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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...

Dell Channel Partner Steve Hipskind Talks About the Impact of Acquisitions

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16 May 2012
Innovations that deliver results faster: Extending the benefits of 12th generation servers

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14 May 2012
Dell’s Customers Speak, Dell Listens: Green Packaging Program with Mushrooms Grows

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11 May 2012

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Vostro V130: The Ultimate Small Business Accessory Makes Mobility “Business as Usual”

Posted over 2 years ago

by Sam Burd—VP/GM CSMB Product Group
- 4 Comments
When we debuted the Vostro V13 last year, we received an incredible response from entrepreneurs worldwide: its ultraportable, sleek design making it one of the sexiest small business laptops on the market to date. Well, we've upped the ante with new connectivity features based directly on your feedback . Designed for the needs and wants of on-the-go entrepreneurs, the Vostro V130 enables small businesses everywhere to work beautifully with a combination of head-turning style and best-of-breed...
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What to Expect from Dell on Black Friday

Posted over 2 years ago

by Lionel Menchaca, Chief Blogger
- 7 Comments
We know lots of you are gearing up for great holiday prices later this week. Many small business customers know we’ve already kicked off our SMB Black Friday 2010 deals . For those of you that don’t want to wait until Black Friday , we’re offering up to 30 percent savings on several of our machines, from best-selling laptops and desktops to lighter laptops and netbooks to Performance and Gaming laptops and desktops on Dell.com. We’re also offering free shipping on all systems...
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A Quick Update on the Alienware Mobile Invasion

Posted over 2 years ago

by John Blain
- 0 Comments
If you’re an Alienware fan on FaceBook , or you’ve been to any number of Alienware sponsored events across the country, you’re probably familiar with the Alienware hummer. This amazing piece of “alien technology” was lovingly crafted by our friends at West Coast Customs, and made its earthly debut in June of this year at ComiCon 2010. For the uninitiated, details about this H1 military grade Hummer can be found at the Alienware Mobile Tour website. The hummer recently made a trip from Las Vegas to...
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Dell Wins Storage Vendor of the Year at the UK Channel Awards

Posted over 2 years ago

by Kathy Schneider, Exec. Dir.—EMEA Channel
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Last week the Dell Partner Direct UK team – headed up by Paul Harrison – had the great honour of picking up CRN’s award for Storage Vendor of the Year at the UK Channel Awards . This is a tremendous validation of the Partner Direct strategy and great recognition for everyone involved in the program, particularly our partners. Without your commitment and efforts we would not be in this position today. While we are becoming an increasingly mature channel organization, given how...
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Dell Inspiron duo – A convertible unlike any other

Posted over 2 years ago

by Chris Byrd, Corp Comm Social Media Team
- 38 Comments
Since its debut earlier this year during the 2010 Intel Developer Forum , the Inspiron duo convertible tablet has created an incredible amount of buzz on the web. I bet many of you may have already checked out the preview video on our Dell YouTube channel. It’s now the second-most viewed video there. I was able to take the duo for a spin/flip over the weekend and quickly realized that it is more than just a tablet, it felt more like a multimedia computing device. For kids, the...
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New Unlocked Streaks Will Come with Froyo; New Color Options and up to 32GB

Posted over 2 years ago

by Lionel Menchaca, Chief Blogger
- 12 Comments
Jenn K. Lee is right about this one too. As she said in her post on StreakSmart.com , we're now selling an unlocked version of the Dell Streak with Froyo (Android 2.2) to for $579 to customers in the United States via Dell.com. Customers there can now purchase it in a couple of new colors: New Cherry Red and Pure White. As some of you may have read in sites like Android Central, we're offering the Pure White version to customers in the United States exclusively through Best Buy. Note that...
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Speaking in Code: From Basic Black Bars to QR and Colorful Tags

