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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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Dell Opens Solution Center in Herndon, Virginia

Posted 9 months ago

by William Collins
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Earlier this week, we announced the opening of our Herndon Solution Center, the second center to open in the US. In April we announced that we were making a $1B investment in solutions this year; the solution centers are a major part of that investment and the center in Herndon is the fifth center to open of the twelve planned for this year. The opening event was attended by a large number of customers, alliance and channel partners who were joined by many of our team members. After a tour of...
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Dell Streak 10 Pro Android Honeycomb tablet launches in China so you can “Work Smart. Play Hard.”

Posted 9 months ago

by Michael Tatelman, VP—Consumer Sales & Mktg.
- 9 Comments
Today we’re pleased to announce the launch of the Dell Streak 10 Pro tablet in China, our first 10-inch Android Honeycomb 3.1 tablet that delivers on the promise of “Work Smart. Play Hard.” Dell is committed to delivering not just products but robust experiences that enable and empower people to grow and thrive and do more of what they love. And the Streak 10 Pro tablet does just that: It is designed for people who want to work and play all on one tablet – so you can be...
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Helping Bing users map it out

Posted 9 months ago

by Roy Guillen - GM, Data Center Solutions
- 2 Comments
When Bing Maps users take advantage of aerial and satellite images, plus use of tools such as Streetside and Bird’s Eye view , they’re tapping into a world-class imagery data center site built on Dell’s very own designed Modular Data Centers . Today we announced our work with Bing Maps to create a dedicated imagery processing data center to support the images Bing Maps collects and provides. Microsoft’s intent with this project was to push the technological boundaries to build, in record time, a...
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Dell Leading the Shift to “chiller-less” data centers with Fresh Air technology

Posted 9 months ago

by Forrest Norrod, VP/GM—Next Gen Computing
- 2 Comments
Customers don’t want to have to sweat about the temperature in their data centers and today we’ve introduced a new solution that will feel like a breath of fresh air. Our newly integrated data center solution enables customers to confidently operate facilities at higher temperatures, even without chillers. Tested, validated and warrantied to operate within the highest current temperature and humidity guidelines issued by ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning...
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#DellVenuePro 2.12 firmware update is here for T-Mobile customers in the US

Posted 9 months ago

by Lionel Menchaca, Chief Blogger
- 11 Comments
Sorry for being a bit delayed on getting this post out. Yesterday on Twitter, I told T-Mobile customers to be on the lookout for the Dell Venue Pro firmware update version 2.12. I had blogged recently that Venue Pro customers could expect the update this month. Last week, we started rolling out the firmware update to customers with unlocked versions, but as I had mentioned last week, the T-Mobile update was delayed a bit until yesterday. I still don’t have an ETA on the firmware update for...
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Telling the story of Dell’s transformation to solutions provider

Posted 9 months ago

by Praveen Asthana
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Note from Lionel: Not too long ago, I blogged about Dell’s solutions strategy . And in my Direct2Dell Turns 5 post I mentioned to expect more solutions and services content on Dell blogs. With that, below is a post from our VP of Enterprise Solutions Strategy and Technology, Praveen Asthana. He will be contributing posts to Direct2Dell, the IT Executive Blog and the Dell-sponsored site EnterpriseEfficiency.com . Below is Praveen’s initial blog post. You can find his second post here on...
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#DellCAP Reunion: Help Us, Help You

Posted 9 months ago

by Sarah Richardson
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As I mentioned in my previous post , last week our original CAP Days members arrived in Austin for a one year reunion. The goal of this year’s CAP Days was to reunite a number of the customers from our first session to discuss the progress we’ve made over the past year and continue the conversations. Monday night we kicked off with a welcome happy hour and our moderator Mack Collier’s LIVE #Blogchat focused on ‘How Blogs Can Be Used as a Customer Service Tool’. Tuesday...
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SysAdmin Appreciation Day – Come See Cowboys and Aliens Compliments of Dell KACE

Posted 9 months ago

by Lionel Menchaca, Chief Blogger
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Some may have seen some tweets about this earlier, but in honor of SysAdmin Day , the one day a year the all you hard-working systems admin actually get the recognition you deserve, the folks at Dell KACE thought it would be cool to take you to the movies. Dell KACE is hitting up 10 major cities across the US with a private screening of Cowboys & Aliens on us! Join us July 29 th for a private screening. And yes, you can bring a friend! Find out more details and register for this event by clicking...
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SMBs: Does the Cloud make sense for YOUR business?

