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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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Helping You to Create, Play and Share: Dell Showcases Strongest Ever Consumer Solutions Line-up at IFA 2011

Posted 8 months ago

by Ellen Murphy, Dell Global Comms Team
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The Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin (IFA 2011) is just around the corner and as you might expect, Dell is going to be part of the action. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the show, IFA is one of the world's leading trade shows for consumer electronics and home appliances, held annually in Berlin, Germany. If you’re into mobile phones, digital entertainment, laptop or PC hardware, televisions, car technology, etc., you’ll probably find something new and exciting...
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Debunking the myths of innovation

Posted 8 months ago

by Jim Stikeleather
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Myth 1: Innovation is all about emerging technologies and creating new products. Reality 1: Innovation is also about new services and new ways of doing business Firstly to help understand the concept of innovation, a definition has to be established. Simply defined, innovation is the process that takes new ideas and implements them in a way that creates value. The value that innovation brings in improving products, services and processes can be measured as increased productivity, higher quality or...
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Miss what Marc Benioff and Paul Maritz had to say about “Innovation in a Virtual Era?" Join us at Dell World 2011 in Austin, Texas on October 12-14.

Posted 8 months ago

by Russ Fujioka
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As East Coasters try to return to their standard routine after Hurricane Irene, it could take days for travel to become “normal” again. The travel interruptions may have impacted those IT executives who were hoping to hear from Marc Benioff at Dreamforce or Paul Maritz at VMWorld , but Dell World 2011 offers those impacted by travel, a second chance. Presenting on the topic of “Unlocking Opportunity through Innovation,” Chairman and CEO of Dell Michael Dell will deliver...
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Praveen Asthana offers perspective from CIOs in Australia

Posted 8 months ago

by Lionel Menchaca, Chief Blogger
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I had mentioned that Praveen Asthana, Dell’s vice president of our enterprise solutions team would be contributing to Dell blogs . He just published his perspective after a recent trip to Australia to meet with CIOs there. Much of the discussion focused on the topics of cloud, big data and virtual desktops. Take a look at his Praveen’s latest post over on Inside Enterprise IT, or click on the image below:
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SMBs: Where to get help in the Cloud

Posted 8 months ago

by Bill Odell
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Over the past few months I’ve spoken to many small and medium businesses across the country looking at moving their applications to the cloud. Many have even signed up for a few cloud applications already such as email, on-line backup or web conferencing. While comfort level with cloud computing is growing, many businesses are still wondering “where do I begin?” A few weeks ago I suggested that looking at which functions would benefit the most from better automation as a way...
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Ideas in Action Update: August 2011

Posted 8 months ago

by Dell - Cy J
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It has been a busy month on IdeaStorm as we have been closing the loop on older ideas that were marked “Under Review” as well as some of the newer ideas. This week we added an Idea Partners Bio page to the site and IdeaStorm was featured in an article on Mashable titled How Dell's Social Suggestion Box Empowered Fans & Improved the Company . We also have a new Storm Session titled “ What are you looking at in laptop displays ?” for those who would like to contribute...
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Dell Completes Acquisition of Data center Networking Leader Force10 Networks

Posted 8 months ago

by Dario Zamarian
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Today we announced the completion of our Force10 Networks acquisition. Force10 is a leader in high-performance data center networking. This is our latest investment to broaden our networking portfolio . Combining Force10 with our current PowerConnect portfolio allow us to offer a comprehensive switching strategy for data center, enterprise and campus/branch environments. We believe the data center is the central connecting point for users to the information they need to run their businesses...
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Alien Invasion Scheduled for PAX Prime 2011

Posted 8 months ago

by John Blain
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Yes, you read that right. Alienware Arena will be invading PAX Prime in Seattle from August 26-28. This is your chance to immerse yourself in new and unreleased content from top gaming publishers exclusively on sixteen blistering fast Alienware M17x laptops . If you’ll be in Seattle during the event you’ve got no excuse. Be there. Seriously. For the unfamiliar, PAX Prime is among the world’s most amazing gaming festivals on the planet. For three days, Seattle plays host to video gamers, tabletop...
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Dell: A Novel Approach to Systems Management