Posted over 2 years ago

by Laura P. Thomas
- 3 Comments
The bar code has a much longer history than you probably realize. The Universal Product Code, or U.P.C., that we know from retail checkout systems was developed by the US grocery industry in the early 1970s; but, this sort of linear bar code (or 1D bar code as some now refer to it) actually had its origins 25 years earlier as an attempt to track railroad freight cars. Inspiration apparently came from Morse code. Looking at the dots and dashes of some code drawn in the sand, the inventor just...
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Where we are with the Dell Venue Pro

Posted over 2 years ago

by Lionel Menchaca, Chief Blogger
- 64 Comments
Doesn't take long in the #dellvenuepro tweetstream to see that potential Venue Pro customers are waiting for us to share official details. We are currently ramping production so that we can launch the Venue Pro on a bigger scale. Bottom line, Dell wants to be sure when you place an order that we can ship your Venue Pro in a timely manner. Like Bill mentioned before , initially, we plan to offer it to customers in the United States via T-Mobile. I've also seen the chatter about the Windows...
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CAP Days on the Road – Shanghai, China

Posted over 2 years ago

by Sarah Richardson
- 3 Comments
This week in Shanghai, China we hosted our second #DellCAP event. Ten Dell customers, all very active in local social media sites such as RenRen, Sina and BBS forums with special guest Guo Jia from RenRen joined us for a candid conversation moderated by local influencer Steve Lin (aka FlyPig ). Similar to our first Customer Advisory Panel (CAP Days) in the US, attendees shared their thoughts and ideas on Dell’s support and services, product quality and design, social media and online efforts...
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Dell Q3 FY11 Earnings Results

Posted over 2 years ago

by Lionel Menchaca, Chief Blogger
- 2 Comments
Dell recently released our Q3 FY11 earnings results . GAAP operating income of $1.02 billion and record earnings per share of 42 cents. Revenue for the quarter increased 19 percent to $15.4 billion. More details in this DellShares post from Rob Williams . His post also features a video interview with Dell CFO and Senior Vice President, Brian Gladden , and President of Consumer and Small and Medium Business, Steve Felice .
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Dell Streak’s Next Stop: LA Auto Show

Posted over 2 years ago

by DELL-Debra D
- 4 Comments
On Nov. 19, the Dell Streak is headed to the LA Auto Show for a little more limelight on the Deep Orange tour. As some of you may have read, the Streak was recently showcased as the infotainment hub of Deep Orange , a new hybrid concept car built by graduate students at Clemson University-International Center for Automotive Research. Earlier this month at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas, Dell Services participated in Clemson’s press conference to officially...
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Dell Delivers Unified Communications for Microsoft's Lync Server 2010

Posted over 2 years ago

by Andre Fuochi
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Have you ever stopped and realized how many communication applications you have open at any given time? There’s email, instant messaging, video and voice chat, and even “soft phone” applications. Well, our customers are realizing just how difficult it can be to manage these various communication technologies and they’ve asked Dell to help not only streamline the way employees communicate but also give them the tools they need to become more productive. Over the last few...
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Dell Provides Peace of Mind for Customers with Simplified Endpoint Encryption Solution

Posted over 2 years ago

by DELL-Jeremy B
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Today we announced a new addition to our endpoint security solutions called Dell Data Protection | Encryption . It is a file-based encryption solution that protects the system disk and removable storage on or attached to a system. It also is designed to be easily deployed in pretty much any IT environment, allow IT to flexibly manage and audit encryption state and help customers reach compliance for a number of regulations. Why encryption now from Dell? The answer is simple. We’ve talked...
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New Dell Laser/LED Printers Get Down to Business

Posted over 2 years ago

by Don Heath, Global Group Mgr., Printing & Imaging
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Businesses of all sizes want to ensure they’re getting the most out of their technology. Today we’re happy to introduce printers that work as hard as you do including the industry’s first multifunction monochrome laser printer with a 4.3 inch touch-screen interface priced under $600 and a single universal print driver designed to reduce the complexity of printer driver management. These new offerings not only give you reliability at the speed you need but simplify print management...
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Android 2.2 (Froyo) and the Dell Streak: Details on how the upgrade will work

Posted over 2 years ago

by DELL-Amy B
- 82 Comments
Update from Lionel (January 15, 2011): I know on he #dellstreak hashtag and many other places on the web, many customers are asking when the update is going to happen. At this point, we continue to work with AT&T. The Froyo upgrade will not happen in January for US customers with SIM-locked Streaks. When we have more details to share on this topic, I will. Since we launched the Dell Streak back in May 2010 , one of the biggest requests from our customers was to upgrade to Android 2.2. If you...
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Monday is America Recycles Day!