Posted 9 months ago

by Bill Odell
- 1 Comments
A few weeks ago I wrote about, “ SMBs: What to do about cloud computing? ” In the piece I suggested the time might be right for SMBs to seriously consider making the move to the cloud, but not without doing their homework first. I specifically suggested, as a first step, that companies define why the cloud makes sense(or not) for their business based on their unique needs. As we all know, each business is different and the cloud is not a cure-all panacea for all businesses. So, you...
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Securing Government IT From the Ground-Up

Posted 9 months ago

by Max Peterson
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Just last week the Pentagon announced that over 24,000 files were stolen from a defense contractor, making this particular breach one of the most significant cyber attacks on the U.S. military to date. In this same article, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said that over 60,000 “new malicious software programs or variations are identified every day threatening our security, our economy and our citizens.” Dell’s own Counter Threat Unit (CTU) housed within Dell SecureWorks processes...
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Solution Center #4: Showing our Strengths in Singapore

Posted 10 months ago

by Ng Tian Beng
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Earlier today, Dell opened the doors to a new Solution Center in Singapore . The Dell Singapore Solution Center (DSC) provides a place for customers to see first-hand just what Dell can do for them. Similar to the existing DSCs in Limerick , Shanghai and Austin , we’ll use this center to showcase exciting technology while helping our customers find the services and solutions that best meet their specific needs. As one of the 12 Global Solution Centers to open this year, DSC Singapore is...
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Congratulations Electronic Medical Record Leaders

Posted 10 months ago

by Dr. Jamie Coffin
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Congratulations to the 118 hospitals recognized by U.S. News and World Report as The Most Connected for their leadership in the adoption and use of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and in patient care . At Dell, we believe that unlocking patient information from paper records is the first and most important step to giving hospitals and medical professionals access to the information they need to improve diagnosis and decision making; eliminating redundant and unnecessary medical tests and...
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Dell & EPA Sign Agreement Encouraging Improved Electronic Recycling

Posted 10 months ago

by Mike Watson, Director—Dell Take Back
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Dell has long been recognized as a leader in recycling computer equipment at the end of its useful life. We continue to make it easier for customers to be green and keep unwanted materials out of landfills to preserve our planet. Today, Dell takes that commitment another step further. Dell and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are collaborating to further promote responsible recycling and are encouraging electronics manufacturers to use certified third-party recyclers. This morning...
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Dell Today Announced Its Intent to Acquire Force10 Networks

Posted 10 months ago

by Dario Zamarian
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Today is an exciting day for Dell as we announced our plans to acquire data center networking leader Force10 Networks . This news is further evidence of Dell’s progress and momentum as we continue to build our enterprise portfolio to offer customers a complete range of datacenter products, solutions and services. For those who are just tuning in to Dell’s efforts over the past few years, it’s worth calling out the company has taken significant actions to expand its enterprise...
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We open our third Solution Center in Round Rock, Austin

Posted 10 months ago

by William Collins
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Last week, customers, partners, the media and Dell team members came to celebrate the launch of the Dell Solution Center in Round Rock, Austin. The event was attended by members of Dell’s leadership team including Steve Schuckenbrock, Paul Bell and Jan Uhrich who opened the event by speaking about the global Solution Center network, Dell’s services and solutions strategy and the capabilities of the center to bring Dell’s open, capable and affordable solutions to life for our customers...
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Dell Offers 1-year Subscription to Nickelodeon’s Shockwave UNLIMITED Game Portal

Posted 10 months ago

by Michael J. Fox
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Dell is delighted to announce that with select Inspiron laptops and desktops, customers will be eligible to receive a 1-year subscription to Nickelodeon’s Shockwave® UNLIMITED games portal. Check out this great deal that Dell is offering at www.dell.com/shockwave . Shockwave UNLIMITED offers unlimited play of over 1,800 games with no ad interruptions or time limits. This exciting offer is perfect for kids, teenagers and for moms and dads too! Shockwave UNLIMITED offers...
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Living up to our #DellCAP commitment

Posted 10 months ago

by Sarah Richardson
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A year ago we held our very first Customer Advisory Panel event here at our headquarters in Austin. Since then the #DellCAP program has expanded to a global audience with events in China , Germany and Canada this October. The #DellCAP program brings together social media savvy current and past customers, industry leaders and Dell executives for candid conversations around all areas of our business ranging from product quality to service and support to sustainability practices. Tomorrow...
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The Advancement of Social Media within Corporate America

