when that information can be shared. Lynn Tyson, the vice president of our Investor Relations team elaborates on that in her first post. And that's why you are greeted with a Terms and Conditions page the first time you visit the blog.

If you're interested in checking it out, you can find it at:

http://www.dell.com/dellshares