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    Dell Solution Center Network Expands in Australia and U.S.

    17 May 2012
    Dell’s focus on helping our customers “Do More..” was reinforced over the last two weeks as we opened new “Solution Centers” in Sydney and New York City. Interest in these two centers has been huge since we first announced these locations and we already have numerous engagement requests from customers and partners who want to see and test how Dell solutions can meet their unique requirements. Each center was launched with an event attended by customers, alliance partners, channel partners and media. In New York, we were also delighted to meet with several industry analysts. Our guests were invited to tour the centers and experience a diverse range of industry...
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    GPS and Wi-Fi Positioning Coming to the Mini 10

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    With the recent buzz around the forthcoming TomTom navigation app for the iPhone and recent report that demand for GPS devices is expected to grow steadily over the next few years, there's no question that there's a lot of interest in the technology. We're betting that location services will be a hit in netbooks as well. Starting next week in the United States, we're offering the Dell Wireless 700 location solution for our Mini 10 netbook that is a combination of hardware and software...
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    Vostro 1220: no-compromise ultraportable laptop

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    You’ve heard a lot in the past few weeks about Dell’s new enterprise solutions for small and medium businesses . At the other end of the spectrum, we’re also helping redefine the way small businesses think about mobile computing. Business is no longer restricted to the office environment, and entrepreneurs need the flexibility to work wherever and however business requires – especially in today’s tough economy. For most small businesses across the globe, laptops continue...
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    Getting Even Closer To Our Medium Business Customers

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    Dell’s first ever SMB Customer Advisory Council Meeting took place in the UK last week – and I’m delighted to say it was a big success! We invited 13 of our medium-sized UK customers to our Executive Briefing Centre in Bracknell for an in-depth discussion with Aongus Hegarty and representatives from our sales and product group teams. The objective was simply to listen and understand the key issues on their minds. We focused on three main areas: 1. Their feedback on...
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    Rackspace Cloud Event - Expect a Hybrid Approach in the Short-Term

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    Last week I had the opportunity to join my colleagues at Rackspace at a customer event at the New York Stock Exchange where they shared their vision for the future of cloud computing. The evening began with cocktails on The NYSE Trading Floor where @kiwilark and I mingled with @scobleizer , @rocmanUSA and @rjamestaylor , among many others. From there we moved to The Historic NYSE Boardroom for an intimate dinner with Rackspace customers and prospects where we heard from RackSpace Chief Technology...
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    Recession: A Good Time to Start a Business?

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    While it might seem contrary, starting a business in a recession can actually be a good idea. With so many people getting laid off, people are struggling to find sources of income. Many with that entrepreneurial drive are starting new businesses. Is it time for you to start a new business? Here are some questions to ask yourself: Can this type of business thrive in this economy? You know people aren't spending on luxury items, so that pet spa idea might not be ready to bear fruit...
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    Dell and the Windows 7 Upgrade Program

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    For those that have been keeping up with Microsoft's Windows 7 development effort , Brandon over at Microsoft made it official today—the Windows 7 upgrade program will be here tomorrow on June 26. That's when we will begin Dell's Windows 7 Upgrade Option Program in multiple regions. Our upgrade program includes more than 55 countries and over 20 languages. Here's what this means: Customers purchasing specific Dell consumer and business PCs with qualifying Windows Vista...
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    Win an Alienware M17x in 140 characters or less

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    Earlier this week Alienware started a new and exciting venture in social media including a series of giveaways on Twitter. All through this week we’re giving away a series of prizes such as Alienware watches , Alienware briefcases , and Alienware acrylic tumblers . So far are we’ve given away a lot of small prizes but the grand prizes, two Alienware M17x laptops , are still up for grabs. There’s still time to throw your name in the hat! How do you enter, you ask? It’s actually...
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    Dell Launches Treat Yourself Campaign