Posted over 2 years ago

by Michelle Mosmeyer
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Tip: Follow me on Twitter @MichelleMAtDell The latest “ Story of Stuff ” was released online last week. It talks all about electronics and the need for more sustainable design and responsible recycling. The Dell team was excited to see how popular this new video is, because it helps raise broader awareness about responsible recycling, something very close to our hearts. Since Monday is America Recycles Day, I wanted to remind you of the five easy options we provide for recycling...
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Dell Among Companies Recognized for Excellence Using Social Media to Create Business Value

Posted over 2 years ago

by Laura P. Thomas
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Small and medium businesses (SMBs) are increasingly looking to social media - not only to market to their customers, but to get information that helps them make their own purchase decisions. As Brian Solis so eloquently put it, social media in small business is anything but small . So as you can imagine, it was a great honor yesterday to accept on behalf of Dell an award based on a survey of U.S. SMBs regarding their social media usage. It was an even greater honor knowing we were nominated by...
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Mislabeled Batteries on Some Dell Venue Pro Smartphones

Posted over 2 years ago

by Lionel Menchaca, Chief Blogger
- 7 Comments
Recently, we received some customer inquiries, and saw blog posts—like this one from TheNextWeb —and answered a few media questions around customers getting Venue Pro smartphones with batteries labeled as Engineering Samples . After investigating we concluded the batteries shipped and sold at Microsoft retail stores are indeed production quality—they were simply mislabeled at the factory. We have addressed and corrected the oversight and are working with our partners at Microsoft...
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Dell Streak Pocket Tablet Coming to Canada Exclusively Through Rogers Communications

Posted over 2 years ago

by DELL-Matt P
- 5 Comments
That’s right, starting today, the Dell Streak pocket tablet is coming to Canada with service from Rogers Communications . The Dell Streak will retail for $149.99 with a 3-year voice and data plan and available at Rogers retail stores, Rogers.com and direct from Dell at www.Dell.com.ca . With this rollout, Canada joins the UK , the United States , Australia and India to become the most recent country where we've officially launched it. What’s a Dell Streak? This unique pocket tablet...
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New Giants’ Laptop Design In Honor of World Series

Posted over 2 years ago

by DELL-Jacquie K
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Baseball caps and jerseys are not the only way to show team spirit, and for the fan who sweated out every inning of the Fall Classic, Dell has a unique way to help you celebrate the Giants’ championship season! Dell gives a big “Congrats!”to the San Francisco Giants with a brand new commemorative laptop lid in honor of the 2010 World Series Champions. Where else can you match your jersey and your cap with your laptop lid? Only on Dell.com/MLB . Check it out today to see the new...
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Dell Streak Rolls in to Vegas for SEMA 2010

Posted over 2 years ago

by DELL-Matt P
- 3 Comments
Those who know me know my passion for cars. And when I heard the Dell Streak was going to make an appearance at this year’s SEMA show, I had to blog about it. If you’re unfamiliar with SEMA, it’s known as one of the world’s premier automotive specialty products trade shows. It’s literally THE place to be to see the industry’s hottest automotive products in one place, and hosted by none other than the city of Las Vegas. The SEMA show is known to attract more than...
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New Adventures in Social Commerce

Posted over 2 years ago

by Laura P. Thomas
- 0 Comments
What is social commerce? It's a term you'll be hearing more and more, and it's already got a Wikipedia entry . But what does it look like? It might be shopping for your favorite jeans online and telling your friends on Facebook about it. Or, it could be "liking" a product on Dell.com to let your Facebook community know you're a fan. There's a blog that showcases new social commerce implementations and last month, Altimeter group ran a two-day ‘Rise of Social...