October, 2010

It’s true! Get ready to experience a more productive you with Dell’s new Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 smartphone with T-Mobile service set to be available in the U.S. this holiday season. It’s about mobile productivity…doing more in fewer steps…just the way you want it. Update from Lionel: I just published an updated Dell Venue Pro post . To centralize the conversation, I've closed comments on this post. If you want to comment or ask questions about the Dell Venue...

Some of you might have seen the news on Engadget , Ubergizmo and Crave . Today, we’re rolling out three laptops worthy of the XPS moniker: the XPS 14 , 15 and 17 . All three are designed for customers who are looking for a premium performance experience, and they feature much of the latest technology you can purchase on a laptop. With these three laptops, we're re-introducing our XPS line . The XPS brand has always stood for uncompromising performance and flexibility. My first Dell was...

I remember seeing the news when Jeremiah joined Altimeter Group. I remember how I felt at the time, something that came across in my blog post on the topic. Charlene Li and Jeremiah Owyang are two people I hold in high regard and who I continue to learn from. And that's a big reason why I'm pumped to share the news that Dell recently claimed an Open Leadership Award for our social media efforts. Last night, Dell won the Open Leadership Award in the Innovation and Execution category. Altimeter...

Wow...What a show! Saturday’s taping of the Engadget Show is now up and available here . On the heels of Microsoft's much talked about Windows Phone 7 launch Engadget Editor in Chief, Josh Topolsky, sat down with Microsoft Director Aaron Woodman to talk about rollout schedules, features, developers and of course the #DellVenuePro . These guys really know how to put on a good show...I thought, at one moment, Topolsky was going to pocket the Venue Pro and run off the set. So, what was...

Quick shopping Alert! You heard right…Earlier this week Best Buy announced the Dell Streak , a 5-inch Android-based tablet, as one of their exclusive premier mobile products for the holidays. Eager shoppers like me are be happy to hear that Best Buy opened a pre-sale program at all Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile specialty stores nationwide, as well as online at www.BestBuy.com/Mobile . The Dell Streak will retail for $299.99 with a new 2-year activation agreement with AT&T. You can get started...

Some of you may had read Engadget's reaction to our latest All-in-One the Inspiron One 23 . They wrote about it when we first started offering them in retail outlets like Best Buy , Staples and Wal-Mart. Lots of customers who see them in retail stores end up buying them so today, we're glad to be offering the sleek all-in-one desktop to customers worldwide through Dell.com . The Inspiron One 23 is our first all-in-one desktop that offers a true HD (1920 x 1200) experience—a feature...

The green buzz at Dell's Round Rock, Texas headquarters is almost palpable today. Team members here and around the world are celebrating that, with the help of our customers and suppliers, Dell has topped Newsweek's Greenest Companies in America for 2010. This truly is the result of collaboration at every level of our business. We're working with our suppliers to reduce inefficiency and the carbon impacts of our entire supply chain. Customer input has helped us to design...

Today marks the launch of Dell’s first-ever global consumer marketing campaign, “You Can Tell It’s Dell.” But it’s much more than a campaign. It’s a promise to you, our customer. It’s a promise to deliver the best products and services and the very best customer experience throughout the entire experience of buying, owning and using Dell products. In the end, we believe we can earn your trust as the most-loved brand in the PC industry. At the very heart...

Okay, a quick look at Techmeme shows there's no shortage of " RSS is dead " kind of debates to go around, but many mainstream users on the web have no idea how to use it. We're offering an alternative built around specific topics to our customers in Facebook through a new application called the Dell Buzz Room . The Dell Buzz Room Facebook app brings the top news, tweets, videos and photos from around the web. The tool uses cool technology from a company called OneSpot . We'll...

Shel Israel’s concept of braided journalism created a light-bulb moment about how we, too, could blend outside perspective into the information we share about our company and the industry. We asked ourselves how we could incorporate the expertise of industry pundits, our partners and customers to provide a relevant source of information for our key constituencies. The result is a website called “ The power to do more .” It shares a distinct point-of-view about the role that technology...

Engines Ready? The Dell Streak Across America Tour revved their engines this past week at Petit Le Mans- Road Atlanta. Luxury was in abundance at this premiere sport car race – Porsche, Corvette, Ferrari and the Dell Streak, of course! We were cruising in the fast lane and getting lots of attention. The Dell Streak mannequins hung out in the race pit and one lucky mannequin received a race car makeover worthy of a gold medal. The race was a huge success with over 125,000 spectators and perfect...