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    Launched June 20th, Dell's latest TV commercial entitled " Treats " invites consumers to Treat Yourself to one of Dell's colorful Inspiron laptops . The 30-second spot, created by Mother New York , highlights Dell's ability to deliver computers that reflect the personalities, attitudes, and desires of its consumers by focusing on its strategic platform of " Yours is Here ." " Treats " is the first spot in the campaign to be released. Set inside an...
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    Today's Entrepreneurs Teach Tomorrow's Business Leaders

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    Earlier this month, a group of Graduate MBA Students from the George Washington University School of Business ( GWSB ) participated in an interactive judging session to select the Top 10 entries in the United States for the 2009 global Dell Small Business Excellence Award . Our twelve judges are students currently enrolled in Dr. Erik K. Winslow’s Strategic Entrepreneurship class at the GWSB. Dr. Winslow, with assistance from the International Council for Small Business (ICSB) and Dr. Ayman...
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    Update on Dell Blog Consolidation

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    I had mentioned in a previous post that we would feature all product launch content on Direct2Dell itself, and that I would share more details about our plans to consolidate some of the Dell main blogs . I wanted to take a few minutes to give you an update on where we are in the process. So far, here’s what we changed: The Cloud Computing blog is now a category on our main enterprise blog, Inside Enterprise IT The Simplify & Save blog is now also now a category on Inside Enterprise...
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    Dell Inspiron 14 Laptop on QVC This Weekend

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    This weekend the Inspiron 14 will be available for order on QVC for customers in the United States. That's the first place the Inspiron 14 will be available, since it will not officially launch on Dell.com (both in the US and other regions) until later next week.. So if you want to be one of the first to get your hands on one, this weekend is your chance. Editor's Note: As of this morning the Inspiron 14 is now available on Dell.com . You can check out our newest laptop at this link ....
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    BlogWell San Francisco Bound Next Week

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    I 'll be one of the featured speakers at next week's BlogWell event in San Francisco. Besides the fact that I haven't gotten out in a while, I'm pumped to be part of a pretty solid agenda . If you're not familiar with BlogWell events, they're purely focused on how big companies engage customers through social media. They pack a lot of material in a single afternoon by creating two separate tracks to accomodate eight different case studies of companies like SAP , PepsiCo...
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    Developing Relationships: A French Press Can Go a Long Way

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    Recently on my blog on Sparkplugging.com, I wrote about customer appreciation . You know, making sure your customers know you think they're all that and a bag of wasabi potato chips. But what about your contacts? Isn't it just as important to let them know you care? I've been blogging here on Dell's Small Business Blog for a few months. I do it out of love of Dell and entrepreneurship. I don't get paid. So imagine my surprise when Kara Krautter, who runs this blog, sent...
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    Straight from the Source: Data Guard Systems Saves Big with Virtualization

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    This morning, Dell announced a new portfolio of products and solutions designed to help companies of all sizes run IT more efficiently. One of these core technology solutions, and some might say the heart of an efficient infrastructure, is virtualization . Its simplest definition is that virtualization increases server utilization so companies can use less hardware, in less space, and drawing less power – less everything – while scaling business up. And while virtualization is one...
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    Dell Announces EqualLogic PS4000 For Small Businesses, Remote Offices

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    Today, Dell is expanding the EqualLogic iSCSI SAN line with new PS4000 Series storage arrays. The PS4000 arrays share nearly all of the same great attributes of the enterprise-class PS6000 line and previous EqualLogic generations, including the virtualized peer storage or ‘scale-out’ architecture and the all-inclusive feature set. However, the PS4000 Series is a more affordable option for a number of customer use cases where high-end performance or massive scalability aren’t required...
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    Dell Offers a Fast Track To The Efficient Enterprise

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    Every once in a while a new technology comes along that completely changes the way we do things. The mobile phone is one of those new technologies. For the first time since the invention of the phone, a phone number was no longer a fixed destination. Genius. Liberating. Virtualization is another of those technologies. Its introduction has freed digital information and computing applications from a physical computer and in so doing, made it possible for one computer to act like many. Genius. Liberating...
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    Dell Retail Presence Now More Than 30,000 Stores

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    Recently, several Dell folks traveled to Versailles France to discuss Dell’s retail evolution, share details on some the latest products and offerings like the Alienware M17x as well as some of Dell’s other award-winning machines and Design Studio artists . For a while, I had been providing updates on how Dell has progressed in the retail space on Direct2Dell. This event in France reminded me that we need to do more of that. Our presence in retail outlets worldwide is a key part...
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    Dell InkSave – Why Drive to the Store Anymore?