Posted 8 months ago

by Sally Stevens, VP—Server Platform Mktg.
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Dealing with multi-vendor physical, virtual, and hybrid computing environments can be a daunting dilemma for IT Administrators. Faced with such challenges, administrators frequently turn to incremental systems management solutions to overcome data center inefficiencies. But all too often the very tools meant to alleviate these ever-increasing complexities only add to the confusion, and restrict flexibility in addressing the issues of evolving IT environments. At Dell, we take a different approach...
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All aboard! Thoughts from the StartUp Britain Summer Bus Tour

Posted 8 months ago

by StartUp Britain—Lorna Bladen
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The StartUp Britain Summer Bus Tour kicked off in full force this week with the StartUp Britain team and a host of entrepreneurs hitting our first stop – Bristol’s creative hub: Paintworks . As a member of the StartUp Britain team I’ll be onboard the StartUp Britain bus alongside experts from companies including Dell as it travels the UK throughout August and September bringing advice and inspiration to those looking to start their own business. Monday’s stop at Bristol...
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Dell at Dreamforce 2011

Posted 8 months ago

by Lionel Menchaca, Chief Blogger
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Many people from Dell’s Small and Medium Business team have been hard at work gearing up for Dreamforce 2011. It’s an event that Salesforce.com calls the “Cloud Computing Industry Event of the Year” that gets underway from August 30 – September 2 in San Francisco. No question the agenda is packed with a great list of keynote speakers . For our part, we’ll have several sessions that are geared toward helping businesses with their cloud integration efforts. Dell...
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Budding entrepreneur? Don’t miss the StartUp Britain Summer Bus Tour

Posted 8 months ago

by Andrew Miller
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With small businesses now accounting for 99.9 percent of the UK’s private sector there’s no doubt that new business is key to the health of the UK economy. Start-ups are also crucial to who we are as an organisation. At Dell we work closely with SMBs helping them to find the right technology to support their business and ensuring they have the support in place to get the most out of their IT. That’s why we jumped at the opportunity to get involved with the StartUp Brtain Summer...
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NASA IT Summit 2011 - Best Moves to Surf a Virtual Future

Posted 8 months ago

by Max Peterson
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Recently, NASA entered a new phase as the shuttle program recently reached its conclusion after 30 years. Last week I was invited to present at the NASA IT Summit in San Francisco and it reminded me not only of how much NASA has done for our country, but also how much it is poised to do in the near future as well. The Summit, hosted by NASA CIO Linda Cureton , has become an open forum of all the best that IT offers. Members of the IT community - NASA, Federal, Industry & Academia –gather...
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Dell | VMware. The Power to Do More: End User to Cloud. Agile. Efficient. Fluid.

Posted 8 months ago

by Kong Yang
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At VMworld 2011 in Las Vegas, Dell will highlight Dell | VMware solutions portfolios that epitomize the Power to Do More: End User to Cloud. Dell’s focus will highlight the agility, efficiency and fluidity of Dell’s virtualization solutions stack. Attendees can engage in conversations with Dell subject matter experts in Booths 901 and 911 as well as learn the details in our break-out sessions. If you cannot attend VMworld 2011, you can still follow the Dell discussions and...
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Dell Joins the Startup America Partnership and StartUp Britain to Support New and Growing Businesses

Posted 8 months ago

by Laura P. Thomas
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Michael Dell is one of America’s iconic entrepreneurs and his spirit inspires us to support entrepreneurs and growing businesses around the world. Earlier today, the Startup America Partnership announced that Michael is joining their founding board and that Dell Inc will be one of their first sponsors. We’re proud join this alliance of major corporations, funders, service providers, mentors and advisors working to dramatically increase the prevalence and success of high-growth enterprises...
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Dell World 2011: Former White House CIO Vivek Kundra added as a keynote speaker

Posted 8 months ago

by Lionel Menchaca, Chief Blogger
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I hope some of you have seen my initial post regarding Dell World 2011 . I wanted to spend a few minutes to let you know that we have two additions to the speaker lineup for the event in October, former White House Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra and IDC's Michelle Bailey . Vivek Kundra is now a fellow at Harvard University. He was the first CIO of the United States government appointed by President Obama in March 2009. Vivek will follow Michael Dell's keynote at the event. The...
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Online Demo Center Brings New Benefit to Dell’s PartnerDirect Premier Partners