Dell, Threadless and (PRODUCT) RED have teamed up to issue a challenge that underscores how design has the power to change the world! Today the Threadless Loves (PRODUCT) RED design challenge kicks off –and the “awesome” theme is TRANSFORMATION –as in transforming the idea of giving like (RED) has been since 2006. What’s the Dell connection to this design challenge? The winning design, which appropriately enough will be unveiled on World AIDS Day (Dec. 1, 2010), will...

Did you know that Dell has donated more than $1.4 million to Susan G. Komen for the Cure since launching our partnership with this organization last year? And with Breast Cancer Awareness Month underway, Dell has some really exciting programs in the works to continue to show our support. As member of the Board for the Austin Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, I am personally invested in ensuring that we do all that we can to support this meaningful cause. For those of you who may not be...

This is part 1 of a series on security trends in recognition of Cybersecurity Awareness Month throughout October. Each week this month, we’ll be looking at major trends affecting cybersecurity. With the implementation of stricter regulatory compliance criteria, especially in industries such as healthcare, it is becoming increasingly difficult for many companies to ensure that they are compliant. For businesses and organizations that manage personal health information (PHI), government-issued identification...

This is part 2 of a series on security trends in recognition of Cybersecurity Awareness Month throughout October. Each week this month, we’ll be looking at major trends affecting cybersecurity. Some new trends in the way we conduct business and interact with others are facilitating data leakage as well as cyber attacks. One such trend is the adoption of social networking as a business tool. Today, the use of social networks in the workplace is common, and the adoption of Web 2.0 enables this new...

It’s another green week at Dell! Our teams are thrilled to celebrate our inclusion on Computerworld’s Top 12 Green-IT Vendors for 2010. In its third year, the Computerworld Top Green-IT Organizations identify organizations that are implementing smart, efficient strategies to achieve green IT. Computerworld applied a set of criteria, developed with the help of green-IT industry experts, to identify organizations working to reduce energy consumption in IT equipment and using technology...

For the third consecutive year, Working Mother magazine has included Dell on its 100 Best Companies list that recognizes organizations for their family-friendly benefits. We are honored to be included in the ranks with some of the world’s most powerful brands, including GE , MasterCard , Hewitt Associates and Intel . Our team members tell us that an important factor in keeping them at the company is our support of flexible work solutions. As the workplace evolves and new technologies become...

The Streak Across America tour was in a Texas state of mind this past week as we traveled to Dallas and Austin. Pig races, roller coasters, carnival games, live music, dancing, fried food and the Dell Streak were all in attendance as we hit up the Texas State Fair. Streak Across America, a mobile tour promoting the new Dell Streak, was having a ball hanging with Big Tex! This fair is one of the largest state fairs in the world and home to the biggest Ferris wheel in the western hemisphere. As the...

This is the final part of a series on security trends in recognition of Cybersecurity Awareness Month throughout October. Each week this month, we’ve been looking at major trends affecting cybersecurity, and we’re wrapping up this week by looking to the future of the industry. Today, the industry approach to cybersecurity is reactionary at best: organizations address vulnerabilities as they come and do their best to plug as many holes as possible. But there is potential that in the next 10-20 years...

This is part 3 of a series on security trends in recognition of Cybersecurity Awareness Month throughout October. Each week this month, we’ll be looking at major trends affecting cybersecurity. Traditionally, people think of malware being distributed via e-mail attachments in spam, but new data suggests that the cybercriminals are enlisting the use of URLs embedded in emails to direct the users to malware-hosting sites. Google cites evidence that shows Internet queries containing at least one malicious...

Earlier this week it was announced Dell won the Best in Industry Award (B2B-IT) from the New Media Institute for our new online LE Services and Solutions experience www.dell.com/solutions . Launched little over a year ago in concert with our online technical community , this solutions experience has begun to radically redefine Dell’s direct relationship with its customers. It's an ongoing process, but we're proud of what we've been able to accomplish in the early stages of our...

At this past weekend’s Austin Science & Engineering Festival , we learned how to spark kids’ interest in science and engineering. Make it fun! Dell was a Gold Sponsor of the Festival and kids got hands-on experience with interactive demonstrations at the Dell booth. We also had drawings for two free Dell Inspiron Mini netbooks. The Festival was open to the public and free-of-charge, and attendance was strong both days. The booth was a big hit with the attendees, who ranged from middle-schoolers...

The Streak Across America tour was super busy California dreamin’ this past weekend. The Streak Across America team, being huge football fanatics, had to catch a college field brawl at the USC vs. Cal at the L.A. Coliseum on Saturday. While the players were scoring touchdowns on the field, the Dell Streak scored touchdowns off the field in the fan area. Doesn’t matter if you’re a Trojan or a Golden Bear fan, the Dell Streak helps you stay connected 24/7 with access to live updates...