Posted 10 months ago

by Allison Dew
- 1 Comments
This week was full of exciting progress in our ongoing rollout of our new brand campaign, ‘The power to do more.’ On Tuesday evening we gathered a group of reporters, bloggers, and industry social media experts together for a dinner to share an update of the campaign and an overview of our ongoing focus on social media listening and engagement. Then on Wednesday we hosted a panel discussion with several corporate social media experts , moderated by Guy Kawasaki where we also published...
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Dell opens Customer Solutions Center in Austin

Posted 10 months ago

by Barton George—Director, Web & Tech Vertical Market
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Back in April, Dell announced that it was making a billion dollar investment to further drive its evolution from a systems to a services company. Specifically we talked about delivering a raft of new solutions, launching 10 cloud data centers around the world and building out a global network of solutions centers. The solution centers are customer facing facilities that will act as a “living lab” providing an environment and the support for customers to architect, build and test proof...
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Dell KACE Brings Systems Management To The Masses!

Posted 10 months ago

by Rob Meinhardt, General Manager—Dell KACE
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Small and medium businesses are the lifeblood and catalyst of a healthy economy. Unfortunately, the SMB market is often overlooked and underserviced. Running a small to medium sized business has its unique set of IT challenges. Dealing with a limited budget, being able to build on and leverage existing IT investments in order to maximize a quick ROI, are all part of the same theme—doing more with less. This is where Dell KACE sees an incredible opportunity. Today, we’re introducing...
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A Highly Compelling Systems Management Solution for the SMB Market

Posted 10 months ago

by Marty Kacin, Co-founder, VP Software-Dell | KACE
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Getting IT costs under control is one of the biggest challenges facing small and medium businesses. Often an overlooked and underserviced market, Dell KACE sees an incredible opportunity in the SMB market. That’s why we’re launching the Dell KACE M300 Asset Management Appliance . For the first time, small businesses (up to 200 employees) will have an easy, cost-effective and reliable solution for managing routine IT tasks including hardware and software inventory, software license...
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Ideas in Action Update—July 13, 2011

Posted 10 months ago

by Dell - Cy J
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It has been a while since the last update and I would like to share some things that have happened over the last couple of months. We have added new Idea Partners from the Alienware team, marked several ideas as Under Review, Implemented or Partially Implemented and have lined up some exciting Storm Sessions. Joe Olmsted, Jesse Recinos, Jeffrey Cubillos, Ron Darwish, Frank Azor, Russell Thompson and David Virtue from Alienware have joined the site as Idea Partners. They were excited to join the...
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The Jury is in…Dell PowerEdge Server Innovations ROCK!

Posted 10 months ago

by Sally Stevens, VP—Server Platform Mktg.
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Over the past few months our PowerEdge servers have garnered some impressive industry praise. In fact, we’ve collected 10 juried awards each calling out Dell’s overall engineering excellence, unique intellectual property and innovative prowess for solving some of today’s toughest technology challenges. To put this in context, that’s twice as many juried awards as our nearest competitor. Our most recent award comes from the editors of R&D Magazine , who selected the Dell...
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Dell Business Notebooks are More Mobile than Ever

Posted 10 months ago

by Kirk Schell
- 3 Comments
We launched the new family of Dell Latitude business laptops earlier this year with enhanced mobility and manageability features and over 100 design improvements. In terms of mobility, we’re adding yet another feature. Customers in the U.S. can now configure the Latitude E6420 with Verizon 4G LTE mobile broadband technology. Verizon’s new 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution) wireless technology offers blazing, fast network speeds. According to Verizon, users can expect speeds up to...
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Social innovation, tech work together to break poverty cycle in Western Africa

Posted 10 months ago

by Carly Tatum, Social Media Communications
- 1 Comments
Mohamed Ali and Salif Romano, founders of Malo Traders and 2 nd place prize winners of the Dell Social Innovation Competition , share their story about how they have used efficient storage and processing technology to fight poverty and hunger in Western Africa. “Our interest in food security and agriculture was instilled in us from a very young age. We grew up in Addis Ababa , Ethiopia where we witnessed the magnitude of poverty and hunger firsthand. Our parents constantly reminded us...