Posted 8 months ago

by Laura P. Thomas
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On May 9 Dell launched PartnerDirect 2.0 globally, expanding the partner program into three tiers – Premier Partners, Preferred Partners and Registered Partners . When the announcement was made , our vice president and general manager of Dell Global Commercial Channels Greg Davis noted that partners who take the initiative to work on their training and Dell certifications would receive enhanced incentives and benefits to better position them for success. One of the latest of those is...
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Potential SXSW 2012 panels from Dell folks: Time to vote

Posted 8 months ago

by Lionel Menchaca, Chief Blogger
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The folks behind the South by Southwest (SXSW) event opened up the PanelPicker for voting last week. Those of you who have attended or follow SXSW Interactive know that voting is part of the process to determine which of the thousands of panels submitted actually will happen at the event in March 2012. The SXSW team opened voting began August 15 and runs through September 2. Here’s the timeline for the Panel Picker and here’s the PanelPicker FAQ . Here’s how the folks at SXSW...
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Celebrating One Year with Ocarina

Posted 8 months ago

by Darren Thomas, VP/GM—Dell Storage
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Time definitely flies by … even more so when you’re having fun. It seems like only yesterday we announced our intent to acquire Ocarina , and here we are a full year later reminiscing. On August 8, 2011 we celebrated in style at the Silicon Valley Computer History Museum with Murli Thirumale and his extended team. We finalized the acquisition on July 29, 2010, and we haven’t looked back since. In the past year, our teams have been busy integrating the technology, helping us...
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Dell: Inside out, An Intern’s Perspective

Posted 9 months ago

by Alyssa Degregorio
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As an undergraduate entering my senior year at Penn State University’s Smeal College of Business , l was actively applying and looking into internship opportunities. I did not find Dell, Dell found me. As a bizarre sequence of events somehow I ended up in Austin, Texas, about 1,500 miles from my suburban town Pennsylvania, this June with my picture on a Dell badge. Internships for an undergrad marketing student are few and far between, most in sales area or unpaid. When Karen Quintos...
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Searching for America’s Favorite Small Business

Posted 9 months ago

by Mel Parker
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From cupcake shops and lawyers to tech start-ups and designers, small businesses are a vital part of the American dream. That’s why we want to celebrate the entrepreneurship of Small Businesses! Dell, in partnership with Microsoft and MasterCard, has launched America’s Favorite Small Business. Our contest invites you to create and submit a YouTube video that shares your unique story, and tells the nation why your small business is #1. America’s Favorite Small Business...
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Dell Hosts First Ever Analyst Summit in India

Posted 9 months ago

by Ajay Arora
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Earlier this month, Dell India concluded its first ever Analyst Summit. Dell hosted 32 analysts from more than eight analyst firms (including Gartner, IDC, Forrester, CMR etc.). The audience represented a broad spectrum of research expertise and domain depth in the industry. During the summit. Dell executives discussed progress we’ve been making on the solutions front, and also shared insight into India’s strategic relevance to Dell. The event was kicked off by Atul Vohra, VP...
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Dell Announces Q2 FY12 Results

Posted 9 months ago

by Lionel Menchaca, Chief Blogger
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Rob Williams just posted details at the DellShares blog about Dell’s financial results for the second quarter in FY12. Revenue was up 1% over last year. Cash flow from operations was a record $2.4 billion for the quarter. Rob’s post features a video interview with Dell CFO Brian Gladden and Dell’s VP of Enterprise Solutions Brad Anderson in a discussion about the quarter along with a video transcript and the Slideshare presentation. You can tune into the Dell Q2FY12 webcast...
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On-The-Job Reliability: You’ve Got a Secret and We Want to Hear It

Posted 9 months ago

by Laura P. Thomas
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This past spring we went out through social networks to ask people for their tips for making a great first impression – something we think our Vostro V130 (and the more recently launched V131 ) can help do. This search for “Trade Secrets” was just the beginning and now we’re back to learn more from small and medium businesses everywhere! This time we hope you will share your advice for ensuring reliability through your team, your workflow, your equipment – any...
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SMBs: How is the cloud different?

Posted 9 months ago

by Bill Odell
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A few weeks ago I asked small business to ponder if the cloud is right for their business suggesting companies do their due diligence before leaping into cloud computing . I specifically suggested companies define what success means and assess if it is in fact achievable. If success can be defined, companies should then determine what business functions need the most help, if their competitors are moving to the cloud and who in their company will benefit most from it (customers, employees or vendors...