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    Hate running out of ink? Even more, hate getting to the store, staring at the hundreds of options and trying to remember your "cartridge number"? Dell's new InkSave program is a quick and easy automated reordering service. It's simple - the program starts you out with ink in your printer and a spare. Once your current ink cartridge is empty, use the spare and use the prepaid envelope provided for you to mail in the used cartridge. Shipping is free and you're charged automatically...
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    @DellOutlet Surpasses $2 Million on Twitter

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    There was some buzz back in December around Dell generating over $1 million in revenue by posting offers and responding to questions on Twitter.com/DellOutlet —there’s still mention of it on Twitter even today . Since we started back in 2007, we’ve earned more than $2 million in revenue at @DellOutlet , attributed directly to our Twitter activity. We’ve surpassed $2 million in revenue in terms of Dell Outlet sales, but we’re also seeing that it’s driving interest...
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    Dell and Goodwill Expand Their Free Recycling Partnership to Seven More States

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    Following on the heels of our announcement that Dell will not export electronic waste to developing countries, and operating under the assumption that recycling your old computer should be as easy as purchasing a new one, we are proud to announce another expansion our ReConnect Program to seven additional states - Colorado , Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma and West Virginia. The program is also expanding in Wisconsin to the Southeastern and South Central parts of the state. This...
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    New From the Dell Download Store: Microsoft “Unboxed”

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    Broadband Internet access opens up some cool possibilities. Downloading software is one example. If you’re a gamer, chances are good you’ve downloaded some games using Valve’s Steam site . And you probably did it because it’s easier than driving to a local software store or because it was cheaper, or maybe both. Games aren’t the only kind of software available for download. We’ve been offering productivity apps via the Dell Download Store since January this...
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    Financial Times Digital Times Podcast: Please Make a Plan

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    Peter Whitehead, an editor with Financial Times Digital Business talks with Aongus Hegarty, Dell Vice President & General Manager SMB EMEA about IT planning for medium businesses. In this podcast, Aongus talks about how Dell works with small and medium businesses to plan long-term for technology, better manage their technology during times of growth, and protect valuable business data and information. To access the podcast, click here and select the June 10, 2009 show.
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    Who Do You Talk to About Your Business?

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    While you may know your business inside and out, while it may be your baby, it can pay off to talk to someone else about what you're doing. For me, that person is my husband. Whenever I am trying to figure out how to grow Egg or help a client with a new strategy, I talk to him. He has a different point of view and different skill set that helps me see beyond my nose. Inevitably I come out of our talks with great ideas I just didn't see before. So who do you talk to? It might...
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    Dell Offers Three Laptops with My WiFi Option

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    Last week, we introduced My WiFi technology as an option on the Dell Studio 15 , Studio 17 and the Studio XPS 16 laptops to customers around the world. If you haven’t heard of it, My WiFi makes your Dell laptop into a personal area network . It’s an Intel technology that enables a laptop equipped with it to serve as a wireless access point to other Wi-Fi devices. Take a look at this demo from them for a bit more background about what it is and how it works. My WiFi is part hardware...
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    Technology Recycling – Are Consumers Getting It?

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    Since the WEEE Directive was introduced in 2004, businesses have been moving quickly to ensure they can meet the terms set out by this EC initiative. However up until now, there's been no real measure of consumer behaviour and how this impacts businesses achieving their e-waste targets. As a result, organisations face additional challenges in motivating and encouraging consumers to correctly recycling their electronic and electrical items. To address this, while also raising consumer awareness...
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